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Division 2 31977 L 0388: Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes — Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment (OJ L 145, 13.6.1977, p. 1), as amended by:

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  1. (a)

    Article 28m is replaced by the following:

    ‘Rate of conversion

    Article 28m

    To determine the equivalents in their national currencies of amounts expressed in ecus in this Title Member States shall use the rate of exchange applicable on 16 December 1991. However, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia shall use the rate of exchange applicable on the date of their accession.’.

  2. (b)

    The title of TITLE XVIc is replaced by the following:

    ‘TITLE XVIc

    Transitional measures applicable in the context of the accession to the European Union of Austria, Finland and Sweden on 1 January 1995, of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia on 1 May 2004, and of Bulgaria and Romania on 1 January 2007’.

  3. (c)

    In TITLE XVIc, the second indent of Article 28p(1) is replaced by the following:

    ‘—

    “new Member States” shall mean the territory of the Member States acceding to the European Union on 1 January 1995, on 1 May 2004 and on 1 January 2007, as defined for each of those Member States in Article 3 of this Directive,’.

  4. (d)

    In TITLE XVIc, the last subparagraph of Article 28p(7) is replaced by the following:

    ‘This condition shall be deemed to be fulfilled in the following cases:

    • when, in respect of Austria, Finland and Sweden, the date of the first use of the means of transport was before 1 January 1987;

    • when, in respect of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, the date of the first use of the means of transport was before 1 May 1996;

    • when in respect of Bulgaria and Romania, the date of the first use of the means of transport was before 1 January 1999;

    • when the amount of tax due by reason of the importation is insignificant.’.