EUROPEAN COMMISSION TAKES PORTUGAL TO COURT OVER EXCISED PRODUCT WAREHOUSE RED TAPE
March 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission is taking Portugal to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) alleging illegally excess red tape regarding the export of excisable products - including tobacco goods. Lisbon insists an administrative document is sent to customs officials six working hours before their release by exporting Portuguese warehouses. The aim is to fight excise fraud, but the Commission claims the rule is a sledgehammer to crack a nut and effectively prevents new excise warehouse operators opening businesses in Portugal, especially those who are not ...
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