diff --git a/addons/base_vat/res_company.py b/addons/base_vat/res_company.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+##############################################################################
+#
+#    OpenERP, Open Source Business Applications
+#    Copyright (c) 2011 OpenERP S.A. <http://openerp.com>
+#
+#    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#    it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+#    published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+#    License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#    GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+#
+#    You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+#    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+##############################################################################
+
+from osv import osv, fields
+
+class res_company_vat (osv.osv):
+    _inherit = 'res.company'
+    _columns = {
+        'vat_check_vies': fields.boolean('VIES VAT Check',
+                                         help="If checked, Partners VAT numbers will be fully validated against EU's VIES service "
+                                              "rather than via a simple format validation (checksum)."),
+    }
+
+    
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