Council Directive 1999/59/EC of 17 June 1999 amending Directive 77/388/EEC as regards the value added tax arrangements applicable to telecommunications services

Published date26 June 1999
Official Gazette PublicationOfficial Journal of the European Communities, L 162, 26 June 1999
EUR-Lex - 31999L0059 - FR 31999L0059

Directive 1999/59/CE du Conseil, du 17 juin 1999, modifiant la directive 77/388/CEE en ce qui concerne le régime de taxe sur la valeur ajoutée applicable aux services de télécommunications

Journal officiel n° L 162 du 26/06/1999 p. 0063 - 0064


DIRECTIVE 1999/59/CE DU CONSEIL

du 17 juin 1999

modifiant la directive 77/388/CEE en ce qui concerne le régime de taxe sur la valeur ajoutée applicable aux services de télécommunications

LE CONSEIL DE L'UNION EUROPÉENNE,

vu le traité instituant la Communauté européenne, et notamment son article 93,

vu la proposition de la Commission(1),

vu l'avis du Parlement européen(2),

vu l'avis du Comité économique et social(3),

considérant ce qui suit:

(1) l'article 14 du traité définit le marché intérieur comme un espace sans frontières intérieures dans lequel la libre circulation des marchandises, des personnes, des services et des capitaux est assurée selon les dispositions du traité;

(2) les règles actuellement applicables en matière de TVA sur les services de télécommunications aux termes de l'article 9 de la sixième directive 77/388/CEE du Conseil du 17 mai 1977 en matière d'harmonisation des législations des États membres relatives aux taxes sur le chiffre d'affaires - Système commun de taxe sur la valeur ajoutée: assiette uniforme(4) ne sont suffisantes ni pour taxer la totalité de tels services dont la consommation a lieu à l'intérieur de la Communauté, ni pour prévenir les distorsions de concurrence dans ce domaine;

(3) le bon fonctionnement du marché intérieur nécessite l'élimination de telles distorsions et, par conséquent...

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