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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9236

20 July 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/taxation
Request for information on application of reduced VAT rates to children's diapers - legal basis to be found

Brussels, 19/07/2006 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has decided to send requests for information in the form of letters of formal notice to Czech Republic, Hungary, Malta, Poland and Portugal about their application of reduced VAT rates to children's diapers, although these goods do not comply with the Sixth VAT Directive, which was revised last February. Commissioner László Kovács said that the Commission fully supports social and family friendly policies as part of these...

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