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News in week 19: communication on decisions relating to binding tariff information; amended regulations imposing anti-dumping and countervailing duties on imports of biodiesel originating in … the United States of America; new features on the Access2Markets portal; and more news!

The area of classification is often seen as a dark art and impenetrable to most people. This is of course untrue, but it does require experience and repeated and frequent exposure in order to … operate confidently and competently within this discipline. In March 2021, an article reporting on the deliberations of the Irish Tax Appeals Commission regarding a tariff classification dispute between the Irish Revenue Commissioners and a medical technology company appeared in an Irish daily newspaper. As a customs consultant and a former civil servant with a particular interest in tariff classification, my attention was immediately piqued.

On April 28th, 2022, another edition of the event 'Global Webinar: Journals on Customs' took place, during which editors of six leading journals shared their insights concerning some of the most … significant topics, events and articles that have taken place in specialist editions over the past year. For me, as a young researcher, such events are of great importance, as they allow me to learn what are the current important issues in the field of global customs control. In the next few lines, I will try to outline what impressed me the most in the presentations of the speakers in the meeting.

Naujienos 19 savaitę: komunikatas dėl valstybių narių muitinių priimtų sprendimų, susijusių su privalomąja tarifine informacija; iš dalies pakeisti reglamentai dėl antidempingo ir kompensacinių … muitų importuojamam JAV kilmės biodyzelinui; naujos funkcijos Access2Markets portale; ir daugiau aktualijų!

Part of the EU’s trade rules enforcement arsenal, the Trade Barriers Regulation is a legal instrument that gives EU companies, industries, associations and Member States the right to lodge a … complaint with the Commission about trade barriers in third countries.

Exporter of dual-use items is any person who has the power to determine the sending of the items out of the customs territory of the Union.

‘Dual-use items’ means items, including software and technology, which can be used for both civil and military purposes.

Licensing is a restrictive measure that consists of the need to obtain permission from the competent authority to import or export goods.