Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (c. 112)

TITLE XII U.K. SPECIAL SCHEMES

CHAPTER 4 U.K. Special arrangements for second-hand goods, works of art, collectors' items and antiques

Section 2 U.K. Special arrangements for taxable dealers

Subsection 1 U.K. Margin scheme

Article 316 U.K.

1. Member States shall grant taxable dealers the right to opt for application of the margin scheme to the following transactions:

(a) the supply of works of art, collectors' items or antiques, which the taxable dealer has imported himself;

(b) the supply of works of art supplied to the taxable dealer by their creators or their successors in title;

(c) the supply of works of art supplied to the taxable dealer by a taxable person other than a taxable dealer where the reduced rate has been applied to that supply pursuant to Article 103.

2. Member States shall lay down the detailed rules for exercise of the option provided for in paragraph 1, which shall in any event cover a period of at least two calendar years.