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Council Directive 1999/81/EC of 29 July 1999 amending Directive 92/79/EEC on the approximation of taxes on cigarettes, Directive 92/80/EEC on the approximation of taxes on manufactured tobacco other than cigarettes and Directive 95/59/EC on taxes other than turnover taxes which affect the consumption of manufactured tobacco · European Union

When a Member State increases the rate of value-added tax on cigarettes, it may reduce the incidence of the overall minimum excise duty up to an amount which, expressed as a percentage of the retail selling price, is equal to the incidence of the increase in the rate of value added tax, also expressed as a percentage of the retail selling price, even if such an adjustment has the effect of reducing the incidence of the overall minimum excise duty to below the level laid down in Article 2.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.