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Council Directive (EU) 2020/1756 of 20 November 2020 amending Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax as regards the identification of taxable persons in Northern Ireland · European Union

(1) The United Kingdom withdrew from the European Union on 31 January 2020 on the basis of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (‘the Withdrawal Agreement’). The Withdrawal Agreement provides for a transition period that is to end on 31 December 2020. Until that date, the provisions of Union law on value added tax (‘VAT’) are to be applicable to and in the United Kingdom. After that transition period, the provisions of Union law on VAT are to no longer apply to or in the United Kingdom.

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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.