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Bert Van Leeuwen Adviser, Customs Advisers BV
October 20, 2024
X marks the spot

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This article talks about the meaning of “ex” before commodity codes listed under Annex I of the EU Deforestation Regulation. With confusion around the interpretation of these codes, it’s one of the points that would need to be clarified before the Regulation can be implemented.

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