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(7) The Protocol of 8 April 1965 on the privileges and immunities of the European Communities as a legal basis for the exemption, through remittance or refund of indirect taxes, afforded to the Communities and certain Community agencies and other bodies with respect to certain purchases made for their official use, is specific and should be distinguished from the legal basis for the exemption from VAT on certain transactions benefiting international bodies in general. It is therefore appropriate to further clarify the wording of Directive 2006/112/EC and to include provision for a specific exemption, which may be exercised by means of a refund of the tax, thereby avoiding certain difficulties with respect to the application of the exemption to bodies set up by the Communities, in particular certain joint undertakings established in accordance with Article 187 of the Treaty.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-14 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.