Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts Constitutional Court (Belgio)

Date: 05/12/2017

Subject: The decision of the Constitutional Court rejects the claim lodged against article 60 of the law of 30 July 2013, which abrogated article 44 of the Code on VAT, where it exempted from such tax the services provided by lawyers during their normal activity, applying article 47 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the jurisprudence of the Courts of Strasbourg and Luxembourg, in particular the decision in the case Ordre des barreaux francophones et germanophone and others (C-543/14)

Parties: Ordre des barreaux francophones et germanophone et autres, Jimmy Tessens et autres, « Orde van Vlaamse balies » et Ordre des avocats du barreau d’Arlon et autres

Original language: Belgian

Classification: Justice - Art. 47 Right to an effective remedy before a tribunal

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