Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 16 October 2019

Michael Winterhoff v Finanzamt Ulm and Jochen Eisenbeisvv Bundeszentralamt für Steuern

Requests for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Taxation — Common system of value added tax (VAT) — Directive 2006/112/EC — Article 132(1)(a) — Exemptions for certain activities in the public interest — Public postal services — Directive 97/67/EC — Universal postal service provider — Private operator providing the service of formally serving court or administrative authority documents

Joined Cases C-4/18 and C-5/18


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
29/11/2019 Winterhoff
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2019:860
16/10/2019 Winterhoff
Application (OJ)
16/03/2018 Winterhoff
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

1.
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.10 Tax provisions
    4.10.02 Harmonization of tax legislation
      4.10.02.01 Value added tax
        4.10.02.01.07 Exemptions
          4.10.02.01.07.01 Exemptions for certain activities in the public interest
            4.10.02.01.07.01.01 Public postal services
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.04 Free movement of persons and services
    4.04.03 Freedom to provide services
      4.04.03.01 The various services
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.10 Tax provisions
    4.10.02 Harmonization of tax legislation
      4.10.02.01 Value added tax
        4.10.02.01.07 Exemptions
          4.10.02.01.07.01 Exemptions for certain activities in the public interest
            4.10.02.01.07.01.01 Public postal services


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 03/01/2018

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

16/10/2019


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 423 from 16.12.2019, p.4

Application: OJ C 123 from 09.04.2018, p.9

Name of the parties

Winterhoff

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Von Streit, Georg ; Pisanó, Angelo: Anmerkung, Umsatzsteuer-Rundschau 2019 p.883-892 (DE)
  2. Michel, Valérie: TVA : services postaux, Europe 2019 Décembre Comm. nº 12 p.34 (FR)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Bundesfinanzhof - Germany

Subject-matter

  • Freedom of establishment
  • Freedom to provide services
  • Taxation
  • - Value added tax

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

  • Reference for a preliminary ruling

Formation of the Court

cinquième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Regan

Advocate General

Saugmandsgaard Øe

Language(s) of the Case

  • German

Language(s) of the Opinion

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