20/11/2013 (Agence Europe) - Sweden referred to European Court of Justice over VAT on postal services. On Wednesday 20 November, the European Commission decided to send Sweden to the European Court of Justice because it fails to exempt postal services from VAT. All operators, including the one which provides the universal service, are obliged to charge VAT. Sweden has consequently failed to apply an exemption provided for under EU legislation (European case law, Case C-357/07). (MB/transl.fl)