Title XII: Special schemes

Chapter 6: Special schemes for taxable persons supplying services to non-taxable persons or making distance sales of goods or certain domestic supplies of goods [1]

Section 2: Special scheme for services supplied by taxable persons not established within the Community [2]

Article 368 [3]

The taxable person not established within the Community making use of this special scheme may not deduct VAT pursuant to Article 168 of this Directive. Notwithstanding point (1) of Article 1 of Directive 86/560/EEC, the taxable person in question shall be refunded in accordance with that Directive. Article 2(2) and (3) and Article 4(2) of Directive 86/560/EEC shall not apply to refunds relating to services covered by this special scheme.

If the taxable person making use of this special scheme is required to be registered in a Member State for activities not covered by this special scheme, he shall deduct VAT incurred in that Member State in respect of his taxable activities which are covered by this special scheme in the VAT return to be submitted pursuant to Article 250 of this Directive.