10.11.2007   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 269/35

1.

Does Article 17(2) and (6) of the Sixth Directive (1) preclude the Republic of Poland from repealing completely, as of 1 May 2004, national provisions in force up to that date concerning restrictions on the deduction of input tax on purchases of fuel for vehicles used for a taxable activity and also introducing in their place restrictions on the deduction of input tax on purchases of fuel for vehicles used for a taxable activity but which are defined in national law on the basis of different criteria to those used prior to 1 May 2004, and from subsequently amending those criteria again with effect from 22 August 2005?

2.

If the answer to Question 1 is in the affirmative: does Article 17(6) of the Sixth Directive preclude the Republic of Poland from amending the above criteria so as de facto to restrict the scope of deductions of input tax in comparison with the national provisions in force on 30 April 2004 or with the national provisions in force before the amendment made on 22 August 2005? If it should be found that this action by the Republic of Poland constitutes a breach of Article 17(6) of the Sixth Directive, would it be necessary to find that a taxable person would be entitled to make deductions but only in so far as the amendments to the national provisions went beyond the scope of the restrictions on deducting input tax provided for in the national provisions in force on 30 April 2004 and repealed on that same date?

3.

Does Article 17(6) of the Sixth Directive preclude the Republic of Poland, invoking the possibility, provided for in that provision, for Member States to restrict the deduction of input tax attaching to expenditure which is not strictly business expenditure, such as that on luxuries, amusements or entertainment, from restricting the deduction of input tax in comparison with the position in law as it stood on 30 April 2004 so as to exclude the deduction of input tax on the purchase of fuel for passenger cars or other motor vehicles with a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 3,5 tonnes, with the exception of vehicles referred to in Article 86(4) of the Ustawa o podatku od towarów i usług (Polish Law on the tax on goods and services) of 11 March 2004, in the version in force since 22 August 2005?