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2017-10 Reports of Cases before the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance 1 (2017)

handle is hein.intyb/rcbjcofi0396 and id is 1 raw text is: ZCVRLA Reports of Cases Case C-164/16 Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs v Mercedes-Benz Financial Services UK Ltd (Request for a preliminary ruling from the Court of Appeal (England & Wales) (Civil Division)) (Reference for a preliminary ruling - Value added tax (VAT) - Directive 2006/112/EC - Article 14(2)(b) - Supply of goods - Motor vehicles - Finance lease with an option to purchase) Summary - Judgment of the Court (First Chamber), 4 October 2017 Harmonisation of fiscal legislation - Common system of value added tax - Taxable transactions - Supply of goods - Motor vehicles - Leasing agreement - Ownership passing in the normal course of events at the latest upon payment of the final instalment - Meaning - Leasing contract with an option to purchase - Included - Condition - Exercise of the option to purchase appearing to be the only economically rational choice for the lessee - Verification a matter for the national court (Council Directive 2006/112, Art. 14(2)(b)) The words 'contract for hire which provides that in the normal course of events ownership is to pass at the latest upon payment of the final instalment', used in Article 14(2)(b) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax, must be interpreted as applying to a leasing contract with an option to purchase if it can be inferred from the financial terms of the contract that exercising the option appears to be the only economically rational choice that the lessee will be able to make at the appropriate time if the contract is performed for its full term, which it is for the national court to ascertain. (see para. 43, operative part) ECLJ:EU:C:2017:7341 1

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