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The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), approved in 2012 by the African Union’s (AU) 18th Ordinary Session of Assembly of Heads of State and Government, is one of the Flagship Projects … of the AU’s Agenda 2063. The Action Plan for Boosting intra-African trade has a strong focus on accelerating intra-African trade and boosting Africa’s trading position in the global market, in particular through implementation of trade facilitation standards and tools. We provide a brief overview of AfCFTA rules of origin.

Editors' note: We are starting a series of articles on the most important legal aspects of the proposed EU Customs Reform. This article deals with the concept of 'Trust and Check Trader', an … enhanced version of the 'Authorised Economic Operator' concept. The author describes the relevant part of the Impact Assessment prepared alongside the legislative proposals, the differences of treatment between future Trust and Check Traders and other economic operators, and provides an assessment of the proposed changes.

Editors' note: The recent 20th Authors' Meeting dealt with issues of origin for customs purposes. At this meeting, the author presented two Israeli court cases - one concerning an unauthorised … person signing the certificate of preferential origin and the other concerning whether pistachios originated in Iran or Turkey (non-preferential origin for the application of prohibitions). The cases are not necessarily new, but they deal with relevant questions: What happens if the proof of preferential origin is signed by an unauthorised person? Can the authorisation be granted retrospectively? Is the 'statistical and reasonableness check' sufficient for customs to reject the declared non-preferential origin of the goods?

'Deep origin' is a phrase coined by Brain Staples. It is a description of the sustainability-focused regulatory environment now being increasingly faced by customs and traders. It goes beyond … customs when it comes to implementing sanctions or other prohibitions on importation of endangered goods, goods manufactured by forced labour, or by slavery, or by other undesirable practices. How to operate in this increasingly complex regulatory environment?

HM Revenue & Customs has announced significant changes affecting UK importers from 31 January. The most important customs and customs-related updates, with a focus on EU-UK trade, have been summarised … and explained in the overview below.

Sąjungos muitinės kodekso pakeitimai nėra dažni, tačiau to nepasakytume apie vasario mėnesį - pastarąsias savaites „ES aktualijos“ prasidėdavo naujienomis apie SMK deleguotojo ir įgyvendinimo … reglamentų pakeitimus, susijusius su sparčiai vykstančiu muitinės sistemų diegimu (terminai nustatyti Komisijos darbo programoje), atnaujinimu ir derinimu su kitomis sistemomis. Praktika suteikia įžvalgų apie tai, kokių patobulinimų reikia teisės aktams, tad natūralu ir svarbu, kad jie yra atitinkamai keičiami. Apžvelkime pakeitimus, atliktus prieduose, susijusiuose su muitinės deklaracijų duomenų elementais. Tai kartu ir pakvietimas pratintis skaityti duomenų elementų lenteles, naudoti naujas sąvokas.

News in week 8: News at a glance: UCC delegated and implementing acts - amended provisions on customs status, Union transit, etc.; EU adopted 13th package of sanctions against Russia; FAQs 'No … re-export to Russia' clause; updated 'List of common high priority items' (items used in Russian military systems); updated guidance on implementing due diligence to shield against Russia sanctions circumvention; ozone-depleting substances - new rules for import, export, etc.; HFC phase-down - new provisions; PEM Convention - amendments, updated tables specifying cumulation possibilities; 13th World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference - European Council conclusions; and more news!

Naujienos 8 savaitę: Sąjungos muitinės kodekso deleguotojo ir įgyvendinimo aktų pakeitimai dėl prekių muitinio statuso, Sąjungos tranzito ir kt.; ES priėmė 13-ąjį sankcijų Rusijai paketą; DUK … dėl nuostatos "nevykdyti reeksporto į Rusiją"; atnaujintas "Bendrų labai svarbių prekių sąrašas" (prekės, naudojamos Rusijos karinėse sistemose); atnaujintos deramo patikrinimo įgyvendinimo gairės, siekiant apsisaugoti nuo Rusijos sankcijų apėjimo; ozono sluoksnį ardančios medžiagos - naujos importo, eksporto taisyklės ir kt.; laipsniškas HFC mažinimas - naujos nuostatos; PEM konvencija - pakeitimai, atnaujintos lentelės, kuriose nurodytos kumuliacijos galimybės; 13-oji Pasaulio prekybos organizacijos ministrų konferencija - Europos Vadovų Tarybos išvados; ir daugiau aktualijų!

