Activites

• 2005/12/28 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Directive 2005/92
  • OJ L 345 28.12.2005, p. 0019-0020
• #2700
• 2005/12/12 Council Meeting
• 2005/12/12 End of procedure in Parliament
• 2005/12/12 Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
• 2005/12/01 Results of vote in Parliament
  • Results of vote in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
  • T6-0458/2005 summary

    The European Parliament adopted a resolution drafted by Zsolt Lászlo BECSEY (EPP-ED, HU) and made two amendments which reflect those made by its committee. (Please see the summary of 14/11/2005.) The resolution was adopted with 512 votes in favour, 81 against and 10 abstentions

• 2005/11/17 Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
  • A6-0323/2005
• 2005/11/14 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
• 2005/05/10 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 2005/04/14 Legislative proposal published
  • COM(2005)0136 summary

    PURPOSE: to amend Directive 77/388/EEC on the common system of value added tax, with regard to the length of time during which the minimum standard rate is to be applied.PROPOSED ACT: Council Directive.CONTENT: the standard rate of value added tax (VAT) currently in force in the various Member States, combined with the mechanism of the transitional system, has ensured that this system has   functioned to an acceptable degree. The accession of the ten new Member States on 1 May 2004 did not alter the situation regarding the standard rate. That rate continues to range from 15% to 25% in the 25 Member States. Two Member States (Cyprus and Luxembourg) apply a 15% rate and three a 25% rate (Denmark, Hungary and Sweden). It is nonetheless important to prevent a growing divergence in the standard rates of VAT applied by the Member States from leading to structural imbalances in the Community and distortions of competition in some sectors of activity.In these circumstances, it therefore appears appropriate to maintain temporarily the principle of a minimum standard rate of 15%, and to propose that the legislation in force be extended.Since the application of this rate under Article 12(3)(a) of Directive 77/388/EEC expires on 31 December 2005, the object of this proposal is to enable the Council to extend the period of application of the minimum standard rate. The minimum level for the standard rate is therefore set at 15% for the five years from 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2010.

  • DG [{'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/index_en.htm', 'title': 'Taxation and Customs Union'}],

Documents

• Legislative proposal published: COM(2005)0136
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A6-0323/2005
• Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T6-0458/2005
• : Directive 2005/92
• : OJ L 345 28.12.2005, p. 0019-0020

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)