The Commission is of the opinion that the undertakings that carried out indirect acquisitions cannot plead a legitimate expectation that the indirect shareholding acquisitions were covered by Article 12(5) TRLIS, given that these undertakings were well aware of the administrative practice of the tax administration and the TEAC that was in place until 2012.
La Commission estime que les entreprises qui ont effectué des prises de participations indirectes ne peuvent invoquer la confiance légitime en ce que les prises de participations indirectes étaient couvertes par l'article 12, paragraphe 5, du TRLIS, étant donné que ces entreprises avaient connaissance de la pratique administrative de l'administration fiscale et du TEAC qui a été appliquée jusqu'en 2012.