Excise duty: lower rates on tobacco products for consumption in Corsica

The committee adopted the report by John PURVIS (EPP-ED, UK) broadly approving the proposal under the consultation procedure, subject to just two amendments. In order to achieve a more balanced and orderly transition by ensuring that the derogation is phased out gradually over several years (rather than waiting until 2008 and then phasing it out over a period of just two years), the committee proposed that the minimum rate be increased by 3 percentage points per year, with a final adjustment of 4 percentage points.