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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10886
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COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / (ae) copyright

Recording media - first sale levy allowed with proviso

Brussels, 11/07/2013 (Agence Europe) - Under certain conditions, member states may impose a private copying levy on the first sale of recording media (cassettes, blank CDs or DVDs, MP3 players). In addition, there may also be a rebuttable presumption that recording media sold to individuals will be used for private purposes.

With this judgment on 11 July (Case C-521/11), the Court of Justice of the EU answered questions referred to it by the Supreme Court Austria, regarding the online...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Towards a radical change in relations between the EU and Egypt
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) FINANCE: EU and United States proud of exemplary cooperation
(AE) BANKING: EP criticises German legalism on bank resolution question
(AE) GREECE: Dijsselbloem rules out writedown
(AE) COMPETITION: Spot checks on telecoms companies, including Orange
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) CLIMATE: Environment committee redresses ILUC balance
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Fighting back against illegal waste shipments
(AE) HEALTH: Environment committee wants to make tobacco less attractive
(AE) FISHERIES: Negotiations on EU-Morocco agreement resume on 18 July
(AE) MARITIME POLICY: Study calls for EEZ in Mediterranean
(AE) AGRICULTURE: EP focuses on issues of CAP reform not yet settled
(AE) COHESION: Reform vote welcomed by MEPs and local authorities
(AE) REGIONS: Presidency's cohesion and macro-regional priorities
(AE) ENERGY: Evidence of nuclear power's worldwide decline
(AE) ENTREPRISE: Hands-on action to promote spirit of enterprise
(AE) INFRASTRUCTURE: Coreper gives Connecting Europe Facility go ahead
(AE) JHA: Personal data complaints in France in context of PRISM affair
(AE) INTERNAL MARKET:
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EDUCATION
(AE) SOCIAL: Lithuanian Presidency hopes to take social dimension forward
(AE) EMPLOYMENT: EESC calls for EU public enterprise statute
(AE) EDUCATION: Vassiliou says universities should think global
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) RUSSIA: EU takes note of verdict on Magntisky
(AE) EGYPT: EU calls for speedy restoration of civilian elected government
(AE) KOSOVO: Ashton calls for agreement to be implemented
(AE) ARMENIA: Association agreement initialled at end of November?
(AE) GEORGIA: Füle calls for institutions not to be exploited
(AE) BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Ashton wants war crimes processing continued
(AE) TRADE: Rich countries are committed to trade facilitation
(AE) CHINA: Beijing ready to cap solar product prices and exports
(AE) TUNISIA: Talks on “Open Sky” are reactivated
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Encephalopathy decision goes against France
(AE) COPYRIGHT: Recording media - first sale levy allowed with proviso
(AE) STATE AID: Is obligation to buy wind power in France questioned?
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) LUXEMBOURG: Government must remain in place until October
(AE) PORTUGAL: Limited support for president of current government