derogation

Romanian authorities try to convince the European Commission to grant derogation from regulations regarding greenhouse gas emissions to 13 companies compelled to pay sanctions totaling EUR21 million after breaching the deadline by which greenhouse gas certificates should have been submitted.

Romania requested derogation from EU regulations to apply reverse taxation on intra-community trade with cereals, fruit, vegetables, meat, sugar and bread, and an answer on this matter is expected to be conveyed by the Council of the European Union.

Romanian Agriculture Minister Mihail Dumitru told a news conference Friday the request of the Agrostar union federation to extend state aid for at least one year based on derogation from the European Commission Regulation on the payment of state aid is not possible.