With regard to energy products and electricity “energy-intensive business” as defined in Article 17(1)(a) of Directive 2003/96/EC shall be regarded as fulfilling this criterion as long as that provision remains in force. [114] In this respect, Member States may provide estimations of, inter alia, the product price elasticity of the sector concerned in the relevant geographic market as well as estimates of lost sales and/or reduced profits for the companies in the sector/category concerned.
Ce niveau minimum correspond, dans le cas particulier de l ' électricité et des produits énergétiques, au niveau minimum communautaire de taxation prévu à l ' annexe I de la directive 2003/96/CE du Conseil du 27 octobre 2003 restructurant le cadre communautaire de taxation des produits énergétiques et de l'électricité (JO L 283 du 31.10.2003, p. 51).