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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8199

25 April 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 36
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Commission authorises exemption of levies on aggregates in favour of companies in Northern Ireland

Brussels, 24/04/2002 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has decided not to oppose a temporary exemption in the United Kingdom provided for in favour of Northern Ireland companies to exempt them of "levies on aggregates", introduced on 1 April last. It is a question of an environmental tax levied on the commercial exploitation of rocks, sand and gravel when these are used as recycled aggregates for construction purposes and substitution products for virgin aggregates. The United...

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