Brussels, 05/07/2002 (Agence Europe) - At his meeting in Brussels on Thursday with the French Overseas Minister Brigitte Girardin, Commissioner Frits Bolkestein confirmed that the French system of taxing sales in overseas territories (called DOM in French), known as "octroi de mer" or harbour dues, will be extended for a year. The scheme was authorized for a decade and was due to run out on 31 December 2002. It granted exemption to the internal market rules for local DOM communities to...