Administrative cooperation in the field of excise duties: content of electronic register

The European Parliament adopted by 597 votes to 12 with 52 abstentions, under a special legislative procedure (consultation) on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 389/2012 on administrative cooperation in the field of excise duties as regards the content of electronic register.

Parliament approved the Commission proposal without amendments

The proposal concerns the automation of the supervision of movements of excise goods which have been released for consumption in one Member State and that are being moved to another Member State in order to be delivered for commercial purposes in that other Member State.

It amends the scope of Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 389/2012 to include two new categories of economic operators:

• certified consignors, who are registered as consignors for excise goods that have already been released for consumption and;
• certified consignees who are registered as consignees for excise goods that have already been released for consumption.