Toridas (Judgment) French Text [2017] EUECJ C-386/16 (26 July 2017)

Toridas (Judgment) French Text [2017] EUECJ C-386/16 (26 July 2017)

The first supply by Toridas to Megalain is not exempt from VAT under Article 138(1) of Directive 2006/112/EC because the intra-Community transport was not made to Megalain but to final buyers in other Member States, and only the supply to the final buyers can be treated as an intra-Community supply. The VAT...

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Citation
[2017] EUECJ C-386/16
Parties
Applicant: Toridas UAB; Respondent: Valstybinė mokesčių inspekcija prie Lietuvos Respublikos finansų ministerijos; Intervener: Kauno apskrities valstybinė mokesčių inspekcija; Intervener: Commission européenne
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Preliminary Reference / Final Judgment
Outcome
first supply not exempt from VAT; transformation irrelevant to exemption
Legal Topics
VAT Exemption, Intra Community Supply, Triangular Transactions, Chain Transactions, Double Taxation
Tax Law European Union Law VAT Exemption Intra Community Supply Triangular Transactions Chain Transactions Double Taxation

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Parties

Toridas UAB

Applicant

Valstybinė mokesčių inspekcija prie Lietuvos Respublikos finansų ministerijos

Respondent

Kauno apskrities valstybinė mokesčių inspekcija

Intervener

Commission européenne

Intervener

Procedural Posture

Preliminary Reference / Final Judgment

  1. 1 Whether a supply by a taxable person in one Member State is exempt from VAT when the purchaser (identified for VAT in a second Member State) intends to immediately resell to a taxable person in a third Member State before removal from the first Member State.
  2. 2 Whether transformation of goods before transport to the third Member State affects VAT exemption for the first supply.

Ratio Decidendi

The first supply by Toridas to Megalain is not exempt from VAT under Article 138(1) of Directive 2006/112/EC because the intra-Community transport was not made to Megalain but to final buyers in other Member States, and only the supply to the final buyers can be treated as an intra-Community supply. The VAT identification of Megalain in Estonia is not a decisive criterion. Transformation of goods after the first supply does not affect the exemption conditions.

Court Disposition

first supply not exempt from VAT; transformation irrelevant to exemption

Orders

  • Article 138(1) of Directive 2006/112/EC does not exempt the first supply in the described chain transaction.
  • Transformation of goods after the first supply does not affect exemption conditions.