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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9218

24 June 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 33
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/intellectual property
Opinion divided over Commission's idea for tax on blank CDs

Brussels, 23/06/2006 (Agence Europe) - The Commission is currently consulting with industry over a special system for private copies, whereby Member States can authorise copies for private use as long as the copier makes a payment in the form of a tax on blank cassettes, CDs and DVDs and electronic equipment (iPODs, MP3 players and mobile phones). The Commission is planning to publish a recommendation by the end of the year recommending that some kinds of electronic equipment be exempt from...

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