I would thus like to underline that the Community minimum rates have not been reviewed since 1992 and that today, in practice, duty levels often far exceed the Community minimum rates and also differ greatly from country to country.
Jeg understreger, at de fælles mindstesatser ikke er ændret siden 192, og at forbrugsafgifterne i dag i praksis tit ligger meget højere end de fælles mindstesatser og endvidere er meget forskellige fra land til land.