31994D0191

COMMISSION DECISION of 18 March 1994 amending Decision 90/177/Euratom, EEC authorizing Belgium not to take into account certain categories of transactions and to use certain approximate estimates for the calculation of the VAT own resources base (Only the Dutch and French texts are authentic) (94/191/EC, Euratom)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89 of 29 May 1989 on the definitive uniform arrangements for the collection of own resources accuring from value added tax (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,

Whereas, under Article 28 (3) of the Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes - Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment (2), hereinafter called 'the Sixth Directive', the Member States may continue to exempt or tax certain transactions; whereas these transactions must be taken into account for the determination of the VAT own resources base;

Whereas with effect from 1 January 1990 the possibility afforded Member States of continuing to tax or exempt certain transactions listed in Annexes E and F to the Sixth Directive was terminated by virtue of the first paragraph of Article 1 (1) and point 2 (a) of Directive 89/465/EEC (3); whereas, consequently, the authorizations granted in this connection by the Commission for the purposes of determining the VAT own resources base should also be discontinued;

Whereas, in the case of Belgium, the Commission, on the basis of Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89, adopted Decision 90/177/Euratom, EEC (4) authorizing Belgium, with effect from 1989, not to take into account certain categories of transactions and to use certain approximate estimates for the calculation of the VAT own resources base;

Whereas, since 1 September 1992, Belgium has taxed the transactions referred to in point 9 of Annex F to the Sixth VAT Directive; whereas the authorization granted in this connection should be discontinued with effect from that date;

Whereas the Advisory Committee on Own Resources has approved the report recording the opinions of its members on this Decision,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Article 2 (3) of Decision 90/177/Euratom, EEC is hereby repealed in respect of transactions conducted with effect from 1 September 1992.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.

Done at Brussels, 18 March 1994.

For the Commission

Peter SCHMIDHUBER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 155, 7. 6. 1989, p. 9.

(2) OJ No L 145, 13. 6. 1977, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 226, 3. 8. 1989, p. 21.

(4) OJ No L 99, 19. 4. 1990, p. 24.