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15.3.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 78/3


Request for a preliminary ruling from the Supremo Tribunal Administrativo (Portugal) lodged on 13 December 2013 — Surgicare — Unidades de Saúde SA v Fazenda Pública

(Case C-662/13)

2014/C 78/06

Language of the case: Portuguese

Referring court

Supremo Tribunal Administrativo

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Surgicare — Unidades de Saúde SA

Defendant: Fazenda Pública

Question referred

When the tax authorities suspect the existence of an abusive practice designed to obtain a VAT refund and Portuguese law provides for a mandatory preliminary procedure applicable to abusive practices in taxation matters, is that procedure to be regarded as inapplicable to VAT, given the Community origin of that tax?