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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8504

15 July 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/tobacco
Commission asks Germany to align taxes for "home-made" cigarettes and "ready made" ones

Brussels, 14/07/2003 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission decided on Monday to send a reasoned opinion to Germany asking it to stop applying reduced taxation to rolls of tobacco that can be made into cigarettes by the consumer. It believes that this practise violates directives on tax regimes applicable, which provide for such products to be taxed as cigarettes. In the absence of a satisfactory reaction within two months, the Commission could decide to bring the case to the Court of...

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