- Italian Supreme Court referred a question to Constitutional Court about customs confiscation for simple smuggling involving non-payment of import VAT
- Concerns about disproportionate severity compared to treatment of internal VAT evasion
- Import VAT is part of general VAT system, not customs duty
- Sanctions for import VAT evasion should not be same as customs duty evasion
- Concerns about compliance with principles of reasonableness and proportionality under Italian Constitution and EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in sanction framework for simple smuggling cases
Source: eutekne.info
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