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BREACHES OF EU LAW / Finance

Commission refers Greece to CJEU over excise duty rate on two local alcoholic beverages

15/02/2017 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 15 February, the European Commission announced that it had referred Greece to the Court of Justice of the European Union, as the country does not apply the standard rate of excise duty to two specific alcoholic beverages, Tsipouro and Tsikoudià.

Under EU law, the same excise duty rate should apply to ethyl alcohol used in the production of alcoholic beverages, unless exemptions or derogations apply. However, Greece does not have a derogation for...

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