Anti-Dumping Duty on certain ring-binders from the People’s Republic of China
Following an expiry review, the European Council has adopted Regulation No. 157/2010 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on certain ring-binder mechanisms falling within CN Code 8305.10.00 originating from the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
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?
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).
(Re)Defining "Substantial processing or working" in the rules of Origin
Case C-260/08 Heko
The ECJ clarifies the situation once more
The ECJ was recently faced with another case regarding the origin of goods, this time regarding steel cables manufactured in North Korea using stranded steel wire originating in China. Once again the ECJ was asked just how much processing of a raw material was necessary in order to convey origin on a product.
New controls for certain imports of nuts, figs and dried fruit
New import controls have been established following on from Commission Regulation 1152/2009 concerning certain imports of nuts, figs and dried fruit and certain products made from these items.
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