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Court holds that refusing to refund a vehicle scrapping fee violates EU law despite compliance with national scrapping regulations.

Case Number 2622-05
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Jurisdiction Sweden (SE)
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The Chamber of Appeal overturned the County Court's dismissal of the vehicle owner's claim for a refund of a scrapping fee. While the fee was imposed in accordance with the Swedish Vehicle Scrapping Act, the court found the refusal violated European Community law regarding the free movement of goods. Consequently, the administrative decisions were annulled, and the owner was granted the right to recover the fee.

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Vägskrotningslagen (1998:1000); EG-fördraget: The refusal by a national authority to refund a vehicle scrapping fee imposed on a vehicle exported to another Member State constitutes a restriction incompatible with EU law on the free movement of goods, even if the fee is legally mandated domestically.

Keywords

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vehicle scrapping fee free movement of goods export to Germany EU law supremacy administrative refund national legislation annulment of decision

Cited Legislation

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Vägskrotningslagen (1998:1000)
EG-fördraget
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Ö 12763-20
Swedish court allows appeal of enforcement agency decision on failed service under EU rules.
3004-12
Supreme Administrative Court allows claim for 20,000 SEK compensation for excessive delay in social security case.
6409-12
VAT refund denied; credit note required despite no risk of tax loss due to lack of special circumstances.
Ö 1516-21
Court dismisses appeal against creditor's European payment order rejection as inadmissible under EU regulation.
1786-99
Court dismisses appeal against auditor license denial based on tax arrears existing at time of decision.

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Vägverket har beslutat att inte återbetala en bilskrotningsavgift som påförts ett fordon som exporterats till Tyskland. Länsrätten har avslagit överklagande från fordonsägaren. Sedan denne fullföljt sin talan har kammarrätten förklarat att förfarandet att inte återbetala avgiften visserligen överensstämmer med bilskrotningslagen, men att det strider mot EG-rätten. Vägverkets och länsrättens beslut har därför upphävts och fordonsägaren förklarats berättigad att återfå skrotningsavgiften.