Order — ECLI:EU:C:2017:761
Date: 2017-10-12
Language of the case: Italian
Court formation: Tenth Chamber
Subject matter: Taxation;Value added tax
Procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Origin: Italy

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Commissione tributaria di Secondo Grado di Bolzano (Italia) lodged on 31 October 2016 — Agenzia delle Entrate — Direzione provinciale Ufficio controlli di Bolzano v Palais Kaiserkron Srl (Case C-549/16) Language of the case: Italian Referring court Commissione tributaria di Secondo Grado di Bolzano Parties to the main proceedings Appellant: Agenzia delle Entrate — Direzione provinciale Ufficio controlli di Bolzano Respondent: Palais Kaiserkron Srl Question referred Must Article 401 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax 1 be interpreted as meaning that the value added tax and registration duty (payable on lease agreements for commercial property under Articles 40 and 5(1)(a-bis) of the first part of the schedule of charges of Presidential Decree No 131 of 26 April 1986) may be levied cumulatively, or rather as meaning that registration duty is in the nature of a turnover tax? ____________ 1 OJ 2006 L 347, p. 1.