Customs Union: Discriminatory Taxation - Genuine Tax vs Custom Duties/CHEE

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Case 90/79 Commission v France

A levy will fall under Article 110 if it relates to "a general system of internal dues applied systematically and in accordance with objective criteria irrespective of the origin of the product".

CD/CHEE under Article 30

  1. Imposed on goods as they cross the frontier
  2. Specific charge on imported goods to the exclusion of domestic goods
  3. Unlawful per se.

Genuine Tax under Article 110

  1. Imposed within the MS.
  2. Imposed as part of the internal taxation system
  3. Prohibited only if discriminatory.
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Apply Article 30 TFEU if:

  1. The sole purpose of the refund is to finance activities which benefit the taxed domestic product and
  2. The product which has been taxed and the product benefitting from the charge must be the same and
  3. Refund of the charge imposed on the domestic product is made in full.

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