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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8501

10 July 2003
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/internal market
Matter of car registration in Denmark is taken before the Court - reasoned opinion issued to Greece

Brussels, 09/07/2003 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has decided to refer the matter of vehicle registration in Denmark to the Court. During establishment in Denmark, a new resident must pay a registration tax of up to 108% of the value of the vehicle. According to the Commission, the March 1983 Directive on taxation of goods imported by private individuals only allows a tax covering the registration costs as such. The Danish tax is essentially a tax on consumption on top of the...

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