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Markus Grabitz

News | Tabaksteuer

Tabaksteuer: Kommission schlägt Rat massive Erhöhung vor

Das Kollegium der EU-Kommission hat am 16. Juli den Vorschlag für eine Ratsrichtlinie zur Besteuerung von Tabakprodukten beschlossen. Bei klassischen Produkten soll die Mindeststeuer drastisch angehoben, neuartige Produkte sollen besteuert werden.

Von Markus Grabitz

News | Tabaksteuer

Tobacco tax: Commission proposes massive increase to Council

On July 16, the College of the EU Commission adopted the proposal for a Council Directive on the taxation of tobacco products. The minimum tax on traditional products will be drastically increased, while new products are to be taxed.

Von Markus Grabitz

News | Patente

Standard Essential Patents: Commission officially withdraws proposal

On July 16, the College of Commissioners decided to withdraw the proposals for Standard Essential Patents (SEP) and the AI Liability Directive. Both the Council and the Parliament had strongly supported the SEP proposal.

Von Markus Grabitz, Corinna Visser