CFE congres

Invitation to the CFE-conference
24 November 2006
Amsterdam Renaissance Hotel

The influence of European law on direct taxation. Recent and future developments
in cooperation with the Dutch Association of Tax Advisers (NOB) and the Amsterdam Center for International Law (ACIL).

Ladies and Gentlemen,

As President of the Confédération Européenne Fiscale (CFE), it is my pleasure to invite you to an exceptional conference taking place on 24 November 2006 in Amsterdam. At this conference, a select group of leading international fiscal specialists and legal experts will discuss the influence of European law on direct taxation in the Member States. Central to this will be recent pronouncements by the European Court of Justice (EJC).

The speakers will include the following:
* László Kovács, European Commissioner responsible for Taxation and Customs Union
* Ad Geelhoed, Advocate General EJC
* Richard Lyal, Legal Services European Commission
* Paul Farmer, Pump Court Tax Chambers
* Axel Cordewener, Flick Gocke Schaumburg
* Servaas Van Thiel, Member of the Legal Service of the Council of the EU
* Peter Wattel, ACIL and Advocate General Dutch Supreme Court
* Simon Whitehead, Dorsey.