[derickr]

You can buy from a non-EU company just fine.

But other than that, there are other allowed bits of information to proof country of consumption, it's just going to be a pain to implement in your check-out process :-/

[wbond]

Well, only if they are breaking EU member state laws. As of 2003 non-EU companies need to charge VAT also.

[derickr]

Certainly, but I doubt it's very enforcable.

[vixen99]

Thanks! Your first sentence says it (almost) all.