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Council Directive 2008/55/EC (repealed)Show full title
Council Directive 2008/55/EC of 26 May 2008 on mutual assistance for the recovery of claims relating to certain levies, duties, taxes and other measures (Codified version) (repealed)
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Article 4
1.At the request of the applicant authority, the requested authority shall provide any information which would be useful to the applicant authority in the recovery of its claim.
In order to obtain this information, the requested authority shall make use of the powers provided under the laws, regulations or administrative provisions applying to the recovery of similar claims arising in the Member State where that authority is situated.
2.The request for information shall indicate the name and address of the person to whom the information to be provided relates and any other relevant information relating to the identification to which the applicant authority normally has access and the nature and amount of the claim in respect of which the request is made.
3.The requested authority shall not be obliged to supply information:
(a)which it would not be able to obtain for the purpose of recovering similar claims arising in the Member State in which it is situated;
(b)which would disclose any commercial, industrial or professional secrets; or
(c)the disclosure of which would be liable to prejudice the security of or be contrary to the public policy of the State.
4.The requested authority shall inform the applicant authority of the grounds for refusing a request for information.
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