CELEX: 62008CA0074
Language: en
Date: 2009-04-23 00:00:00
Title: Case C-74/08: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 23 April 2009 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Nógrád Megyei Bíróság (Republic of Hungary)) — PARAT Automotive Cabrio Textiltetőket Gyártó Kft. v Adó- és Pénzügyi Elenőrzési Hivatal Hatósági Főosztály Észak-magyarországi Kihelyezett Hatósági Osztály (Sixth VAT Directive — Accession of a new Member State — Tax on subsidised purchase of goods — Right to deduct — Exclusions laid down by national legislation at the time the Sixth Directive came into force — Member States’ option to retain exclusions))

20.6.2009   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 141/16
            
         Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 23 April 2009 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Nógrád Megyei Bíróság (Republic of Hungary)) — PARAT Automotive Cabrio Textiltetőket Gyártó Kft. v Adó- és Pénzügyi Elenőrzési Hivatal Hatósági Főosztály Észak-magyarországi Kihelyezett Hatósági Osztály
   (Case C-74/08) (1)
   
   (Sixth VAT Directive - Accession of a new Member State - Tax on subsidised purchase of goods - Right to deduct - Exclusions laid down by national legislation at the time the Sixth Directive came into force - Member States’ option to retain exclusions))
   2009/C 141/26
   Language of the case: Hungarian
   
      Referring court
   
   Nógrád Megyei Bíróság
   
      Parties to the main proceedings
   
   
      Applicant: PARAT Automotive Cabrio Textiltetőket Gyártó Kft.
   
      Defendant: Adó- és Pénzügyi Ellenőrzési Hivatal Hatósági Főosztály Észak-magyarországi Kihelyezett Hatósági Osztály
   
      Re:
   
   Reference for a preliminary ruling — Nógrád Megyei Bíróság — Interpretation of Article 17 of Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes — Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment (OJ 1977 L 145, p. 1) — National legislation restricting the deductibility of the tax relating to the subsidised acquisition of equipment to the non-subsidised portion
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   
               1.
            
            
               Article 17(2) and (6) of the Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes — Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment, must be interpreted to the effect that it precludes national legislation which in the case of acquisition of goods subsidised by public funds, allow the deduction of related VAT only up to the limit of the part of the costs of that acquisition that is not subsidised.
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Article 17(2) of the Sixth Directive confers on taxable persons rights on which they may rely before a national court to contest national rules that are incompatible with that Article.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 116, 9.5.2008.