Brussels, 29/11/2000 (Agence Europe) - As the dossier was not yet ripe for coming to an agreement, the Ecofin Council simply took stock, on Monday, of the state of work concerning the VAT directive applicable to electronic commerce. The French Presidency expressed its intention, in October, to reach a political agreement (see EUROPE of 20 October, p.11), but the positions held by the Fifteen are still divergent over the question of the place where third country operators must register and...