47Exemption from VAT on importation is thus subject to the importer subsequently making an intra-Community supply which is itself exempt under Article 138 of the VAT Directive, and it therefore depends on compliance with the substantive conditions laid down in that article, as the Advocate General observes in points 42, 50 and 68 of his Opinion.
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