2006/387/EC: Council Decision of 15 May 2006 authorising the Kingdom of Spain to apply a measure derogating from Article 11 and Article 28e of the Sixth Directive 77/388/EEC on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes

• CELEX: Directive 77/388/EEC
• Articles: 3

Article 1

By way of derogation from Article 11(A)(1)(a) and Article 28e of Directive 77/388/EEC, the Kingdom of Spain is hereby authorised to provide that the taxable amount of a supply of goods or services or of an intra-Community acquisition of goods shall be the same as the open-market value, as defined in Article 11(A)(1)(d) of the said Directive where the consideration is significantly lower than the open-market value and the recipient of the supply, or in the case of an intra-Community acquisition, the acquirer, does not have a right to full deduction under Article 17 of Directive 77/388/EEC.

This measure may only be used in order to prevent tax avoidance or evasion and when the consideration on which the taxable amount would otherwise be based has been influenced by family, management, ownership, financial or legal ties as defined in national legislation. For these purposes, legal ties shall include the formal relationship between employer and employee.

Article 2

The authorisation granted under Article 1 shall expire on the date of entry into force of a Directive rationalising the derogations pursuant to Article 27 of Directive 77/388/EEC which counter avoidance or evasion of VAT through the valuation of supplies between connected persons, or on 31 December 2009, whichever is the earlier.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.