Article 1U.K.

In Decision 2005/817/EC, Euratom the following Articles 1a and 1b are inserted:

Article 1a

By way of derogation from Article 1(1) of this Decision, for the purpose of calculating the VAT own resources base from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020, Latvia is authorised to use 0,04 % of the intermediate base in respect of transactions referred to in point 2 of Annex X, Part B, (liberal professions) to Council Directive 2006/112/EC(1).

Article 1b

By way of derogation from Article 1(2) of this Decision, for the purpose of calculating the VAT own resources base from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020, Latvia is authorised to use 0,30 % of the intermediate base in respect of transactions referred to in point 10 of Annex X, Part B, (passenger transport) to Directive 2006/112/EC.

(1)

Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (OJ L 347, 11.12.2006, p. 1).’