Proposal for a Council Decision authorising the Republic of Lithuania to extend the application of a measure derogating from Article 193 of Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax

Pursuant to Article 395 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax ('the VAT Directive'), the Council, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission, may authorise any Member State to apply special measures for derogation from that Directive in order to simplify the procedure for collecting the tax or to prevent certain types of tax evasion or avoidance.

By letter registered with the Commission on 8 February 2012, the Republic of Lithuania requested authorisation to continue to apply a measure derogating from Article 193 of the VAT Directive. In accordance with Article 395(2) of the VAT Directive, the Commission informed the other Member States by letter dated 4 April 2012 of the request made by Lithuania. By letter dated 11 April 2012, the Commission notified Lithuania that it had all the information it considered necessary for appraisal of the request.

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