Brussels (EFE).- The European Commission gave this Wednesday a two-month ultimatum to Spain to adopt the new community regulations on excise taxes on alcohol in relation to small producers and artisan producers or, otherwise, it will raise the issue to European Justice.
The Community Executive opened a file in January 2022 but Spain has not yet transposed into national legislation a directive that it was obliged to adopt before December 31, 2021, the institution reported in a statement.
“To date, Spain has not notified any transposition measure to the Commission and now has two months to comply with the transposition obligation and notify it,” warns Brussels, which recalls that the next step, if non-compliance persists, would be to present a complaint before the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU).
Specifically, the European Commission sent a reasoned opinion to Spain, the second phase in the community infringement procedures after it opened the case in January of last year with the referral of a letter of formal notice (the opening of the file).
The directive that Spain has not yet adopted establishes a certification system at a European level for small producers and artisan alcohol producers with the aim of facilitating their access to reduced rates of excise duties throughout the bloc.