EXCISE COMPUTERISATION

BY KEITH NUTHALL
EU ministers have been asked to approve a formal plan to computerise and coordinate the European Union's customs procedures controlling the movement and surveillance of excisable products, such as tobacco. The EU Decision establishes a Euro 35 million budget to set up the system within five years. It also maps out its technical specifications.



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