NEWS
On Saturday, May 16 the latest Decree issued by the President of the Council of Ministers was published in the Official Gazette with which it establishes the reopening of almost all production and commercial activities in the Italian territory starting from today, MAY 18, except entertainment companies: cinemas, discos and theaters.
Read MoreSpain has started a plan to go back to the so-called "new normality", consisting in 4 phases, of 2 weeks each, starting from the first week of May. The Spanish Maritime Authority issued on April 30th a clarification regarding charter activity and how it can be carried out.
Read MoreAccording to the Prefectural Decree N° 037/2020 - NAVIGATION OF VESSELS AND MARITIME ACTIVITIES IN FRENCH INLAND WATERS AND TERRITORIAL WATERS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN TO FACE THE 2019 CORONAVIRUS EPIDEMIC (COVID-19) – with some exceptions, all non-essential navigation and maritime activities are suspended until further notice.
Read MoreItaly and France (together with Malta and Cyprus) received in 2018 a letter of infringement by the European Commission on the subject of VAT on yacht rental/chartering based on the crucial point of the effective use of the yacht outside the Union territorial waters for the correct application of VAT
Read MoreOn January 29th, the French Tax Authorities published in the Official Tax Bulletin that the VAT lump sum reduction will be replaced with an effective reduction in proportion of the time spent outside European waters.
Read MoreAll seafarers and crew members of yachts currently based in Italy, will be able to enter and move around the Italian
territory only for the mandatory reasons indicated by the Prime Ministerial Decrees of March 8th and the following issued on March 22nd
Despite the Covid-19, SOS Yachting team is fully operative and available to give you support and guidance. All our offices are currently working from home until we get further notice from our Governments.
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