On 1 January 2011, the Member States of the European Union must (or may) have transposed Art. 3 of Directive 2008/8 and the provisions of Directives 2009/69, 2009/162 and 2010/23 into their national VAT legislation. In this overview, the editors present an overview which reflects the situation prevailing at mid-January 2011, which is an update of the overview that was published in the final issue of 2010.