Brussels, 10/06/2009 (Agence Europe) - In a ruling on Wednesday 10 June, the Court of First Instance dismissed in its entirety Poland's appeal against the obligation imposed by the Commission to tax stocks of certain agricultural products considered surplus at the time of the country's accession (case T-257/04).
At the enlargement of the EU in 2004, the 10 new member states became subject to regulation (EC) 1972/2003, which calls for the taxation of individuals who had amassed stocks of...