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[December 09, 2008]

'EICTA lobbies against smartphone import duty hike'

(DMeurope Via Acquire Media NewsEdge)
European ICT and consumer electronics association EICTA has criticized
a European Commission proposal to increase import duties on multimedia
phones with GPS and mobile TV functions. Following "questionable"
customs classification of mobile phones in Germany and the Netherlands,
the EC is expected to present a proposal to charge customs duties on
mobile phones, by moving sophisticated phones into a dutiable customs
category, according to EICTA. Mobile phones with increased
functionality, such as GPS receivers and mobile TV would face a tax of
up to 14 percent, versus 0 percent at present. Member states' Customs
Code Committee is due to discuss tariffs on multifunctional devices
with mobile phone function on 10 December. "At a time when Europe is
confronted with protracted recession, there is a need to reassure
consumers. Measures such as this send the wrong message and end up

penalising the most critical forces of economic recovery in Europe:
consumers and innovators," said Mark MacGann, EICTA Director General. A
EC source told Les Echos that no decision was expected in the short
term. Member states are divided about the idea of increasing the import
duty or not, but when the time comes, they will have to decide on a
qualified-majority basis.

(Distributed for DMeurope.com via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com))


Copyright ? 2008 M2 Communications Ltd.

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