To all Agel European Leaders,

Please read the following update from Paul Eddington, Agel Europe Regional Manager, with some great news and tips on the Agel Expansion, Agel Turkey, Agel Marketing Plan, and the Agel Product Registration in Europe.

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Agel Leaders — We are back from the US Holiday weekend and eager to finish November strong. We are encouraged by the amount of growth in the European market since the opening in September. We are seeing increases in several countries. Progress is being made despite the obstacles. Your patience is greatly appreciated as we move through the early stages of preparing to launch Europe in a major way.

Urgency — Product registration in Belgium, Germany, and the UK is nearly complete. We should have all of them back by the end of the first week in December! We will let you know when the Not For Resale status changes in those countries. Then additional country registrations will follow shortly. As Agel works through the product registration process in Europe in preparation for next year’s GRAND OPENING, Team Members in Europe should feel the urgency of locking in their legacy positions with Agel. The greatest opportunity is right now. What you accomplish in the next 90 days will have major repercussions on all future commissions. If you are still waiting for everything to be perfect before you start, I’m afraid it will be too late. Agel needs leaders in Europe today who are willing and able to weather the jungle. Are you the one?

Agel Turkey Update – Turkey will be the next country to open in Europe for pre-enrollment. We have already established the Turkey company, prepared the warehouse, secured a shipping company, programmed the Agel back office, and finished the Turkish product labels. We will print and apply Turkish over labels this week. Also, the first round of Turkish marketing materials will be printed and ready by early next week. The products and brochures will then be shipped to Turkey where they will received by the Turkish authorities and held until the product registration is complete, hopefully in the next two weeks. Once the registration is complete, there will be a few days of product testing by Turkish officials before we can start accepting applications and charging credit cards. This is all really good news. For those keeping track, we are awaiting product registration on Agel UMI, Agel MIN, Agel OHM, and Agel FIT in Turkey. Because of Turkish product laws, Agel EXO will be reformulated and registered at a later date.

Agel Expansion – We understand your desires to explore opportunities in new and exotic countries. We field questions everyday about Switzerland, Italy, France, Norway, South Africa, India, South America, etc. Our advise is to work the countries that are open until you hear a new country is ready. There is no set formula or timeline on how long it takes to become operationally ready in a new country. If you ask how long it is going to be, I do not know. I fear we spend too much time thinking and worrying about what we don’t have rather than spending our time constructively thinking about the things we do have. The numbers show that there are millions of people who haven’t heard about Agel who live in the countries where Agel is now available. Build your business with them. We have a saying in the US that goes something like this, “Step over a dollar to pick up a dime.” If you are only looking for growth in countries that are not open, you are missing a great opportunity.

Agel Marketing Plan – There is a new update to the carry-over rules in the Agel Marketing Plan. Agel will now allow up to 5.000 CV carry-over on the strong leg for a one box order. Here are the new carry-over limits: 1 box qualifies you for up to 5.000 CV Carry-over, 2 box qualifies you for up to 50.000 CV Carry-over, 3 box qualifies you for up to 100.000 CV Carry-over and 4 box qualifies you for up to 250.000 CV Carry-over. This is effective starting now.

Last Day of the Month — Everyone has one more day to finish the month strong. Try to push a little harder, find one more person, make one more phone call. Do whatever you must to make November your best Agel month yet. Again, if you have any questions or concerns, please e-mail them to me here at Agel, and I will answer them as quickly as possible.\\r\\n

I am Paul Eddington, and I AM AGEL Regional Manager, Europe AGEL.

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Your Partner in Success,

Luc Andria
Agel World Team Leader
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Here’s an update I’ve just received from Paul Eddington, Agel Europe Regional Manager, on two important questions: how does Agel UK deal with Executive Orders to comply with the UK Law? And what exactly is the VAT (or Value Added Tax) charged in all those European markets where Agel is already open for business?

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UK Law – Any UK order exceeding £200 must be split into two separate orders, with the first order not exceeding £200. Agel complies with this law by billing and sending a four- box order initially, waiting ten calendar days and then billing and sending the balance, if the order exceeds the £200 limit.
This raises the question, what happens with CV on a split order?

The answer is, Agel will split the CV into two parts and will record CV when the corresponding payment is collected. This means an Executive Kit order’s CV could be split over two months if an enrollment happens during the last ten days of any given month. The full CV will not be recorded in the first month. Only the volume on the first four boxes will be calculated in that month. This new Agel UK policy is effective October 1, 2006. The Fast Start Bonus is also split.

Going forward, the Agel system will recognize and show monthly CV based on orders fulfilled in that month. Commission will be calculated on total volume at the end of the month, regardless of pending orders in the UK.

VAT (or Value Added Tax) is a tax charged on all goods and services. The VAT rate is different for every European country. (See the chart below) Agel collects the appropriate tax in each market on all sales and then reports all sales to the respective European governments. Under the NFR model, Agel is responsible for collecting and paying VAT to the individual governments.

The EU has established a tax exemption status for European entities that have applied for and received a tax-exempt VAT Registration Number. If an entity has qualified for one of these EU VAT registration numbers, Agel should not charge any tax for the purchase of goods or services, and should pay that entity the VAT equivalent on their commissions.

Agel’s European Back Office System was not originally set up to handle this tax issue. It will be set up by the end of this week. While we collected VAT registration numbers during the initial enrollment process, we did not validate those numbers and subsequently on September sales everyone was charged VAT and on September Commissions, no one received VAT. Agel will correct that before the end of the month. Every Team Member in Europe who has a valid VAT Registration Number will receive a reimbursement for September that will include the VAT that was incorrectly collected plus the VAT on the commissions they were paid.

When signing up new Team Members in Europe, make sure that you include their EU VAT registration number if they have one. If they are already signed up and would like to add a VAT registration number to their account, please have them fax a copy of the EU VAT registration to Agel with their Agel ID Number. We will verify the number and then add the registration number to their account.

COUNTRY VAT RATE
Austria 10.0%
Belgium 6.0%
Czech Republic 5.0%
Denmark 25.0%
Estonia 18.0%
Finland 17.0%
Germany 7.0%
Hungary 20.0%
Ireland 21.0%
Latvia 18.0%
Lithuania 9.0%
Luxemburg 3.0%
Netherlands 6.0 %
Poland 7.0%
Portugal 5.0%
Slovakia 19.0%
Slovenia 8.5%
Spain 7.0%
Sweden 12.0%
United Kingdom 17.5%

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Your Partner in Success,

Luc Andria
Agel World Team Leader
www.WhyAgel.com/ShowMeNow

Skype: luc.andria
Web: Agel: Health & Wealth in a Gel Pack™
Blog: Agel World Team: Turning Gel Into Diamonds

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