De deri fastsatte energiafgifter, var fra den 1. april 1999 blevet væsentligt forhøjet ved miljøafgiftsreformen, hvilket fremgår af vedlagte oversigt (bilag I). ###>They stated that the energy tax rates contained therein had been increased significantly as of 1 April 1999 through the ecological tax reform (as shown in the overview in Annex I).