Article 96
Member States shall apply a standard rate of VAT, which shall be fixed by each Member State as a percentage of the taxable amount and which shall be the same for the supply of goods and for the supply of services.
Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax CHAPTER 2 — Structure and level of rates
Section 1 — Standard rate
Article 97
1. From 1 January 2006 until 31 December 2010, the standard rate may not be less than 15 %. 2. The Council shall decide, in accordance with Article 93 of the Treaty, on the level of the standard rate to be applied after 31 December 2010.
Section 2 — Reduced rates
Article 98
1. Member States may apply either one or two reduced rates. 2. The reduced rates shall apply only to supplies of goods or services in the categories set out in Annex III. The reduced rates shall not apply to the services referred to in point (k) of Article 56(1). 3. When applying the reduced rates provided for in paragraph 1 to categories of goods, Member States may use the Combined Nomenclature to establish the precise coverage of the category concerned.
Article 99
1. The reduced rates shall be fixed as a percentage of the taxable amount, which may not be less than 5 %. 2. Each reduced rate shall be so fixed that the amount of VAT resulting from its application is such that the VAT deductible under Articles 167 to 171 and Articles 173 to 177 can normally be deducted in full.
Article 100
On the basis of a report from the Commission, the Council shall, starting in 1994, review the scope of the reduced rates every two years. The Council may, in accordance with Article 93 of the Treaty, decide to alter the list of goods and services set out in Annex III.
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