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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7901

12 February 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 46
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/taxation
Agreement on derogation to excise duties on mineral oils

Brussels, 12/02/2001 (Agence Europe) - The Finance Ministers completed this Monday an agreement on the exoneration given to Member States on excise duties that hit mineral oils. They where pushed by the need to fill the legal void, the derogation having expired on 31 December 2000, and by threats from Commissioner Frits Bolkestein, to initiate on Wednesday an infringement procedure against three Member States, which maintain derogations in favour of their road hauliers: France, Italy and the...

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