41In this regard, it should be noted that import VAT and customs duties display comparable essential features since they arise from the fact of importation of goods into the European Union and the subsequent distribution of those goods through the economic channels of the Member States. This parallel nature is, moreover, confirmed by the fact that the second subparagraph of Article 71(1) of the VAT directive authorises Member States to link the chargeable event and the date on which the VAT on importation becomes chargeable with those laid down for customs duties (see, inter alia, Case C-343/89 Witzemann [1990] ECR I-4477, paragraph 18, and Case C-230/08 Dansk Transport og Logistik [2010] ECR I-3799, paragraphs 90 and 91).
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