<TABLE height=291 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=10 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top>[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]EC initiates infringement procedure against Austria, France and Italy [/FONT]</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top>[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The European Commission has sent official requests for information on national legislation restricting the supply of gambling services to Austria, France and Italy, it announced today.
[/FONT]</TD></TR><TR><TD height=17>[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]In its statement, it said it wished “to verify whether the measures in question are compatible with Article 49 of the EC Treaty, which guarantees the free movement of services”. The member states have two months in which to answer.
[/FONT]</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
[/FONT]</TD></TR><TR><TD height=17>[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]In its statement, it said it wished “to verify whether the measures in question are compatible with Article 49 of the EC Treaty, which guarantees the free movement of services”. The member states have two months in which to answer.
[/FONT]</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
