Procedural aspects of Value Added Tax

April 29, 2022
Online event

Conference agenda
10.00 – 10.10 Welcome words
Section I
10.10 – 10.40 Addressing tax disparities in a harmonised system:
selected procedural issues
Keynote lecture by Prof. Dr. Pasquale Pistone (IBFD / Vienna
University of Economics and Business / University of Salerno)
10.40 – 11.00 Nexus criteria in EU VAT law: substantive and procedural
aspects
Assist. Prof. Dr. Stjepan Gadžo (University of Rijeka)
11.00 – 11.20 Cross–border VAT refunds: lessons from ECJ’s case law
Assist. Prof. Dr. Giorgio Beretta (University of Amsterdam)
11.20 – 11.40 Open discussion
11.40 – 12.00 Break

Section II
12.00 – 12.20 Taxpayer’s right of defence in EU VAT
Keynote lecture by Prof. Dr. David Hummel (legal secretary at
the Court of Justice of the European Union)
12.20 – 12.40 Invoice requirements under EU VAT
Assist. Prof. Dr. Nevia Čičin–Šain (WU Vienna)
12.40 – 13.00 Access to the CJEU in VAT cases
Ine Lejeune (Attorney at Ine Lejeune BV)
13.00 – 13.20 Open discussion
13.20 – 14.00 Break
Section III
14.00 – 14.20 Temporal effects of ECJ’s decisions in the VAT area:
implications for national tax procedures
Keynote lecture by Prof. dr. Eleonor Kristoffersson (Örebro
University)
14.20 – 14.40 Preliminary ruling procedures in the VAT area
Assist. Prof. Dr. Ricardo García Antón (Tilburg University)
14.40 – 15.20 Panel discussion – ‘Pathways to more efficient prevention
and settlement of VAT disputes’
Panellists: Ine Lejeune (Attorney at Ine Lejeune BV); Fabiola
Annacondia (Principal VAT Specialist at IBFD); Vladimir A.
Batarelo, LL.M. (Partner at Batarelo Dvojkovic Vuchetich Law
Firm LLP)
15.20 – 15.30 Conclusions and closing remarks
Prof. Dr. Nataša Žunić Kovačević (University of Rijeka)

Program and Organizational Committee:
Prof. dr. Nataša Žunić Kovačević (University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law)
Prof. dr. Edita Čulinović Herc (University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law)
Prof. dr. Pasquale Pistone (IBFD/WU Vienna/University of Salerno)
Prof. dr. Eleonor Kristoffersson (Örebro University)
Asst. Prof. Dr. Stjepan Gadžo (University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law)
Asst. Prof. Dr. Nevia Čičin–Šain (WU Vienna)
This year the conference will be held as an online event only. There is no
conference fee, however all participants are required to register by filling out
the online registration form. The link to the event will be sent via e–mail to all
registered attendees at least three days before the date of the conference.
For any additional information please contact Asst. Prof. Dr. Stjepan Gadžo
(sgadzo@pravri.hr).

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