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New EU regulation on deforestation and forest degradation products free: a short introduction
On 9 June 2023 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 been published in the EU official journal. Some of the key-concepts of this legal source are: according to FAO (food and agricolture organization) the deforestation and forest degradation are taking place at an alarming rate; Deforestation and forest degradation contribute to the global climate crisis in multiple ways; Climate breakdown induces the loss of biodiversity globally and biodiversity loss aggravates climate change; Biodiversity is essential for the resilience of ecosystems…
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AEO, compliance and special report 2023 European Court Auditors
On 5.05.2023 the European court of auditors published the “Special report 13/2023: Authorised Economic Operators – Solid customs programme with untapped potential and uneven implementation”. In this document, the Court highlights: About the process: “… The AEO programme is implemented by Member States, whose customs authorities are responsible for granting and managing AEO authorisations in the EU. Member States customs authorities can grant AEO status to any economic operator established in the EU’s customs territory, if the economic operator meets certain EU-wide criteria established in the UCC…” and “…Member States must have clear authorisation processes in place, with detailed national instructions and procedures…”. About the measuring the performance: “…The legislation…
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EU critical raw materials act: the next steps of the EU green transition
The critical raw materials act announced on 16.03.2023 by the EU Commission is a comprehensive set of actions to ensure the EU’s access to a secure, diversified, affordable and sustainable supply of critical raw materials. The need of the EU is to mitigate the risks for supply chains related to such strategic dependencies to enhance its economic resilience; indeed, this can put at risk the EU’s efforts to meet its climate and digital objectives. This act: lists the critical raw materials( based on the final report “ Study on the Critical Raw Materials for the EU 2023”) and set up the following objectives: diversify the EU supply at least 10%…