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Document C2007/095/10
Case C-35/05: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 15 March 2007 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Corte suprema di cassazione — Italy) — Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken GmbH v Ministero delle Finanze (Eighth VAT Directive — Articles 2 and 5 — Taxable persons not established in the territory of the country — Tax paid in error — Arrangements for reimbursement)
Case C-35/05: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 15 March 2007 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Corte suprema di cassazione — Italy) — Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken GmbH v Ministero delle Finanze (Eighth VAT Directive — Articles 2 and 5 — Taxable persons not established in the territory of the country — Tax paid in error — Arrangements for reimbursement)
Case C-35/05: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 15 March 2007 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Corte suprema di cassazione — Italy) — Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken GmbH v Ministero delle Finanze (Eighth VAT Directive — Articles 2 and 5 — Taxable persons not established in the territory of the country — Tax paid in error — Arrangements for reimbursement)
SL C 95, 28.4.2007, p. 7–7
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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28.4.2007 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 95/7 |
Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 15 March 2007 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Corte suprema di cassazione — Italy) — Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken GmbH v Ministero delle Finanze
(Case C-35/05) (1)
(Eighth VAT Directive - Articles 2 and 5 - Taxable persons not established in the territory of the country - Tax paid in error - Arrangements for reimbursement)
(2007/C 95/10)
Language of the case: Italian
Referring court
Corte suprema di cassazione
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken GmbH
Defendant: Ministero delle Finanze
Re:
Reference for a preliminary ruling — Corte suprema di cassazione — Interpretation of Articles 2 and 5 of Eighth Council Directive 79/1072/EEC of 6 December 1979 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes — Arrangements for the refund of value added tax to taxable persons not established in the territory of the country (OJ 1979 L 331, p. 11) — Tax paid when not due as a result of an incorrect invoice.
Operative part of the judgment
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Articles 2 and 5 of Eighth Council Directive 79/1072/EEC of 6 December 1979 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes — Arrangements for the refund of value added tax to taxable persons not established in the territory of the country, must be interpreted as meaning that value added tax that is not due and has been invoiced in error to the beneficiary of the services and paid to the tax authorities of the Member State where those services were supplied, is not refundable under those provisions. |
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Except in the cases expressly provided for in Article 21(1) of Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes — Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment, as amended by Council Directive 92/111/EEC of 14 December, only the supplier must be considered to be liable for payment of value added tax for the purposes of the tax authorities of the Member State where the services were supplied. |
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