EU JUDGES ORDER NETHERLANDS AND GREECE TO REMOVE OBSTACLES TO USED CAR IMPORTS
September 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Court of Justice (ECJ) has told Greece and the Netherlands to remove obstacles to second hand car imports that would make it easier - if they are removed - for fleet managers to export and sell old vehicles. As regards the Netherlands, the ECJ has ruled its government has acted illegally by requiring three-years-or-older vehicles previously registered in another European Union (EU) member state to be given a Dutch road worthiness test to secure local registration. In court, the Netherlands government argued that its tests protected ...
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