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CBAM Application User Manual. CBAM Declarant Portal ver 1.2
European Commission published on 27.03.2024 the Application User Manual CBAM Declarant Portal ver 1.2 where there are explanations and directions about how to utilise the CBAM Trader 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 and manage the quarterly reports in the CBAM Transitional Registry; this document can be submitted in one of the following ways: (a) the importer who lodges a customs declaration for release for free circulation of goods in its own name and on its own behalf; (b) the person, holding an authorisation to lodge a customs declaration…
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WCO, forest protection and customs compliance
The WCO (world customs organization) announced about International Day of Forests (March 2024) that “ …the International Day of Forests is celebrated globally. In 2024, this significant occasion is commemorated under the theme “Forests and Innovation: New Solutions for a Better World.” This celebration serves as a reminder of the indispensable role forests play in sustaining life on Earth, while emphasizing the urgent need for innovative approaches to tackle challenges such as deforestation and wildlife trafficking…”. Indeed, the same press release added that “…despite significant technological advancements that have revolutionized forest monitoring, enabling countries to track and report on their forests more effectively, the challenge of deforestation persists as a…
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Free trade agreement EU, New Zealand, trade and forest
The EU and New Zealand recognise the importance of the conservation and sustainable management of forests for providing environmental functions and economic and social opportunities for present and future generations. Therefore, EU and New Zealand are committed to: combat illegal logging and related trade and in general any form of wood from deforestation or forest degradation activity; promote the conservation and sustainable management of forests and trade in forest products harvested in accordance with the law of the country of harvest and from sustainably managed forests; exchange of information.
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FLEGT license and customs codes
The FLEGT license is required for the following customs codes: customs code: 4403 Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. Customs code: 4404 Hoopwood; split poles; piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise; wooden sticks, roughly trimmed but not turned, bent or otherwise worked, suitable for the manufacture of walking sticks, umbrellas, tool handles or the like; chipwood and the like. Customs code: 4406 Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood. Customs code: 4407 Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm. Customs code: 4408…
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EU,Guyana, forest and trade in timber products
The EU and the Republic of Guyana signed a voluntary parthership on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products. This partnership aims to: provide a legal framework aimed at ensuring that all imports into the Union from Guyana of timber products covered by this Agreement have been legally produced; promote trade in timber products. It requires a FLEGT licence to import the wood originating from Guyana; indeed it lays down that: “…FLEGT licensing scheme establishes a set of procedures and requirements aimed at verifying and attesting, by means of FLEGT licences, that timber products shipped to the Union from Guyana were legally produced. In accordance with Regulation (EC)…