Brussels, 26/07/2004 (Agence Europe) - On 20 July, the European Commission formally requested that Italy abolish an environmental tax levied on natural gas transported from Algeria to Italy and other Member States via Italy in a gas pipeline owned by a private company. The Commission considers the tax infringes the EU Common Customs Tariff because it runs counter to the principle of equal customs duties on products imported from non-EU countries bordering the Community, the basic principles...