66These considerations cannot be called into question by the fact that, under the national legislation at issue in the main proceedings, the services concerned are not considered to form part of the universal service. Indeed, as demonstrated in paragraphs 42 to 44 of the present judgment, the classification under national law of a specific transaction cannot have the effect of making it subject to VAT, when a VAT exemption applies to it under EU law.
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