compliance e AEO
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Compliance, importer and battery extended producer responsability
The new regulation on batteries lays down the definition of producer and extended responsability and provides with the following definitions: Producer is: any manufacturer, importer or distributor or other natural or legal person that, irrespective of the selling technique used, including by means of distance contracts, either: (a) is established in a Member State and manufactures batteries under its own name or trademark, or has batteries designed or manufactured and supplies them for the first time under its own name or trademark, including those incorporated in appliances, light means of transport or other vehicles, within the territory of that Member State; (b) is established in a Member State and resells…
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Due diligence, AEO and batteries compliance
The regulation of batteries imposes due diligence obligations on economic operators placing batteries on the market or putting them into service. It covers: all categories of batteries (portable batteries, starting, lighting and ignition batteries, SLI batteries, light means of transport batteries, LMT batteries, electric vehicle batteries and industrial batteries, regardless of their shape, volume, weight, design, material composition, chemistry, use or purpose. The batteries that are incorporated into or added to products or that are specifically designed to be incorporated into or added to products. The key principles are: sustainability, safety, labelling, marking and information to allow the placing on the market or putting into service of batteries within the…
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Due diligence batteries, critical raw materials and AEO
The draft of regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning batteries and waste batteries, amending Directive 2008/98/EC and Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and repealing Directive 2006/66/EC will apply to: all categories of batteries placed on the market or put into service within the Union, regardless of whether they were produced in the Union or imported; regardless of whether a battery is incorporated into appliances, light means of transport or other vehicles or otherwise added to products or whether a battery is placed on the market or put into service within the Union on its own; regardless of whether a battery is specifically designed for a product or is…
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USA, trade policy and deforestation
On 31 May 2023 has been published the report to the President “Reducing international deforestation through US government international programming, assistance, finance, investment, trade and trade promotion”in response to E.O 14072 (Stopping International Deforestation). This document provides a picture of the US policies to block the deforestation/forest degradation. The preferential trade agreements (free trade agreement) play a key role in the enforcement of the commitment against the illegal deforestantion. Indeed, in the “section 2: trade agreements” “(ii) Address deforestation and land conversion risk in new relevant trade agreements and seek to address such risks, where possible, in the implementation of existing trade agreements” this report states that “…The U.S. has…
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Agenzia dogane, MASAF e controlli su indicazioni geografiche
L’Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli è l’autorità pubblica designata dal MASAF (ministero politiche agricole) ad effettuare i controlli di specifiche Bevande Spiritose (per esempio: grappa, brandy italiano, mirto di Sardegna, liquore limoncello di Sorrento, Nocino di Modena) a Indicazione Geografica (IG). In tale contesto ADM-Cert garantisce, attraverso le verifiche previste dagli specifici Piani di Controllo approvati dal MASAF, nonché attraverso le analisi sui prodotti effettuate dai laboratori chimici ADM, il mantenimento degli standard qualitativi definiti dall’Autorità competente.
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Free trade agreement: EU supports Moldova
In the framework of the free trade agreement (Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area-DCFTA) between Moldova and the EU, the European Commission will publish on 25 July 2023, a regulation which improve the free duties quotas for the following commodities: plums, table grapes, apples, tomatoes, garlic, cherries and grape juice.
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CBAM Belgium
The competent autority for the enforcement of CBAM( carbon borders adjustment mechanism)/MACF (mécanisme d’ajustement carbone aux frontières) is the “Service public fédéral Santé Publique, Sécurité de la chaîne alimentaire et Environnement – Direc-tion générale de l’Environnement (service Changements Climatiques)” .
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CBAM and Malta
The Competent Authority for the management of CBAM (carbon borders adjustment mechanism) in Malta is the Malta Resources Authority (MRA). Therefore, importers and indirect customs representatives shall be notified, via the appropriate customs systems, of the reporting obligations due during the transitional period.
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EU and Ghana Rex from 20 August 2023
According to the notice “concerning valid proofs of origin for products originating in Ghana on importation into the European Union as from 20 August 2023 under the EU- Ghana stepping-stone Economic Partnership Agreement (2023/C 245/06)” published on 12 July 2023, the preferential origin for Ghanian originating goods imported into the EU will be allowed only with a statement of origin with an exporter registered (REX) in accordance with the relevant provisions of Ghanaian law. It is expempted only any consignment consisting of one or more packages containing originating products whose total value does not exceed EUR 6 000.
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Free trade agreement Switzerland Israel: list of not eligible places
On 5 July 2023 Swiss customs published the list of non eligible places (of origin) for which the free trade agreement between Switzerland and Israel (preferential origin-preferential treatment) is no applicable.