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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8103

1 December 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 34 / 46
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/court of justice
Equal pay and Belgian taxes on satellite dishes

Luxembourg, 30/11/2001 (Agence Europe) - In the De Coster case, the Court of Justice has ruled that the levying of a municipal tax only on satellite dishes is contrary to the freedom to supply services. A Court of Justice press release signals that "The tax regulation adopted by a Belgian municipality penalises programmes transmitted from other Member States and that barrier to trade cannot be justified by concern for the protection of the environment as argued by the municipality". A...

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