No L 408/14 Official Journal of the European Communities 31.12. 92 COUNCIL DECISION of 21 December 1992 authorizing the Italian Republic to apply a particular measure in accordance with Article 22 (12) : (a) of Directive 77/388/EEC (92/618/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, - Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to the Sixth Council - Directive, 77/388/EEC, of 17 May 1977 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes — Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment (1), and in particular Article 22 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas, under Article 22 (12) of Directive 77/388/EEC, the Council, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission, may adthorize any Member State to introduce particular measures to simplify the statement obligations laid down in paragraph 6 (b) of Article 22; whereas Article 22 (12) further stipulates that such simplification measures may not jeopardize the proper monitoring of intra-Community transactions, and may take the forms outlined in subparagraphs (a) and (b) of : Article 22 (12); ‘Whereas the Italian Government, by letter received by the Commission on 30 July 1992, has requested authorization for a simplification measure which takes the form laid down in subparagraph (a) of Article 22 (12); Whereas the authorization will be temporary; (1) O] No L 145, 13. 6. 1977, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 92/77/EEC (O] No L 316, 31. 10, 1992, p. 1). Whereas the particular measure will not affect the European Communities’ own resources arising from value added tax, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 As provided for by Article 22 (12) of Directive 77/388/EEC, the Italian Republic is hereby authorized, with effect from 1 January 1993 until 31 December 1996 or until the end of the transitional arrangements in the unlikely event that this is later, to introduce a particular - measure in accordance with subparagraph (a) of Article 22 " (12), to simplify the obligations laid down_in paragraph 6 (b) of Article 22 regarding recapitulative statements. Article 2 This Decision is addressed ‘to the Italian Republic. Done at Brussels, 21 December 1992. For the Council The President D. HURD