{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/value-added-tax-relief-for-european-research-infrastructure-consortia-order-2012/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2012/2907",
  "legislation_title": "The Value Added Tax (Relief for European Research Infrastructure Consortia) Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/value-added-tax-relief-for-european-research-infrastructure-consortia-order-2012",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Amendment of Schedule 8 to the Value Added Tax Act 1994",
  "text": "(1) In Part 1 of Schedule 8 to the Value Added Tax Act 1994 (zero rating: index to zero-rated supplies of goods and services) insert in the appropriate alphabetical place—\n“\nEuropean Research Infrastructure Consortia\nGroup 18\n”.\n(2) In Part 2 of that Schedule (zero rating: the Groups) at the end add—\n“GROUP 18 — EUROPEAN RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE CONSORTIA\nItem No.\n1. The supply of goods or services to an ERIC.\nNOTES\n(1) “ERIC” means a body set up as a European Research Infrastructure Consortium by a decision under Article 6(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 723/2009 on the Community legal framework for a European Research Infrastructure Consortium.\n(2) Item 1 applies only where the following requirements are met—\n(a) the statutory seat of the ERIC referred to in Article 8(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 723/2009 is located in a member State;\n(b) the goods or services are for the official use of the ERIC;\n(c) a certificate in writing has been given to the supplier on behalf of the ERIC that—\n(i) the requirements in paragraphs (a) and (b) are met in relation to the supply, and\n(ii) the relief is not precluded by the limitations and conditions referred to in Note (3); and\n(d) VAT would have been chargeable on the supply but for item 1.\n(3) Item 1 is subject to the limitations and conditions laid down in the agreement between the members of the ERIC referred to in Article 5(1)(d) of Council Regulation (EC) No 723/2009.”.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 3 in force at 1.1.2013, see art. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Group 17 (Emissions Allowances) was inserted by S.I. 2009/2093 and omitted by S.I. 2010/2549."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2907/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:12:49.415473+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}