EU ROUND UP
July 1st, 2001
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Commission has launched a series of legal proceedings against EU Member States, which it claims have broken oil-related directives.It has decided to take Italy to the European Court of Justice over its special tax on engine lubrication oils, which Brussels claims contravenes EU excise duty laws.Meanwhile, the Commission has threatened Germany and Italy with legal action at the ECJ, for failing to implement EU laws imposing maximum levels on the sulphur content of heavy fuel oil and gas oil.It has also sent legal final warning notes to ...
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