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Council Regulation (EU) No 904/2010Show full title

Council Regulation (EU) No 904/2010 of 7 October 2010 on administrative cooperation and combating fraud in the field of value added tax (recast)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 1.(1) This Regulation lays down the conditions under which the...

    2. Article 2.(1) For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions...

    3. Article 3.The competent authorities are the authorities in whose name this...

    4. Article 4.(1) Each Member State shall designate a single central liaison...

    5. Article 5.Where a liaison department or a competent official sends or...

    6. Article 6.Where a liaison department or a competent official receives a...

  3. CHAPTER II EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ON REQUEST

    1. SECTION 1 Request for information and for administrative enquiries

      1. Article 7.(1) At the request of the requesting authority, the requested...

      2. Article 8.Requests for information and for administrative enquiries pursuant to Article...

      3. Article 9.(1) At the request of the requesting authority, the requested...

    2. SECTION 2 Time limit for providing information

      1. Article 10.The requested authority shall provide the information referred to in...

      2. Article 11.In certain special categories of cases, time limits which are...

      3. Article 12.Where the requested authority is unable to respond to the...

  4. CHAPTER III EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION WITHOUT PRIOR REQUEST

    1. Article 13.(1) The competent authority of each Member State shall, without...

    2. Article 14.(1) The following shall be determined in accordance with the...

    3. Article 15.The competent authorities of the Member States shall, by spontaneous...

  5. CHAPTER IV FEEDBACK

    1. Article 16.Where a competent authority provides information pursuant to Article 7...

  6. CHAPTER V STORAGE AND EXCHANGE OF SPECIFIC INFORMATION

    1. Article 17.(1) Each Member State shall store in an electronic system...

    2. Article 18.To enable the information referred to in Article 17 to...

    3. Article 19.Member States shall ensure that the information available in the...

    4. Article 20.(1) The information referred to in Article 17 shall be...

    5. Article 21.(1) Every Member State shall grant the competent authority of...

    6. Article 22.(1) In order to provide a reasonable level of assurance...

    7. Article 23.Member States shall ensure that the VAT identification number, referred...

    8. Article 24.Where, for the purposes of Articles 17 to 21, the...

  7. CHAPTER VI REQUEST FOR ADMINISTRATIVE NOTIFICATION

    1. Article 25.The requested authority shall, at the request of the requesting...

    2. Article 26.Requests for notification, mentioning the subject of the instrument or...

    3. Article 27.The requested authority shall inform the requesting authority immediately of...

  8. CHAPTER VII PRESENCE IN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES AND PARTICIPATION IN ADMINISTRATIVE ENQUIRIES

    1. Article 28.(1) By agreement between the requesting authority and the requested...

  9. CHAPTER VIII SIMULTANEOUS CONTROLS

    1. Article 29.Member States may agree to conduct simultaneous controls whenever they...

    2. Article 30.(1) A Member State shall identify independently the taxable persons...

  10. CHAPTER IX PROVIDING INFORMATION TO TAXABLE PERSONS

    1. Article 31.(1) The competent authorities of each Member State shall ensure...

    2. Article 32.(1) The Commission shall, on the basis of the information...

  11. CHAPTER X EUROFISC

    1. Article 33.(1) In order to promote and facilitate multilateral cooperation in...

    2. Article 34.(1) Member States shall participate in the Eurofisc working fields...

    3. Article 35.The Commission shall provide Eurofisc with technical and logistical support....

    4. Article 36.(1) The competent authorities of each Member State shall designate...

    5. Article 37.Eurofisc working field coordinators shall submit an annual report of...

  12. CHAPTER XI PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE SPECIAL SCHEMES IN CHAPTER 6 OF TITLE XII OF DIRECTIVE 2006/112/EC

    1. SECTION 1 Provisions applicable until 31 December 2014

      1. Article 38.The following provisions shall apply concerning the special scheme provided...

      2. Article 39.(1) The information provided by the taxable person not established...

      3. Article 40.(1) The return with the details set out in Article...

      4. Article 41.(1) The Member State of identification shall ensure that the...

      5. Article 42.Member States shall notify by electronic means the competent authorities...

    2. SECTION 2 Provisions applicable from 1 January 2015

      1. Article 43.The following provisions shall apply concerning the special schemes provided...

      2. Article 44.(1) The information provided by the taxable person not established...

      3. Article 45.(1) The return with the details set out in Articles...

      4. Article 46.(1) The Member State of identification shall ensure that the...

      5. Article 47.Member States shall notify by electronic means the competent authorities...

  13. CHAPTER XII EXCHANGE AND CONSERVATION OF INFORMATION IN THE CONTEXT OF THE PROCEDURE FOR THE REFUND OF VAT TO TAXABLE PERSONS NOT ESTABLISHED IN THE MEMBER STATE OF REFUND BUT ESTABLISHED IN ANOTHER MEMBER STATE

    1. Article 48.(1) Where the competent authority of the Member State of...

  14. CHAPTER XIII RELATIONS WITH THE COMMISSION

    1. Article 49.(1) The Member States and the Commission shall examine and...

  15. CHAPTER XIV RELATIONS WITH THIRD COUNTRIES

    1. Article 50.(1) When the competent authority of a Member State receives...

  16. CHAPTER XV CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION

    1. Article 51.(1) Information communicated pursuant to this Regulation shall, as far...

    2. Article 52.Requests for assistance, including requests for notification, and attached documents...

    3. Article 53.The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that such...

    4. Article 54.(1) The requested authority in one Member State shall provide...

    5. Article 55.(1) Information communicated or collected in any form pursuant to...

    6. Article 56.Reports, statements and any other documents, or certified true copies...

    7. Article 57.(1) For the purpose of applying this Regulation, Member States...

  17. CHAPTER XVI FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 58.(1) The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee...

    2. Article 59.(1) By 1 November 2013 and thereafter every five years,...

    3. Article 60.(1) This Regulation shall be without prejudice to the fulfilment...

    4. Article 61.Regulation (EC) No 1798/2003 shall be repealed with effect from...

    5. Article 62.This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day...

  18. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

      1. List of supplies of goods and services to which Article...

      2. distance selling (Articles 33 and 34 of Directive 2006/112/EC); services...

    2. ANNEX II

    3. ANNEX III

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