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Olio di oliva: un bene strategico per l’UE. La Corte dei Conti fornisce le proprie raccomandazioni per migliorare il settore
La relazione speciale 01/2026 della Corte dei Conti europea intitolata “I sistemi di controllo per l’olio di oliva nell’UE. Un quadro completo, ma applicato in modo disomogeneo” offre un interessante analisi del quadro economico e normativo dell’olio di oliva il quale rappresenta un bene oggetto di export, import, processi di perfezionamento attivo. L’olio di olivo rappresenta un interessante settore al quale si applicano tematiche relative all’origine preferenziale (Accordi di libero scambio come il MERCOSUR) e all’origine non preferenziale. Perché l’olio d’oliva è importante per l’UE? Secondo la Corte dei Conti “L’olio d’oliva è un prodotto di punta per l’Unione europea che ne è il primo produttore, consumatore ed esportatore a…
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EU, Kenya negotiations for a free trade agreement
According to a press release of EU Parliament: On 19 June 2023, the EU and Kenya concluded negotiations on an economic partnership agreement (EPA); The text of the EPA or FTA (free trade agreement-preferential origin) includes binding provisions on trade and sustainable development; This text must be: a) gone through legal revision; b) submitted for signature and conclusion to the Council; c) signed by EU and Kenya; d) accepted by the EU Parliament; e) ratified by Kenya and the EU Member states. Futhermore, after the consent by the European Parliament, the parties may decide to provisionally apply parts of the agreement
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EU Commission answers to ECA report on AEO: target 2025
The EU Commission prublished the “Replies of the European Commission to the European Court of Auditors special report” about the AEO. The first point underlined by ECA and taken into consideration by the European Commision is that “…ECA concludes that the regulatory framework for the EU AEO programme is generally robust, but it also suggests that more adequate provisions might be needed as regards serious and repeated infringements, consultations between the national customs authorities, the benefit of priority treatment of AEO companies as well as the performance measurement of the AEO programme…”. The Commissions’s answers are: commitment to elaborate further guidance to the national customs authorities on priority treatment…