Life insurance: income tax exemption for unit-linked contracts invested in shares ('NSK contracts')
Article 39 of the 2005 Finance Act creates Article 125-0 A(I quinquies) of the General Tax Code. Income from unit-linked life insurance and capitalisation contracts taken out from 1 January 2005, lasting at least eight years, is exempt from income tax when the underlying funds hold at least 30% in European shares, including 10% in riskier securities (5% unlisted). These contracts replace the 'DSK' contracts, closed to new subscriptions from 1 January 2005; existing contracts could be converted without tax consequences by amendment until 1 July 2006. The scheme was replaced in 2014 by 'vie-génération' contracts.
Measure originators
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Measure impact
Savers taking out a life insurance contract mainly invested in shares: income tax exemption on returns after eight years. No official cost estimate used (the Senate called the cost of a similar measure 'difficult to assess').
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Administrative implementation
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President of the Republic signature
Publication au Journal officiel
Possible referral to Constitutional Council
Décision de conformité / censure partielle
National Assembly has the final say
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Joint committee
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Debate and vote
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