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Article 57e Implementing Regulation (EU) No 282/2011

Special schemes for taxable persons supplying services to non-taxable persons or making distance sales of goods or certain domestic supplies of goods

Chapter XI · Special schemes › Section 2 · Special schemes for taxable persons supplying services to non-taxable persons or making distance sales of goods or certain domestic supplies of goods

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Text of Article 57e

The Member State of identification shall identify the taxable person using the Union scheme by means of his VAT identification number referred to in Articles 214 and 215 of Directive 2006/112/EC.

The individual identification number allocated to an intermediary pursuant to Article 369q(2) of Directive 2006/112/EC shall enable him to act as intermediary on behalf of taxable persons making use of the import scheme. However, this number cannot be used by the intermediary to declare VAT on taxable transactions.

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