• compliance e AEO

    Guida OECD sul dovere di diligenza per la condotta d’impresa responsabile (Responsible Business conduct o RBC)

    L’approfondimento di tematiche come la customs compliance AEO, modello di gestione ex D.lgs 231/2001, materie prime strategiche, CBAM, due diligence in materia di deforestazione ed impoverimento delle foreste, suggerisce di tenere in seria considerazione la guida sul dovere di diligenza per la condotta d’impresa responsabile dell’OECD la quale mira a “…offrire…un supporto pratico volto all’implementazione delle Linee guida OCSE destinate alle imprese multinazionali, usando un linguaggio semplice per spiegare le raccomandazioni sul dovere di diligenza e le relative disposizioni…”. Tale diligenza rappresenta l’ossatura della condotta d’impresa responsabile (Responsible Business conduct o RBC) Si rivolge, in particolare, alle seguenti categorie di soggetti: Tutte le imprese multinazionali, a prescindere dalla struttura proprietaria,…

  • circular economy,  compliance e AEO,  energie rinnovabili,  free trade agreement

    EU, critical raw materials and due diligence

      Why you should read about critical raw materials? These substances affect many and different indutries: renewable energies, electric vehicles, smartphones, ICT, fertilizers and other ones… On 18 March 2024 European Council adopted the proposal of the European critical raw material act which covers rare earths and materials with a high risk of risk disruption. It is in line, among others, with the European Green Deal strategy, the European Climate Law, Batteries Regulation and the 2022 Versailles Declaration. Essentially, the three pillars of this act are: a) diversify the critical raw materials supply in the perspective of the Europian autonomy b) promoting the circularity; c) develop reserch and innovation. At…

  • circular economy,  compliance e AEO,  free trade agreement

    Batteries and UN regulations

    The international framework of 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, is made by the following regulations: United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact; the United Nations Environment programme (UNEP) Guidelines for Social Life Cycle Assessment of Products; the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy; the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct; the OECD Due…

  • circular economy,  compliance e AEO,  free trade agreement

    AEO and obligations of importer of batteries

    According to the European batteries framework, the importers has to place on the market a battery which is compliant with Articles 6 to 10 and Articles 12, 13 and 14 of the regulation. In particular, before placing a battery on the market, importers shall verify that: the EU declaration of conformity and technical documentation referred to in Annex VIII (Conformity assessment procedures) have been drawn up and that the relevant conformity assessment procedure has been carried out by the manufacturer the battery bears the CE marking referred and is marked and labelled in accordance with Article 13; the battery is accompanied by the documents required pursuant to Articles 6 to…

  • circular economy,  compliance e AEO,  free trade agreement

    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…

  • circular economy,  compliance e AEO,  free trade agreement

    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…

  • circular economy,  compliance e AEO,  free trade agreement

    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…

  • compliance e AEO

    Due diligence, import deforestation free goods and blockchain

    The EU Regulation 2023/1115 on the making available on the Union market and the export from the Union of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation and repealing Regulation (EU) No 995/2010” has the following goals: minimising the Union’s contribution to deforestation and forest degradation worldwide, and thereby contributing to a reduction in global deforestation; reducing the Union’s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and global biodiversity loss The due diligence statement requires companies to collect information, identify risks and mitigate them, organise and keep the information and evidence relating to each relevant product for a period of five years from the date of placing, making available or…

  • circular economy,  compliance e AEO

    The next challenge of AEO: deforestation and CBAM

    Environment protection is one of the key factor of the European trade policy. This requires a strong due diligence for the import of relevant commodities and the export of relevant product to prevent deforestation and forest degradation linked to cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya and wood trade and deployment. From the other side, from October 2023 the reporting required by the Carbon border adjustment mechanism will enter into force for the import of cement, iron and steel, aluminium, fertilisers, electricity and hydrogen. CBAM implies a good management of the following customs aspects required for the AEO: The customs classification will play an important role to well identify the…

  • compliance e AEO

    The ESG key legislative developments: deforestation, CBAM

    ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) is the new approach of the European trade compliance policies and is a business framework for considering environmental issues and social issues in the context of corporate governance.  This means that businesses must seek greater visibility of their suppliers’ operations and ensure certain environmental, human rights and governance safeguards, including driving ESG commitments into their supply contracts. The key pieces of legislation introduced are: deforestation risks: EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) requires extensive due diligence obligations on the value chain for all operators and traders dealing with certain products derived from cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya and wood. It is important to ensure…