Title Consultation on the structures of excise duties applied to alcohol and alcoholic beverages | |
Policy field Taxation | |
Target groups The European Commission seeks the views of all interested parties on a set of possible options for revision of Directive 92/83/EEC. | |
Period of consultation: From 18/04/2017 to 11/07/2017 | |
Objective of the consultation This consultation is intended to gather the views of EU citizens and stakeholders on a set of possible options for the revision of Directive 92/83/EEC. Council Directive 1992/83/EEC sets out EU rules on the structures of excise duty applied to alcohol and alcoholic beverages. In particular:
The Directive has not changed in substance since it was written in 1992. A report (28 October 2016) was prepared in the context of the Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme (REFIT) and was supported by an external study. According to the Commission report, there might be scope to improve Directive 1992/83/EEC in order to reduce administrative burden for both Member States and economic operators and reduce distortions in the internal market. The ECOFIN Council discussed the Commission report and adopted a set of conclusions on 6 December 2016 requesting the Commission to carry out the necessary studies to prepare a possible legislative proposal for revision of the Directive. On 1st March 2017 the European Commission published an Inception Impact Assessment providing the background and a first description of the problems and possible policy options under analysis. | |
How to submit your contribution In the interests of transparency, organisations have been invited to provide the public with relevant information about themselves by registering in the Transparency Register and subscribing to its Code of Conduct. The Commission will deal with contributions and personal data according to the Specific Privacy Statement attached to this consultation. The contributions reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. View the contributions The submissions and a simplified statistics report of the results of the public consultation are available here. Next steps The Commission will analyse the content of the contributions received and produce a synopsis report of the entire consultation result. | |
Contact details: | |
Responsible service | DG TAXUD – Directorate C – Indirect Taxation Unit C2 Indirect Taxes other than VAT |
Postal address | European Commission B-1049 Brussels |