EU Internal Market
Requirement of a licence for the retail sale of alcoholic beverages - Monopoly on the retail sale of
alcoholic beverages - Justification - Protection of health.
Case C-198/14 (http://curia.europa.eu/juris/liste.jsf?language=en&num=C-198/14)
1. Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 12 February 2015
Minister Finansów v Oil Trading Poland sp. z.o.o.
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Naczelny Sd Administracyjny
Reference for a preliminary ruling - Excise duties - Directives 92/12/EEC and 2008/118/EC -
Scope - Mineral oils and energy products - Lubricating oils used for purposes other than as motor
fuels or as heating fuels - Not included - Excise duty levied on the consumption of energy
products, imposed by a Member State in accordance with the harmonised excise duty