compliance e AEO
-
AEO and EU Customs union reform: EU Parliament report 20 February 2024
As we informed on 2023 the European Commission published on the official journal the “Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the Union Customs Code and the European Union Customs Authority, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013”. About the AEO, the mentioned document (n. Document 52023PC0258 and COM/2023/258 final) provides with the following provisions. Firstly, about the “ex-post evluation/fitness checks of existing legislation” indicated into the explanotry memorandum “…the proposal undelines that “…Second, some tangible progress in improving the customs environment has been realised but does not evenly concern all the areas analysed in the evaluation. The UCC contributed to clarifying and harmonising customs…
-
F-Gas, sostenibilità e compliance doganale: come fare per importare, esportare F-gas
La disciplina europea degli F-gas (gas fluorurati a effetto serra) trova una nuova sistemazione attraverso il regolamento 2024/573 del Parlamento europeo e del Consiglio, del 7 febbraio 2024, sui gas fluorurati a effetto serra, che modifica la direttiva (UE) 2019/1937 e che abroga il regolamento (UE) n. 517/2014, il quale: stabilisce disposizioni in materia di contenimento, uso, recupero, riciclaggio, rigenerazione e distruzione dei gas fluorurati a effetto serra e le misure accessorie connesse, quali la certificazione e la formazione, che comprende l’uso sicuro di gas fluorurati a effetto serra e di sostanze alternative che non sono fluorurate; impone condizioni per la produzione, l’importazione, l’esportazione, l’immissione sul mercato, la successiva fornitura…
-
AEO: customs and businesses data monitoring, artificial intelligence and customs obligation.
The AEO (authorized economic operator) is a customs authorization[1] able to qualify its ower as “reliable”. This is an “unicum” inside the group of customs decisions that can be granted: inwards processing relief, outward processing relief, customs warehouse, temporay admission, end use and free trade zone and the approved exporter allow the economic operator either to exercise the right to apply for a special regime or to declare the preferential origin status in the statement of origin instead by means of EUR.1 certificate. In other words, except for the authorized economic operator, the authorizations impact only on the objective element of the customs obligation (it means: the customs debt).…
-
The legal nature of AEO between circular economy, compliance and environment protection
The AEO status represents an accidental and non-mandatory element of the customs obligation. This is given by the authorization which is the unique customs decision able to “defining and qualifying” its owner. Indeed, in this way the economic operator becomes reliable within the context of a participatory cooperation relationship with the customs administration. The AEO authorization is an administrative deed released by the national customs entity/bodies in accordance with the EU regulations. This is valid throughout the EU customs territory and, if a mutual recognition agreement is valid, also with third countries; furthermore, despite being regulated in customs regulatory acts, it is important to highlight that it constitutes an authorization…
-
Binding value information, EU: new tool for compliance, circular economy and environmental goods
From 1 December 2027 the economic operator can apply for the BVI (binding value information) which is a custom decision on controversional and unclear aspects of the customs value of goods imported. In general, the decisions relating to binding information (origin, customs classification or value-for the future) aim at setting up a transparent and formal process whereby exporters and importers can apply for and obtain in advance, from the customs authorities, binding decisions on the customs treatment to be given to imported or exported goods. In the EU, a decision relating to binding information taken by one Member State is valid in all Member States, and binding on its holder…
-
AEO, compliance, diligenza qualificata e formazione
La conoscenza della normativa doganale e degli scambi internazionali rappresenta un pilastro dell’AEO. La conoscenza normativa è un requisito dell’affidabilità dell’operatore economico: se una struttura aziendale non possiede un’adeguata consapevolezza del contesto legislativo in cui opera non può agire con diligenza qualificata nell’adempimento delle obbligazioni doganali e nel garantire l’osservanza della normativa. L’AEO è, infatti, l’unica autorizzazione doganale capace di incidere sulla qualificazione soggettiva dell’operatore economico e viene rilasciata attraverso un audit che analizza tutti gli aspetti afferenti direttamente ed indirettamente all’adempimento puntuale ed esatto dell’obbligazione doganale. Infatti, le altre autorizzazioni consentono il godimento del diritto a destinare i beni a dei regimi economici speciali oppure, dopo un’istruttoria, consentono di…
-
Supremazia diritto unionale, contraddittorio e normativa doganale: il termine per le osservazioni di 30 giorni e non 60
L’agenzia delle dogane e monopoli con la circolare n.2/2024 del 17 gennaio 2024 espone delle considerazioni in merito al “contraddittorio nelle procedure di controllo della dichiarazione dogane…” e fornisce dei “…chiarimenti a seguito delle modifiche allo statuto dei diritti del contribuente introdotte dal D.lgs n.219 del 2023…” . In particolare, ha affermato che il termine di 60 giorni per presentare osservazioni previsto dall’articolo 6 bis del decreto legislativo 30 dicembre 2023, n. 219 non si applica al contraddittorio di natura doganale. Infatti, la prima norma sopra citata prevede che: “…1. Salvo quanto previsto dal comma 2, tutti gli atti autonomamente impugnabili dinanzi agli organi della giurisdizione tributaria sono preceduti, a…
-
WCO, customs classification, green and circular economy: will the customs classification able to support the environment protection?
The WCO published its interim report “Explanatory study on a possible strategic review of the harmonized system (HS)” . This is the result of a survey performed among the economic operator. The explanatory study will be checked, in the following analysis, from a environmental point of view. This is the reason for which, i t will be added a point of the fuels from marine plastic littering. The WCO experts try to understand the questions to be answered and outline the main concepts About the answers, it is possible to list the following ones: How to classify the goods which are environmentally sensistive? How to classify goods considering also the…
-
Aid of State, hydrogen, PNRR and Italian Scheme
The European Commission has approved the Italian scheme to support investments for the use of hydrogen in industrial processes. This approval is encompassed into the public policy aiming to foster the green transition towards a net-zero economy, in compliance with the Green Deal Industrial Plan. It is declared in the press release published on 30 January 2024 “…Approved €550 million Italian State aid scheme to support investments for the use of hydrogen in industrial processes to foster the transition to a net-zero economy…”. The EU Commission, indeed, considered the Italian scheme is necessary, appropriate and proportionate to accelerate the green transition and facilitate the development of certain economic activitiesrequired for…
-
CBAM questions & answers: last updated on 31 January 2024
On 31 January 2024 EU Commission published the last version of “ Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Questions and Answers” already released on the 23 January. In particular, the new topics are: QUESTION n.11. Does the CBAM apply to packaging? ANSWER: “…The CBAM reporting obligation applies if the CN code of the packaging is given in the customs declaration and is covered by Annex I to the CBAM Regulation…” QUESTION 12: Does the CBAM apply to goods produced in EU outermost regions, such as Mayotte or La Reunion? ANSWER: “….The CBAM Regulation applies only to CBAM goods originating in third countries and imported into the customs territory of the Union.…