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EUDR and certificates for customs declarations
The European deforestation and forest degradation scheme (EUDR) imposes an obligation to present a due diligence statement for importers or exporters when importing (in the EU) or exporting (out of the EU) products falling under the provisions defined in the deforestation scheme. For import are used the 10-digit TARIC codes. For export are employed the 8-digit CN code. This obligation applies at the time of lodging the customs declaration for releasing goods for free circulation (“import”) or the export declaration. If the obligations are not met, import or export is prohibited. According to “Brussels, 30 September 2024 Ares(2024)6896255 Subject: 1. TARIC data created for Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on deforestation and…
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CBAM: new application user manual CBAM declarant portal
On 18 December 2024 EU Commission published the Application User Manual CBAM Declarant Portal ver 1.4 with the purpose to support in reporting “declarants and CBAM (Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism) declarants (referred to in this document CBAM declarants) on how to utilise the CBAM Declarant Portal (referred to in this document CBAM Declarant Portal). The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Declarant Portal is the interface offered to CBAM Reporting Declarants to submit & manage the quarterly reports in the CBAM Transitional Registry. CBAM Regulation started applying, without financial adjustments, as of 1st October 2023 followed by a transitional period until 1 st January 2026. During this period importers of goods…
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Customs declaration, judgment, excess of goods and European Court of justice judgment
The ECJ in this judgment (Fifth Chamber) 8 June 2023 C‑640/21 established that articles 173 [Amendment of a customs declaration] and 174 [Invalidation of a customs declaration] of Union Customs Code “UCC”, after both the lodgment of customs declaration and the release of goods, are not applicable when the declarant reports a quantity of goods in excess. In other words, if the quantity of imported goods is greater than that set out in the customs declaration, the declarant is required to make a new declaration in respect of that excess quantity. At their turn, the national customs authorities are are led to apply national legislation providing for penalties in accordance…