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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8381

18 January 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 42
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/excise
Commission calls on France to comply with Court's ruling condemning differential taxation of dark and Virginia-type tobacco

Brussels, 17/01/2003 (Agence Europe) - On Friday, the European Commission sent a reasoned opinion to France calling on it to take measures in order to comply with the European Court of Justice's ruling of 27 February last concerning differential taxation of dark and Virginia-type tobacco. If no satisfactory reply to the reasoned opinion comes from Paris before 19 February, the Commission may refer the matter to the Court and ask the Court to impose daily penalties on France.

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