
Article 1 
By way of derogation from Article 17(2) of Directive 77/388/EEC, the Republic of Austria is hereby authorised to exclude expenditure on goods and services from the right to deduct VAT when over 90 % of the goods and services are used for the private purposes of a taxable person, or of his employees, or, more generally, for non-business purposes.
Article 2 
This Decision shall apply until 31 December 2009.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Austria.
Done at Brussels, 13 December 2004.
For the Council
The President
B. R. BOT