Court of Justice of the European Union · Judgment
C-500/16Caterpillar Financial Services sp. z o.o. v Dyrektor Izby Skarbowej w Warszawie
- Decided
- 2017-12-20
- ECLI
- ECLI:EU:C:2017:996
- CELEX
- 62016CJ0500
- Finality
- Final, the decision cannot be appealed
The court's own keywords
Reference for a preliminary ruling — Taxation — Common system of value added tax (VAT) — Directive 2006/112/EC — Article 135(1)(a) — Exemptions — Taxes levied in breach of EU law — Obstacles to the refund of an overpayment of VAT — Article 4(3) TEU — Principles of equivalence, effectiveness and sincere cooperation — Rights conferred on individuals — Expiry of the limitation period for the tax liability — Effects of a judgment of the Court — Principle of legal certainty.
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