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EU law news: October/ November 2021

November 27, 2021
EU law news: October/ November 2021

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News in week 47: CJEU ruling concerning the tariff classification of mastectomy bras; autonomous duties suspended on imports of certain industrial products into the Canary Islands; export authorisation for the exports of covid vaccines will be not required, the goods will be subject to export surveillance; PEM transitional rules of origin applicable between the EU and the Republic of Moldova; the 2022 edition of the Harmonized System Nomenclature is available online.

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