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Austria, Finland, and Sweden joined the European Union as of 1 January 1995. No transition provisions apply as regards VAT with respect to the three new Member States. Accordingly, all VAT provisions relating to EU entrepreneurs now apply to entrepreneurs in Austria, Finland, and Sweden as well. The principal changes are explained in a circular published by the German Federal Ministry of Finance (Bundesministerium der Finanzen) dated 14 December 1995 (DB 1995, 14).
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