20/10/2005 (Agence Europe) - On the fringes of the Environment Council of 17 October (see Europe 8816) the Council formally adopted a regulation on implementation measures for Directive 77/388/EEC on VAT. The directive will apply from July 2006. It clarifies rules on the place where certain services are supplied (retransmission rights for football match broadcasts, translation, car hire etc) and VAT exemptions for certain goods and services, like professional training and private transport....