FINLAND CAR REGISTRATION RESTRICTIONS RAPPED BY ECJ
March 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Court of Justice (ECJ) has censured Finland for requiring drivers of vehicles who motor in Finland for more than a week to secure Finnish registration, at the full fee rate, even if their car is legally registered elsewhere in the European Union (EU). Judges ruled the system broke Finland's EU treaty commitments on the free movement of goods between EU member states, effectively ordering it to liberalise. The case was brought by the European Commission, which said it had acted after a number of complaints. Brussels told the court the ...
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