Similar details for the identification of the taxable person applying the special scheme pursuant to Article 369b of Directive 2006/112/EC shall be transmitted within 10 days from the end of the month during which the taxable person stated that his taxable activities under that scheme commenced. In the same manner the competent authorities of the other Member States shall be informed of the allocated identification number.

– simplification of tax application: operates under Title XIV and allows optional application of simplification procedures for VAT collection or tax release for some taxable persons (special schemes for small undertakings, farmers, etc.).

3. There is a need to examine thoroughly and with prudence the effect that the widespread option to tax financial services and insurance will have on the final prices to consumers, particularly bearing in mind the limited experience with the use of the option and the absence of reliable figures allowing to assess the impact in an accurate manner. The facilitation of procedures for businesses should not come at the cost of increased prices for consumers. This concern is all the more important with regard to the inclusion of the insurance sector within the scope of the special VAT exemption regime ...[+++], particularly in those countries where insurance premium taxes exist.

4. For supplies by a taxable dealer of works of art, collectors' items or antiques that have been supplied to him under the conditions provided for in Article 26a (B) (2), the Federal Republic of Germany shall be entitled, until 30 June 1999, to provide for the possibility for taxable dealers to apply either the special arrangements for taxable dealers, or the normal VAT arrangements according to the following rules:

(a) for the application of the special arrangements for taxable dealers to these supplies of goods, the taxable amount shall be determined in accordance with Article 11 (A) (1), (2) and (3);

With a view to simplifying the measures aimed at easing the burden of VAT compliance on taxable persons who have no establishment in the Member State where they are carrying out activities, the Commission proposes six concrete measures via three separate legislative amendments: introduction of the one-stop scheme for non-established taxable persons; introduction of a one-stop scheme to modernise the refund procedure; harmonisation of the scope of the goods and services for which Member States may apply restrictions to the right to deduct; extension of the use of the reverse charge mechanism for certain business-to-business (B2B) transactions carried out by non-established taxable persons; review of the special scheme fo ...[+++]r small traders; and simplification of the distance selling arrangements.