Press Release: Customs: The Commission brings an action in the Court of Justice against Italy for imposing the Sicilian environmental tax

The European Commission has decided to bring an action in the Court of Justice against Italy for imposing the Sicilian environmental tax. The Commission considers that this tax, which is essentially levied on natural gas from Algeria, infringes the European Community's Common Customs Tariff and runs counter to the basic principles governing the common commercial policy and the EU's international obligations under the Cooperation Agreement with Algeria.