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Line 26: === European Union === In 2016, the United Kingdom proposed that member states should be allowed to decide whether to continue to apply VAT to menstrual hygiene products. This led to the introduction of Directive 2022/542/EC. This modified Annex III of Directive 2006/112/EC allowing "pharmaceutical products used for medical and veterinary purposes, including products used for contraception and female sanitary protection, and absorbent hygiene products" to be zero rated. <ref>~~https:~~{{CELEX\|32022L0542\|text=Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of 5 April 2022 amending Directives 2006/~~eur-lex.europa.eu~~112/~~legal-content~~EC and (EU) 2020/~~EN/TXT/?uri=celex:32022L0542~~285 as regards rates of value added tax}}</ref> In the time between the proposal and the legislation, some EU countries made use of their limited number of reduced rate items to decrease taxes on sanitary items.

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