The new EU Customs Regulation published
The European Parliament has approved a new Regulation to give Customs authorities extended powers to detain counterfeit or pirated goods at the borders of the European Union. Regulation 608/2013, which repeals the current Regulation 1383/2003, concerns customs enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR) and applies from 1 January 2014. The new Customs Regulation could, in certain specific circumstances, […]
Johnson to impose full customs checks on goods from EU – report
Boris Johnson intends to impose full customs checks on all goods coming into the UK from the EU in a break with previous government policy, according to reports. “We are planning full checks on all EU imports – export declarations, security declarations, animal health checks and all supermarket goods to pass through border inspection posts,” […]
Brexit: Is Boris Johnson telling the truth about Northern Ireland border checks?
This article originally published in October has been updated to take account of the controversy surrounding the prime minister’s latest comments. Boris Johnson has repeated claims that there will be “no checks” between Northern Ireland and Britain under his new Brexit deal – despite evidence to the contrary from trade experts, official documents, and the […]
Commission guidelines on VAT
Commission guidelines on VAT are explanatory notes and other documents produced by the Commission services in order to provide practical and informal guidance about how particular provisions of EU VAT law should be applied. Guidelines issued by the Commission’s Directorate General for Taxation and Customs Union only contain practical and informal guidance about how EU […]
European Customs Data Model version 5.1
The European Customs Data Model Version 5.1 (EUCDM) is available on the EUCDM website. This version includes the interpretation of the provisions of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1131 which establishes a customs tool, if the product concerned is brought to an artificial island, a fixed or floating installation or any other structure in the continental shelf or in […]
EU provides €2 million to Global Forum in support of tax transparency and exchange of information in developing countries
Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Union, Pierre Moscovici is co-signing today a €2 million grant contract with OECD partners today on the 26 November 2019, in support of developing countries’ efforts to meet global standards in tax transparency and information exchange. The signing takes place in the margins of the 10th […]
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