2010/580/EU: Council Implementing Decision of 27 September 2010 authorising the Kingdom of the Netherlands to apply a measure derogating from Article 193 of Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax

• CELEX: Directive 2006/112/EC
• Articles: 4

Article 1

By way of derogation from Article 193 of Directive 2006/112/EC, the Kingdom of the Netherlands is hereby authorised to apply until 31 December 2012, in the ready-to-wear clothing industry, a scheme for shifting the subcontractors’ obligations to pay over VAT to the tax authorities from the subcontractor to the clothing firm (the contractor).

Article 2

Any request for extending the measure beyond 2012 shall be accompanied by the submission of a report to the Commission by the Kingdom of the Netherlands, concerning in particular the effectiveness of the measure and any evidence of the relocation of subcontractors in the ready-to-wear clothing industry to other countries, and shall be sent no later than 1 April 2012.

Article 3

This Decision shall take effect on the day of its notification.

It shall apply as from 1 January 2010.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.