Under point (a), Article 136 provides that Member States are to exempt: the supply of goods used solely for an activity exempted under Article 132 (transaction in the public interest), Article 135 (other exempted transactions, such as financial services), Article 371 (for instance, admission to sporting events or the supply of telecommunications services or goods by public postal services), Articles 375, 376 or 377, Article 378(2), Article 379(2) or Articles 380 to 390 (exemptions granted to certain Member States), if those goods have not given rise to deductibility.
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