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Preamble
Recitals 67
Title I - SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE (Article 1-4) 4
Title II - TERRITORIAL SCOPE (Article 5-8) 4
Title III - TAXABLE PERSONS (Article 9-13) 5
Title IV - TAXABLE TRANSACTIONS (Article 14-30b) 21
Title V - PLACE OF TAXABLE TRANSACTIONS (Article 31-61) 34
Title VI - CHARGEABLE EVENT AND CHARGEABILITY OF VAT (Article 62-71) 11
Title VII - TAXABLE AMOUNT (Article 72-92) 22
Title VIII - RATES (Article 93-129a) 13
Title IX - EXEMPTIONS (Article 131-166) 39
Title X - DEDUCTIONS (Article 167-192) 29
Title XI - OBLIGATIONS OF TAXABLE PERSONS AND CERTAIN NON-TAXABLE PERSONS (Article 192a-280) 97
- Chapter 1 - Obligation to pay (Article 192a-212) 23
- Chapter 2 - Identification (Article 213-216) 4
- Chapter 3 - Invoicing (Article 217-240) 25
- Chapter 4 - Accounting (Article 241-249) 14
  - Section 1 - Definition (Article 241) 1
    
    Article 241
  - Section 2 - General obligations (Article 242-243) 3
  - Section 2A - General obligations of payment service providers (Article 243a-243d) 4
  - Section 3 - Specific obligations relating to the storage of all invoices (Article 244-248) 4
  - Section 4 - Right of access to invoices stored by electronic means in another Member State (Article 248a-249) 2
- Chapter 5 - Returns (Article 250-261) 12
- Chapter 6 - Recapitulative statements (Article 262-271) 10
- Chapter 7 - Miscellaneous provisions (Article 272-273) 2
- Chapter 8 - Obligations relating to certain importations and exportations (Article 274-280) 7
Title XII - SPECIAL SCHEMES (Article 280a-369zc) 122
Title XIII - DEROGATIONS (Article 370-396) 30
Title XIV - MISCELLANEOUS (Article 397-401) 5
Title XV - FINAL PROVISIONS (Article 402-414) 13
Annexes 11

Article 241

For the purposes of this Chapter, ‘storage of an invoice by electronic means’ shall mean storage of data using electronic equipment for processing (including digital compression) and storage, and employing wire, radio, optical or other electromagnetic means.

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