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European VAT, Customs and trade alert, in short

Greenberg Traurig LLP
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European Union
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June 21 2010

The European Commission has launched the first stage of a new web portal that is designed to serve as a single access point for businesses seeking relevant and practical information related to E.U. importexport requirements

European VAT, customs and trade alert in short

Greenberg Traurig LLP
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European Union, USA
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March 30 2010

The EU Council of Ministers has adopted a directive that amends existing EU excise duty legislation on tobacco products and narrows the differences between Member States' tobacco taxation levels

E.U. Commission adopts implementing measures for new VAT package

Greenberg Traurig LLP
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European Union
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January 22 2010

On January 1, 2010, the new "VAT package" entered into force across the E.U

Commission requests 8 member states to amend their legislation concerning VAT grouping schemes

Greenberg Traurig LLP
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European Union
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January 22 2010

As part of its ongoing effort to harmonize Community rules relating to VAT grouping schemes, the Commission has requested the Netherlands, Ireland, Spain, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic and Denmark to amend their respective VAT grouping rules

Refund procedure of foreign EU VAT in 2010

Greenberg Traurig LLP
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Belgium, European Union, Netherlands
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January 22 2010

Effective 2010, the procedure for obtaining a refund of foreign EU VAT will be drastically simplified

Council adopts approach to address ‘carousel fraud’ threat in emissions allowance trading

Greenberg Traurig LLP
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European Union
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January 22 2010

Faced with the threat of "carousel fraud" in the field of greenhouse gas emissions, the European Council has adopted an approach on a draft directive that would give Member States the option of applying the reverse charge mechanism, until 30 June 2015, to the supply of EU emissions allowances

Deduction of input VAT related to the sale of a subsidiary

Greenberg Traurig LLP
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European Union
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November 25 2009

On October 29, 2009 the European Court of Justice (case C-2908) rendered an important judgment regarding the right to deduct input VAT related to the sale of a subsidiary

Supply of partially-demolished immovable property

Greenberg Traurig LLP
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European Union
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November 25 2009

On November 19, 2009 the European Court of Justice issued an important ruling concerning the VAT implications of the supply of a partially-demolished, immovable property

Simplified procedures for claiming cross-border withholding tax relief

Greenberg Traurig LLP
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European Union
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November 25 2009

The European Commission (E.C.) has adopted a recommendation that outlines how E.U. Member States could simplify the procedures that they currently apply to verify investors’ entitlement to relief from withholding tax on cross-border securities income

VAT directive temporarily amended to help combat fraud

Greenberg Traurig LLP
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European Union
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November 25 2009

The European Commission is seeking to amend the VAT directive to temporarily include a "reverse charge" measure designed to assist Member States in combating "carousel fraud."