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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7776

4 September 2000
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Commission sends reasoned opinion to Italy for it to put an end to obligatory fixing of customs agent revenue

Brussels, 09/08/2000 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission decided to send a reasoned opinion to Italy for non-respect of competition rules concerning the remuneration of customs agents, despite a Court of Justice ruling.

The case dates back to 1993and the Italian government recent showed its intention to adapt its legislation to enable the customs expeditors to freely establish their remuneration. Nevertheless, by sending a motivated opinion, the Commission wants to ensure that the...