2009/791/EC: Council Decision of 20 October 2009 authorising the Federal Republic of Germany to continue to apply a measure derogating from Article 168 of Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax

By way of derogation from Article 168 of Directive 2006/112/EC, Germany is authorised to exclude VAT borne on goods and services from the right to deduct VAT when the goods and services in question are used more than 90 % for the private purposes of a taxable person or of his employees, or, more generally, for non-business purposes.

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2010 until 31 December 2012.

This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.