ECJ FINLAND
October 1st, 2001
BY ALAN OSBORNAN ADVOCATE General of the European Court of Justice has ruled that by using the value of a new car as a yardstick for determining the taxes on an imported second-hand vehicle, Finland is violating EU treaty regulations.The judge said that the Finnish tax was discriminatory in that it removed competitive advantages enjoyed by suppliers of imported used vehicles over those selling used vehicles in Finland.In a preliminary ruling which is not binding on the full court, butlikely to be upheld by it, the advocate general said added that Finnish ...
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