Court of Justice (Sixth Chamber) 9 November 2017, C-499/16 (AZ v Minister Finansów.)

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Sixth Chamber) 9 November 2017 ( *1 ) (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Taxation — Value added tax (VAT) — Directive 2006/112/EC — Article 98 — Discretion of the Member States to apply a reduced rate to certain supplies of goods and services — Annexe III, point 1 — Foodstuffs — Pastry goods and cakes — Best-before date or use-by date — Principle of fiscal neutrality) In