Brussels, 26/10/2012 (Agence Europe) - In a case sent by the European Commission, the European Court of Justice found France guilty on Thursday 25 October (Case C-164/11) of failing to transpose on time (by 21 December 2003) measures from the EU Directive on the taxation of electricity and fuel (Directive 2003/96/EC) into its electricity taxation system.
The transition period for transposition of the directive ended on 1 January 2009 and the Commission sent France a reasoned opinion...