Brussels, 04/06/2015 (Agence Europe) - There is nothing to prevent a member state of the EU from levying a duty on nuclear fuel. This arises from the judgment returned on Thursday 4 June (case C-5/14) by the Court of Justice of the EU, which ruled that the German duty on the use of nuclear fuel for the industrial production of electricity, which is adopted in 2010, is compatible with EU law.
This tax, which has been in force in Germany since 1 January 2011 and will run until 31 December...