SHRIMP ECJ CASE
June 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
EU member states should not charge levies on deliveries of locally made primary food commodities to distributors, if some are exported without processing, the European Court of Justice has ruled. The precedent came in a case focused on a levy charged on shrimp landings, to help pay for Dutch peeling and sieving.
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EU member states should not charge levies on deliveries of locally made primary food commodities to distributors, if some are exported without processing, the European Court of Justice has ruled. The precedent came in a case focused on a levy charged on shrimp landings, to help pay for Dutch peeling and sieving.
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