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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2007 laying down rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EU) No 904/2010 in relation to the special scheme for small businesses (franchise scheme)

Reglamento de Ejecución (UE) 2021/2007 de la Comisión de 16 de noviembre de 2021

por el que se establecen normas de desarrollo del Reglamento (UE) nº 904/2010 del Consejo en lo que respecta al régimen especial de las pequeñas empresas.

On November 17, 2021, the Implementing Regulation ( EU 2021/2007 of the Commission of November 16, 2021 was published in 1## OJEU ##1## 2021 laying down rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EU) No 904/2010 as regards the special scheme for small businesses established by Title XII, Chapter 1, of Council Directive 2006/112/EC.　

The new measures will allow small businesses established in Member States other than the one in which VAT is due to also benefit from the exemption, the design of which , currently only allows companies established in the Member State in which VAT is due to be granted an exemption under the scheme.

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2007 aims to establish a common electronic message in order to facilitate:

  • access to information from another Member State, such as, for example, information relating to identification data and the value of supplies of goods or services made by the taxable person benefiting from the special scheme applied by the Member State in which the supply or provision takes place;

  • effective transmission and processing of information relating to the registration of small businesses, which is necessary for them to benefit from the special scheme outside their Member State of establishment;

  • the exchange of information between Member States to monitor the correct application of the special scheme or exclusion from the scheme in their territory and to combat fraud.

In addition, certain minimum requirements for the electronic interface are established in the event of notifications being submitted by taxpayers. Member States should not, however, be prevented from establishing additional functionalities that would further reduce this burden.

This Regulation will apply from 1 January 2025 .