Brussels, 19/10/2010 (Agence Europe) - EU finance ministers reached unanimous political agreement on 19 October on a draft decision allowing Germany, Italy and Austria a temporary (until 31 December 2013) derogation from the general VAT regime (Article 193 of Directive 2006/112/EC) for the payment of value-added tax (VAT) on mobile telephones and integrated circuit devices and their components (see EUROPE 10237). The United Kingdom which already applies this regime was authorised to keep it...