The Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Regulation- Extension of clearance checks
The Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Regulation-Extension of clearance checks to all products from 1 March 2010
ITS reported at the end of 2009 about the introduction of the IUU regime and what this could mean for importers as well as clarification of procedures for importers. Initially there were to be two stages of implementation, the first from 25 January 2010 and the second was awaiting a date to begin. The powers that be have decided that the full rollout of the customs clearance procedures to all qualifying imports will now be implemented from 1 March 2010.
ECJ rules that goods produced in Jewish Settlements in the West Bank are not 'made in Israel'
Case C-386/08 Brita GmbH
The European Court of Justice was recently faced with the question whether Israeli goods that had been made in Jewish settlements in the West Bank could benefit from the EU-Israel Preferential Trade Agreement?
ITS reported in December 2009 that the European Commission had adopted a temporary proposal to suspend the GSP+ trade concession to Sri Lanka and that a decision would be made in two months to decide whether or not to remove GSP+ benefits permanently or not.
What type of processing is sufficient to confer origin on a product?
The ECJ once again rules on the issue...
The ECJ was once again recently faced with the issue of what constitutes sufficient working or processing to convey origin on a product in the case of Hoesch Metal and Alloys (C-373/08).
Classification of a rear-view mirror reversing system
The UK Customs Tribunal was recently called upon to make a ruling as to the classification of rear-view mirror reversing systems in the case of Spot Technology (TC00300). The issue was whether the system in question was entitled to an Autonomous Duty Suspension under CN code 8528.59.90.20:
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