The European Commission has referred Greece to the Court of Justice of the European Union for its failure to amend registration tax rules for vehicles leased or rented to Greek residents by non-Greek lessors. Contrary to previous ECJ rulings, Greece continues to require …
Commission refers Greece to the ECJ on vehicle registration tax for leased or rented cars, 26th November 2014
The European Commission has referred Greece to the Court of Justice of the European Union for its failure to amend registration tax rules for vehicles leased or rented to Greek residents by non-Greek lessors. Contrary to previous ECJ rulings, Greece continues to require registration tax, on vehicles leased in another Member State to be paid in full.
ECJ Ruling on Case T-512/11 (Irish air passenger tax), 25th November 2014
The General Court ruled on Ryanair’s appeal against a Commission decision of July 2011 finding that certain exemptions from an Irish tax on air travel passengers were in line with EU state aid rules. The GC held that the Commission should have opened an in-depth investigation in order to verify whether the exemptions at hand constituted state aid or not.
Landwell & Associés, France
Stephen Dale
