14.8.2010 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 221/10 |
Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 10 June 2010 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof — Germany) — Leo-Libera GmbH v Finanzamt Buchholz in der Nordheide
(Case C-58/09) (1)
(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Value added tax - Directive 2006/112/EC - Article 135(1)(i) - Exemption of betting, lotteries and other forms of gambling - Conditions and limitations - Discretionary power of the Member States)
2010/C 221/16
Language of the case: German
Referring court
Bundesfinanzhof
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Leo-Libera GmbH
Defendant: Finanzamt Buchholz in der Nordheide
Re:
Reference for a preliminary ruling — Bundesfinanzhof — Interpretation of Article 135(1)(i) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (OJ 2006 L 347, p. 1) — National legislation exempting from VAT only certain forms of betting and lotteries and excluding from that exemption all other forms of gambling
Operative part of the judgment
Article 135(1)(i) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax must be interpreted as meaning that the exercise of the discretionary power of the Member States to fix conditions and limitations on the exemption from value added tax provided for by that provision allows those States to exempt from that tax only certain forms of gambling.