Question juridique clé
Whether the association acted as direct or indirect agent for horse-racing officials under former VAT law.
Solution extraite
The association did not act expressly in the name and on account of the officials; therefore the relationship was indirect agency.
Motifs extraits
Direct agency requires express action in the name and on account of the principal. Naming the officials elsewhere or the organizer's awareness is insufficient; the invoice itself must disclose the represented persons.