(34)However, such a reduction in the VAT rate is not without risk for the smooth functioning of the internal market and for tax neutrality. Provision should therefore be made for an authorisation procedure to be introduced for a period that is fixed but sufficiently long, so that it is possible to assess the impact of the reduced rates applied to locally supplied services. In order to make sure that such a measure remains verifiable and limited, its scope should be closely defined.
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New version applies from 29/12/2007.
79 provisions change.
Later versions: 01/01/2009, 21/01/2009, 01/06/2009, 24/07/2009, 01/01/2010, 15/01/2010, 09/04/2010, 11/08/2010, 01/01/2011, 01/01/2013, 01/07/2013, 15/08/2013, 01/01/2014, 01/01/2015, 01/06/2016, 17/07/2018, 04/12/2018, 01/01/2019, 16/01/2019, 01/01/2020, 26/11/2020, 12/12/2020, 01/07/2021, 06/04/2022, 01/07/2022, 01/01/2024, 01/01/2025, 20/03/2025, 14/04/2025.
Recital 34 changes in this version: compare with the current text.