Court of Justice of the European Union · Judgment
C-103/17Messer France SAS v Premier ministre and Others
- Decided
- 2018-07-25
- ECLI
- ECLI:EU:C:2018:587
- CELEX
- 62017CJ0103
- Finality
- Final, the decision cannot be appealed
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Reference for a preliminary ruling — Harmonisation of fiscal legislation — Directive 92/12/EEC — Article 3(2) — Directive 2003/96/EC — Articles 3 and 18 — Taxation of energy products and electricity — Excise duties — Existence of another indirect tax — Conditions — National legislation providing for a contribution to the public electricity service — Definition of ‘specific purposes’ — Compliance with a minimum level of taxation.
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