Court of Justice 3 October 2013, Case C-282/12: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 3 October 2013 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Central Administrativo Sul — Portugal) — ITELCAR — Automóveis de Aluguer Lda v Fazenda Pública (Free movement of capital — Tax legislation — Corporation tax — Interest paid by a resident company on funds lent by a company established in a non-member country — Existence of ‘special relations’ between those companies — Thin capitalisation rules — No right of deduction in relation to interest on the part of the overall debt regarded as excessive — Interest deductible if paid to a company resident in the national territory — Tax evasion and avoidance — Wholly artificial arrangements — Arm’s length terms — Proportionality)

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