Article 1
With effect from 1 January 2008, Directive 2006/112/EC is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 123 shall be replaced by the following:
Article 123
The Czech Republic may, until 31 December 2010, continue to apply a reduced rate of not less than 5 % to the supply of construction work for residential housing not provided as part of a social policy, excluding building materials.
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2. Article 124 shall be deleted;
3. in Article 125(1) and (2), the words ‘until 31 December 2007’ shall be replaced by ‘until 31 December 2010’;
4. Article 126 shall be deleted;
5. in Article 127, ‘1 January 2010’ shall be replaced by ‘31 December 2010’;
6. Article 128 shall be replaced by the following:
Article 128
1
Poland may, until 31 December 2010, grant an exemption with deductibility of VAT paid at the preceding stage in respect of the supply of certain books and specialist periodicals.
2
Poland may, until 31 December 2010 or until the introduction of definitive arrangements, as referred to in Article 402, whichever is the earlier, continue to apply a reduced rate of not less than 7 % to the supply of restaurant services.
3
Poland may, until 31 December 2010, continue to apply a reduced rate of not less than 3 % to the supply of foodstuffs as referred to in point (1) of Annex III.
4
Poland may, until 31 December 2010, continue to apply a reduced rate of not less than 7 % to the supply of services, not provided as part of a social policy, for construction, renovation and alteration of housing, excluding building materials, and to the supply before first occupation of residential buildings or parts of residential buildings, as referred to in Article 12(1)(a).
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7. in Article 129(1) and (2), the words ‘until 31 December 2007’ shall be replaced by ‘until 31 December 2010’;
8. Article 130 shall be deleted.