The European Parliament adopted by 594 votes to 99, with 10 abstentions, in the framework of a special legislative procedure (Parliaments consultation), a legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the dock dues in the French outermost regions.
Parliament adopted its position without making amendments.
The proposed Decision aims to authorise France, until 31 December 2020, to apply exemptions or reductions to the dock dues for certain products produced in the outermost regions of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion (excluding Saint Martin).
The 'dock dues' tax is an indirect tax applied to deliveries and exports of goods in the French outermost regions. In principle, it is applied in the same way to products produced locally and those that are not (products of metropolitan France, other Member States or non-member countries).