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Taxes and environmental contributions
In the case in question, in addition to VAT, your invoice also contains the following contributions:
- Recupel contribution is a levy in Belgium on the sale of electronic appliances, for collection and processing of discarded appliances.
- Bebat contribution is a levy in Belgium on the sale of batteries, for collection and recycling of spent batteries. In the Netherlands, Stibat exists for this purpose.
- Auvibel contribution is a levy in Belgium on the sale of information carriers, such as recordable CDs and DVDs, USB sticks, etc., for the redistribution of the 'private copying fee'.
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