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maritime transport, ports and airports
Port taxes: threes requests for a preliminary ruling referred to the Court of Justice
The Genoa Provincial Tax Tribunal has referred different questions to the European Court of Justice with reference to the compatibility with Regulation EEC No 4055/1986 of some provisions of the Italian Presidential Decree no 107/2009, under which vessels are required to pay a fee on the basis of their port of origin or destination.
maritime transport
Commission’s proposals to Greece on tonnage tax
The European Commission has sent to Greece a set of proposals to prevent abuse of tonnage tax.
Although the tonnage-based flat-rate taxation scheme applied to shipping enterprises is considered as legitimate, Commission found it cannot be applied to port tugs, fishing vessels, recreational crafts (albeit in charter), intermediaries and brokers, individual shareholders, otherwise it would constitute State aid.