Council Directive 2003/117/EC
of 5 December 2003
amending Directives 92/79/EEC and 92/80/EEC, in order to authorise the French Republic to prolong the application of lower rates of excise duty to tobacco products released for consumption in Corsica

Article 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deleted by Council Directive 2011/64/EU of 21 June 2011 on the structure and rates of excise duty applied to manufactured tobacco (codification).
Article 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Article 3 Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive before 1 January 2004. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by Member States.
Article 4 This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 5 This Directive is addressed to the Member States.