Poland Not Complying With EU Duty Exemption for Certain Alcohol Imports, EU Says
The European Commission referred Poland to the European Union's Court of Justice due to its failure to comply with EU duty exemptions for alcohol imports used in the production of medicine, the EC said in an Oct. 30 news release.…
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Poland’s national practices stipulate that it will not apply the exemption “when the alcohol importers do not choose to use a duty suspension arrangement,” the EC said. The Polish practice “runs against provisions of EU law on the harmonisation of the structures of excise duties on alcohol and alcoholic beverages and the principle of proportionality,” the EC said.