Member States which might encounter difficulties in applying the normal tax scheme to small undertakings by reason of their activities or structure shall have the option, under such conditions and within such limits as they may set but subject to the consultation provided for in Article 29, of applying simplified procedures such as flat-rate schemes for charging and collecting the tax provided they do not lead to a reduction thereof.
Države članice, ki bi pri uporabi splošne davčne ureditve za majhna podjetja lahko naletele na težave zaradi njihovih dejavnosti ali strukture, imajo izbiro, da pod takšnimi pogoji in s takšnimi omejitvami, kot jih lahko določijo, vendar s pogojem posvetovanj iz člena 29, uporabljajo poenostavljene postopke, kot so pavšalne ureditve za obračunavanje in pobiranje davka, če to ne vodi k zmanjšanju davka.