Naujienos 8 savaitę: elektroniniai T2L/T2LF – nuo kovo 1 d.; importo deklaracijos nuo kovo 11 d. teikiamos per iMDAS; keičiama importo ir eksporto deklaracijų apdorojimo tvarka; naujos transporto … svėrimo pažymos išdavimo Muitinės leidimų sistemos priemonėmis taisyklės; pasikeitė Kauno teritorinės muitinės administracijos buveinės adresas.

In 2022, the WCO Secretariat sent a questionnaire to the Organization’s Members to gather information on certification of origin processes and the digitalization of the certificate of origin … (CO). Eighty-four Customs administrations responded, and a Study on the Digitalization of the Certificate of Origin, containing an analysis of the information received, was published in December 2023.

The Study provides a comparative analysis of origin provisions in a region which has the most numerous and complex overlapping trade regimes of the entire African continent.

News in week 4. WCO dedicates 2024 to 'Customs Engaging Traditional and New Partners with Purpose'; EU's white paper on export controls and new guidelines on data gathering and processing; uniform … regional restrictive measures implementation in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia; preparation for linking the excise system EMCS to export system AES; FAQs about CBAM; updates to the tariff measures for poultrymeat, open mesh fabrics of glass fibres and mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate; extension of protective (SPS) measures for bivalve molluscs from Türkiye.

The UCC reform proposal, if adopted, means saying goodbye to many familiar concepts (entry summary declaration, customs declaration, declarant, etc.) and welcoming new ones. We provide an overview … of some proposed changes to the definitions of the UCC, which show that the current roles and responsibilities of the actors involved (e.g., exporter, importer, declarant, carrier, customs warehouse of free zone operator) as well as certain familiar customs simplifications will disappear (e.g., entry in the declarant’s records, simplified and supplementary declaration) and customs processes will change significantly, in particular due to the creation of a central EU Customs Data Hub. Economic operators concerned should analyse the forthcoming changes and draw the attention of the legislative bodies to weaknesses and possible unintended consequences in customs processes in a timely manner.

Late payment of taxes, including import taxes recalculated as a result of discrepancies detected by customs after clearance, is subject to late payment penalties and interest. The sums can be … huge, especially considering that tax reassessments can be made for three years or even longer (for example, if the dispute is in court). For an idea of how long this period can be, see the relevant Court of Justice of the EU judgement. Moreover, it is a significant Court's decision impacting the landscape of Value Added Tax (VAT) and customs law within the EU. This article delves into the Court's findings, emphasizing the principles of legal certainty and effectiveness in EU law, and exploring its implications for VAT legislation and practices.

‘Other legislation applied by the customs authorities’ means legislation other than customs legislation applicable to the goods entering, exiting, passing through the customs territory of the … Union, or to be placed in the Union market, in the implementation of which the customs authorities are involved.

Naujienos 4 savaitę. PMO dedikuoja 2024 m. temai "Muitinės, tikslingai įtraukiančios tradicinius ir naujus partnerius"; ES baltoji knyga dėl eksporto kontrolės ir naujos duomenų rinkimo ir tvarkymo … gairės; pasirengimas susieti akcizų sistemą EMCS su eksporto sistema AES; DUK apie CBAM (PADKM); tarifinės priemonės, taikomos paukštienai, stiklo pluošto tinkliniams audiniams ir karbamido ir amonio nitrato mišiniams; pratęstas apsaugos priemonių taikymas dvigeldžiams moliuskams iš Turkijos.

Naujienos 4 savaitę: Baltijos šalių regiono susitarimas dėl vienodų kontrolės priemonių, susijusių su sankcijų įgyvendinimu; patvirtintas įvežamų negyvūninių pašarų sąrašas veterinarinės kontrolės … tikslais; eksportuojamų į Kanadą mėsos gaminių veterinarijos sertifikatų atitikties Kanados reikalavimams užtikrinimas; LVAT dėl prekės kodo nustatymo tyrimų, atliktų nesertifikuotų institucijų, vertinimo.