THIRD COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 9 December 1969 on the harmonisation of legislation of Member States concerning turnover taxes - introduction of value added tax in Member States (69/463/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 99 and 100 thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1);
Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2);
Whereas the Italian Republic and the Kingdom of Belgium made known to the Commission, on 14 July and 12 September 1969 respectively, that they were not in a position to meet the final date of 1 January 1970 for the introduction of value added tax as provided in the second paragraph of Article 1 of the First Council Directive of 11 April 1967 (3) on the harmonisation of legislation of Member States concerning turnover taxes ; whereas, consequently, those Member States have asked for a further period of two years and one year respectively for the introduction of that tax;
Whereas the Kingdom of Belgium considers that it is not in a position to apply value added tax on the date laid down, mainly for conjunctural and budgetary reasons peculiar to Belgium;
Whereas the Italian Republic has pointed out that a proposal for the general reform of taxes has now been tabled for consideration and adoption by Parliament, which has not yet considered this problem ; whereas, according to that proposal, the appropriate legislation must be adopted before 31 October 1970 ; whereas, consequently, that Member State is not in a position to apply value added tax on the date laid down;
Whereas an additional period may be granted only if it is kept to a minimum;
Whereas, in these circumstances, introduction of value added tax may not be delayed beyond 1 January 1972;
Whereas one of the main objectives of the First Directive mentioned above is, through the introduction of value added tax on 1 January 1970, to establish conditions making it possible to avoid competition being distorted by turnover taxes;
Whereas that objective cannot be attained by 1 January 1970, in particular as regards trade, since these Member States will continue to apply, by means of turnover taxes, average rates of equalisation of the internal tax burden;
Whereas Member States which are not in a position to introduce value added tax by 1 January 1970 should not increase their average equalisation rates in operation on 1 October 1969;
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
The date of 1 January 1972 shall be substituted for that of 1 January 1970 laid down in Article 1 of the First Directive of 11 April 1967.
Article 2
For the purposes of this Directive, "average rates" means the rates of countervailing charges on (1) OJ No C 139, 28.10.1969, p. 32. (2) OJ No C 144, 8.11.1969, p. 13. (3) OJ No 71, 14.4.1967, p. 1301/67.
importation and of repayments on exportation introduced so as to equalise, as regards national products, the burden resulting from the cumulative multi-stage turnover tax at the various stages of production, excluding the tax on sales by the final producer.
Article 3
The average rates in force on 1 October 1969 may not be increased.
However, the average rates in operation on that date shall be adapted to any later changes in the rates of turnover tax.
Article 4
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 December 1969.
For the Council
The President
H.J. DE KOSTER
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