In finding that a French venture capital corporation ("VCC"), that was resident in France for French taxation purposes by virtue of its domicile as well as its effective place of management, and that had elected to be exempt from French corporate income tax respecting current income and capital gains on the sale of securities included in its portfolio, was a resident of France for purposes of the Canada-France Income Tax Convention, CRA stated:
[A] VCC is liable to tax in France by reason of its domicile, residence, place of management or any other criterion of a similar nature, as provided for in paragraph 1(a) of Article IV of the Convention, notwithstanding the fact that it may have opted for exemption from French corporation tax. It should be noted that a VCC may still be taxed in France on its gains from the disposal of securities which have remunerated it for its contribution of ancillary activities, as well as on income realized in accordance with the company's objects but not coming from the portfolio, such as profits from the disposal of movable or immovable property, and subsidies, all as described … above.