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TEFAF relaunch attack on import VAT and EU rules

Series: Antiques Trade Gazette ; (1578) 1 March 2003, 1-2(1)Publication details: 2003Subject(s): Summary: The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF)has called on the European Union to scrap import VAT and art market red tape in a recent report, "VAT and the European art market". The report highlights the inconsistencies that exist between member states which complicate crossborder trading in antiques and fine art. The report is available from TEFAF and will be launched officially at the opening of the Maastricht fair. TEFAF web address, http://www.tefaf.com.

The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF)has called on the European Union to scrap import VAT and art market red tape in a recent report, "VAT and the European art market". The report highlights the inconsistencies that exist between member states which complicate crossborder trading in antiques and fine art. The report is available from TEFAF and will be launched officially at the opening of the Maastricht fair. TEFAF web address, http://www.tefaf.com.