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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8688
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/taxation

Commission asks Germany to abolish 'exit taxes'

Brussels, 19/04/2004 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission decided on Monday to formally request Germany to abolish its "exit tax" provisions. The Commission considers that Germany's exit tax regime (Article 6 of the Law on tax relations with foreign aspects) is incompatible with EC Treaty rules on people's right to reside, work and establish themselves in another Member State (Articles 18, 39 and 43). The Commission's view takes account of the case law of the European Court of Justice...

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