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Document 62017CA0548

Case C-548/17: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 29 November 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof — Germany) — Finanzamt Goslar v baumgarten sports & more GmbH (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Taxation — Value added tax (VAT) — Taxation of professional football player agencies — Payment by instalments and subject to a condition — Chargeable event, chargeability and collection of the tax)

OJ C 35, 28.1.2019, p. 7–7 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

28.1.2019   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 35/7


Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 29 November 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof — Germany) — Finanzamt Goslar v baumgarten sports & more GmbH

(Case C-548/17) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Taxation - Value added tax (VAT) - Taxation of professional football player agencies - Payment by instalments and subject to a condition - Chargeable event, chargeability and collection of the tax))

(2019/C 35/09)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesfinanzhof

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Finanzamt Goslar

Defendant: baumgarten sports & more GmbH

Operative part of the judgment

Article 63 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax, read in conjunction with Article 64(1) thereof, must be interpreted as precluding the chargeable event and chargeability of a tax on the supply of agency services for professional football players by an agent, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, paid in conditional instalments over several years further to the placement, from being regarded as occurring or taking effect when the player is placed.


(1)  OJ C 437, 18.12.2017.


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