41. In recent years it has lobbied vigorously to save tax-free sales within the EU, but to no avail. 42. In 1991, the EU ended duty-free sales by 1999, declaring them incompatible with a single market Europe. 43. Duty-free sales will still be allowed for travelers outside the EU . ( EU-SUMMIT-DUTY FREE) 44. Merchants near the reservations complain that the tax-free sales constitute an unfair advantage for Native American-owned businesses. 45. And last week it went a step further, allowing the free sale of a variety of consumer products and industrial goods. 46. It said profit from the ferry company's duty-free sales allowed it to attract passengers by charging reduced fares. 47. But Eurotunnel complains that duty-free sales on ferries in effect subsidize the fares _ so it wants the sales halted. 48. Duty-free sales for travel inside the EU were to have ended in 1993 when the EU dropped its internal borders. 49. These outlets were abolished for intra-EU tax union, and thus still continue duty-free sales for all travelers. 50. Coinciding with this, the ship no longer called at L�ngn�s as tax-free sales were no longer needed on board.
