Court of Justice of the European Union · Judgment
C-154/16„Latvijas Dzelzceļš” VAS v Valsts ieņēmumu dienests
- Decided
- 2017-05-18
- ECLI
- ECLI:EU:C:2017:392
- CELEX
- 62016CJ0154
- Finality
- Final, the decision cannot be appealed
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Reference for a preliminary ruling — Community Customs Code — Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 — Article 94(1) and Article 96 — External Community transit procedure — Liability of the principal — Articles 203, 204 and Article 206(1) — Incurrence of a customs debt — Unlawful removal from customs supervision — Non-fulfilment of one of the obligations flowing from the use of a customs procedure — Total destruction or irretrievable loss of the goods as a result of the actual nature of the goods or unforeseeable circumstances or force majeure — Article 213 — Payment of the customs debt under joint and several liability — Directive 2006/112/EC — Value added tax (VAT) — Article 2(1), Articles 70 and 71 — Chargeable event and chargeability of the tax — Articles 201, 202 and 205 — Persons liable for payment of the tax — Finding by the customs office at the destination of a freight deficit — Lower unloading device of a wagon-tank incorrectly closed or damaged.
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