BELGIUM BOTTLES CASE
March 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission is threatening Belgium with legal action at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over laws restricting the size of drinks bottles to a range of fixed quantities. The Commission considers these restrictions "an unjustified obstacle to the free movement of goods", giving Belgium two months to devise reforms, or maybe face an ECJ case.
THE EUROPEAN Commission is threatening Belgium with legal action at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over laws restricting the size of drinks bottles to a range of fixed quantities. The Commission considers these restrictions "an unjustified obstacle to the free movement of goods", giving Belgium two months to devise reforms, or maybe face an ECJ case.
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