Van Gend en Loos v Nederlandse Administratie der Belastingen
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The Van Gend en Loos case[1] or Van Gend en Loos v. Nederlandse Administratie der Belastingen was a landmark case in the development of the European Union which concerned the ability of the Netherlands to levy tax imports on chemicals imported from other nations of the then European Economic Community. Article 12 of the Treaty of Rome prevented such protectionism.
The case establishes the doctine of direct effect in EU law.
Mark Rowe has small knob!
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