Council Decision of 14 March 2005 amending Decision 2000/256/EC authorising the Kingdom of the Netherlands to apply a measure derogating from Article 11 of the Sixth Directive 77/388/EEC on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes (2005/257/EC)

Article 1

Article 2 of Decision 2000/256/EC shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 2

The authorisation granted under Article 1 shall expire on the date of entry into force of a directive rationalising the derogations pursuant to Article 27 of Directive 77/388/EEC which counter avoidance of value added tax linked to the exemption for investment gold or on 31 December 2009 whichever is the earlier.’

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2005.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Done at Brussels, 14 March 2005.

For the Council

The President

F. Boden