SWEDEN ALCOHOL BAN IS ILLEGAL BLOCK ON MOVING GOODS IN THE EU – ECJ
June 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE SWEDISH government will use excise taxation to dissuade consumers from taking advantage of a European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling that Sweden's ban on private consumers importing alcoholic beverages is illegal under European Union (EU) law. The court stated the ban cannot be legally justified by claims it reduces alcohol consumption.Under Swedish law, alcohol imports can only be made by its drinks monopoly Systembolaget. The law forces individuals to go through the monopoly to order alcohol, paying a margin of 17% in addition to ...
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