Doc dues tax: implementation in Mayotte

The European Parliament adopted by 554 votes to 65, with 8 abstentions, in the framework of a special legislative procedure (Parliament consultation), a legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision amending Decision 2004/162/EC with regard to its implementation in Mayotte from 1 January 2014.

Parliament approved the Commission proposal without amendment.

To recall, the proposal seeks to amend the Decision 2004/162/EC by making it applicable to Mayotte which has become an outmost region within the meaning of Article 349 TFEU from 1 January 2014, pursuant to Decision 2012/419/EU.

The proposal provides that the French authorities should be allowed, until 1 July 2014, to apply exemptions or reductions to the dock dues tax for certain products which are produced locally. It also seeks to authorise the application of a differentiated tax system for 59 products produced locally in Mayotte.