24/07/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 24 July, the European Commission adopted a proposal authorising France to apply, until 31 December 2012, a reduced rate of taxation to unleaded petrol used as motor fuel and consumed in the Corsican departments. In order to avoid any over-compensation, the reduction must not go beyond the additional costs of transport, storage and distribution compared with mainland France. The reduced rate must comply with the obligations in directive 2003/96/EC, in...