The Committee on Regional Development adopted, in the framework of a special legislative procedure (Parliament’s consultation), the report by Iskra MIHAYLOVA (ADLE, BG) on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the dock dues in the French outermost regions.
It recommended the European Parliament to approve, unamended, the Commission proposal.
The proposal seeks to continue support for competitiveness and social and economic development. The purpose of the proposal is to establish a new legal framework for the dock dues from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2020, by determining the products to which tax exemptions and reductions may be applied.
The proposal also foresees extending Decision 2004/162/EC by a further six months (until 30 June 2015) in order to give France time to transpose the provisions of the new Council Decision into its national law for the period from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2020.