Court of Justice of the European Union · Judgment

C-31/17Cristal Union, the legal successor to Sucrerie de Toury SA v Ministre de l'Économie et des Finances

Decided: 2018-03-07
ECLI: ECLI:EU:C:2018:168
CELEX: 62017CJ0031
Finality: Final, the decision cannot be appealed

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Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 2003/96/EC — Taxation of energy products and electricity — Article 14(1)(a) — Energy products used for the generation of electricity — Obligation to exempt — Article 15(1)(c) — Energy products used for combined heat and power generation — Option to exempt or reduce the level of taxation — Natural gas intended for use in the cogeneration of heat and electricity.

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