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1994/0197(CNS) Value added tax VAT: exemption on the final importation of certain goods

Progress: Procedure lapsed or withdrawn

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead ECON CASSIDY Bryan M.D. (icon: PPE PPE)
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
EC Treaty (after Amsterdam) EC 093

Events

2001/12/11
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2001/12/11
   all - Additional information
1995/06/16
   EP - Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
1995/06/16
   EP - Debate in Parliament
Details

When reviewing the main amendments, Mr CASSIDY (EPP, UK) expressed his disagreement with Amendment No 8, tabled by the Socialist Group, which added the word ‘public’ to ‘galleries and museums’ for the admission free of import duties of works of art intended for exhibitions open to the public. Mr MILLER (PSE, UK) supported the content of this amendment, which, in spite of the commitments made under the Nairobi Protocol to UNESCO’s Florence Convention on such duties, sought to exclude from this exemption all private organisations, which did not require subsidies. Commissioner LIIKANEN stated that he could take over 6 of the 8 amendments. Amendment No 2 on the duties applicable to travellers could not be taken over by the Commission as it could result in unfair competition among the various categories of duty-free alcoholic beverages and, therefore, in a reduction in excise revenue; the second part of the amendment in question should also be rejected as it sought to maintain quantitative limits for perfumes and toilet waters and that was no longer consistent with the Community tax status of the products in question (exempt from excise duties). Finally, Amendment No 8, amended by Amendment No 3, only redrafted and clarified the text proposed by the Commission. It was neither necessary nor acceptable. The tax-free status of private collections open to the public was still subject to the condition that there should be no sales subsequent to exhibitions.

1995/06/16
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Documents
1995/05/24
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
1995/05/24
   EP - Vote in committee
1995/05/23
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
1995/01/16
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
1994/12/21
   ESC - Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report
1994/11/04
   EP - CASSIDY Bryan M.D. (PPE) appointed as rapporteur in ECON
1994/09/15
   EC - Legislative proposal
1994/09/14
   EC - Legislative proposal published
1994/09/10
   all - Additional information
1994/07/27
   CSL - Debate in Council
Documents
1994/07/27
   CSL - Council Meeting

Documents

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)

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