Council Directive 2011/64/EU of 21 June 2011 on the… Article 17
Council Directive 2011/64/EU of 21 June 2011 on the… Article 17
Article 17
The following may be exempted from excise duty or excise duty already paid on them may be refunded:
(a)
denatured manufactured tobacco used for industrial or horticultural purposes;
(b)
manufactured tobacco which is destroyed under administrative supervision;
(c)
manufactured tobacco which is solely intended for scientific tests and for tests connected with product quality;
(d)
manufactured tobacco which is reworked by the producer.
Member States shall determine the conditions and formalities to which the abovementioned exemptions or refunds are subject.
Other provisions in CHAPTER 5 — DETERMINATION OF THE MAXIMUM RETAIL SELLING PRICE OF MANUFACTURED TOBACCO, COLLECTION OF EXCISE DUTY, EXEMPTIONS AND REFUNDS
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