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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8554

2 October 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/internal market
Commission puts off decision on German recycling system after meeting with Prodi and Schröder

Brussels, 01/10/2003 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has decided to put off until 21 October its decision on whether or not to open a formal investigation into the returnable bottle and can system in Germany. During a telephone conversation on Tuesday evening, Commission President Romano Prodi and Chancellor Gerhard Schröder agreed to pursue contacts in order to seek an adequate solution, it was said at the Commission. Germany has, since January, imposed a 0.25 euro tax on bottles...

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