Brussels, 27/11/2006 (Agence Europe) - In a preliminary ruling on “Staatssecretaris van Financiën/Joustra” (C-5/05), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) stated on 24 November that a private individual cannot order from a distance and deliver the goods subject to excise duty themselves from another Member State without paying the excise duty in the importing Member States. To benefit from a derogation, it is imperative to go to the Member States where the purchase is made and pay the...