Proposal for a Council Decision amending Implementing Decision 2009/1008/EU authorising Latvia 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(1) 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 charging the tax or to prevent certain types of tax evasion or avoidance.

By letter registered with the Commission on 20 April 2012, the Republic of Latvia 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 30 July 2012 of the request made by Latvia. By letter dated 2 August 2012, the Commission notified Latvia that it had all the information it considered necessary for appraisal of the request.

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