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Free trade agreement EU Mercosur: provvisional entry into force. A short recap
On 27 February 2026 EU Commission released this press release “Statement by President von der Leyen on the EU-Mercosur agreement” where Ms Von der Leyen announced: On 26 February 2026 Argentina and Uruguay became the first countries to ratify the EU-Mercosur Agreement; Brazil and Paraguay re expected to follow; the EU Commission will now proceed with provisional application since the 27 of february; it is up to EU Parliament give the consent for the full conclusion; The Court of Justice has to examine the legal basis of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and the Interim Trade Agreement (iTA), in accordance with the guidelines contained in the text adopted. It is interesting…
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EU MERCOSUR readiness : short check of the protocol of origin
The European Commission adopted, on 3 September 2025, the proposals for Council decisions on the signature and conclusion of two parallel legal instruments: the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA). will have to be ratified by all EU Member States before entering into force. However, the Commission is proposing to provisionally apply its provisions on political and cooperation matters. the interim Trade Agreement (iTA) which will be replaced by EMPA. This free trade agreement aims to: promote the trade and the business between the two groups of countries; increase sustainable development and worker’s rights, fighting climate change, ensuring environmental protection. The countries involved are: Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay for MERCOSUR and…
- accise e imposte di consumo, circular economy, compliance e AEO, energie rinnovabili, free trade agreement
Customs bulletin n.9/2025: normativa doganale, accise, economia circolare, sostenibilità ed energie rinnovabili
Il customs bulletin n.9 di Dogana Sostenibile segnala i provvedimenti normativi pubblicati tra il 10 e il 14 marzo 2025 in Italia e UE. DOGANE & ACCISE -ITALIA Si riportano sotto due recenti pronunce della Corte di Cassazione in merito alla natura giuridica dell’articolo 40 del TUA (decreto legislativo 504/1995). Queste sentenze possono rappresentare un interessante contributo nella gestione della SOAC (una volta entrata in vigore) e della compliance prevista dal D.lgs 231/2001 in materia di MOG e accise. Corte Cassazione Sez II 9 gennaio 2025 n.9117 “l’art. 40 d.lgs. 26 ottobre 1995, n. 504, che sanziona la sottrazione all’accertamento o al pagamento dell’accisa sui prodotti energetici, disciplina un delitto…
- accise e imposte di consumo, circular economy, compliance e AEO, energie rinnovabili, free trade agreement, made in
Customs bulletin n.8/2025: normativa doganale, accise, economia circolare, sostenibilità ed energie rinnovabili
Il customs bulletin n.8 di Dogana Sostenibile segnala i provvedimenti normativi pubblicati tra il 3 e il 7 marzo 2025 in Italia, UE e altri paesi europei. DOGANE & ACCISE -ITALIA 7 marzo 2025 Agenzia dogane e monopoli circolare 3/2025 “ applicazione delle sanzioni tributarie introdotto e dal d.lgs n.141 del 2024. Favor rei e regime transitorio.- Chiarimenti interpretativi”. Per approfondimenti; 7 marzo 2025 Dogana sostenibile “Accise: il depositario è responsabile se non dimostra perdita irrimediabile o distruzione”; 4 marzo 2025 Agenzia dogane e monopoli avviso su “merci destinate alle piattaforme offshore-trattamento fiscale”; DOGANE & ACCISE -UNIONE EUROPEA 7 marzo 2025 Regolamento di esecuzione (UE) 2025/475 della Commissione, del 6 marzo…
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Customs bulletin n.7/2025: normativa doganale, accise, economia circolare, sostenibilità ed energie rinnovabili
Il customs bulletin n.7 di Dogana Sostenibile segnala i provvedimenti normativi pubblicati tra il 24 e il 28 febbraio 2025 in Italia, UE e altri paesi europei. DOGANE & ACCISE -ITALIA 27 febbraio 2025 Agenzia dogane e monopoli avviso “dichiarazione di esportazione. Obbligatorietà del dato “regione di spedizione” per cui “Con riferimento al precedente avviso del 14 febbraio 2025, con il quale si informava circa la rilevanza a fini statistici dell’informazione relativa alla Regione di spedizione del data element 16 10 000 000 nell’ambito delle dichiarazioni di esportazione e si dava notizia dell’avvio delle attività volte a renderne vincolante la compilazione nei messaggi B, si comunica che essa diverrà obbligatoria…
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1 February 2025: EU-Chile Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) will enter into force. New rules for trade and proferential origin
From 1 February 2025 EU-Chile Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) will enter into force. It is stated by the “Notice concerning the date of entry into force of the Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union and the Republic of Chile” n. 17113/24 for which “ The Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union and the Republic of Chile1, signed in Brussels on 13 December 2023, will enter into force on 1 February 2025” published on 20 Decembre 2024. In a nutshell, for what it is concerning the preferential origin the main changes are: Replacement of the EUR.1 movement certificates and the invoice declarations issued in accordance with the…
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MERCOSUR free trade agreement: the new text (environmental clauses and rules of origin)
In this article, we share the latest changes made on the text of the free trade agreement published by EU on 2019. We’ll focus on: Environmental changes (Paris agreement and specific section on sustainable development); Rules of origin for calculating the preferential origin (reduced customs duty) under the free trade agreement between the EU and MERCOSUR (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay). ENVIRONMENTAL CLAUSES It is important to start from the evironmental provisions of the abovementioned free trade agreement. About the “climate change” the parties declare that the Paris agreement is an essential element of the next trade relationships. Indeed, they declare that: “ The Parties reiterate their commitment to the…
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Since the 6 December 2024 Free trade agreement Mercosur and European Union is about to become reality after the approval of European Council and Parliament
On 6 December 2024 the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and her counterparts from four Mercosur countries (Brazilian President Lula, Argentinian President Milei, Paraguayan President Peña, and Uruguayan President Lacalle Pou) ended the negotiations for a groundbreaking EU-Mercosur partnership agreement. As it is stated by the EU Parliament: “ The proposed EU-Mercosur agreement is composed of a political and cooperation pillar, and a trade pillar. The end of negotiations constitutes the first step in the process towards conclusion of the agreement. The official documents will be published online over the next days”. After the above mentioned agreement, the parties have to: Check and translation of the…
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EU-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement: Guidance document on rules of origin. A short check
EU Commission published the “EU-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement: Guidance document on rules of origin”. In this document, it is stated that, in line with the European approach to FTA negotiation, the proof of origin can be either: − a statement on origin completed by the exporter on an invoice, or any other document including a commercial document, or − knowledge obtained and held by the importer that the goods are originating (importer’s knowledge). Without proof of origin it is not possible to claim for the preferential origin. Moreover, it is important to add that the European importer is responsible for the correctness of the claim and for compliance with…
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CETA: another stop. The French Senate did not ratify CETA
The free trade agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada, which came into force provisionally in September 2017, aims to delete duties on approximately 99% of products produced between the two signatory customs territories. From EU side the CETA mus be rafied by:a) EU Parliament; b) the parliaments of all the member states. In this context, French Senate deleted in a proposal of law the article which should allow the ratification of the mentioned agreement. According to the declaration, published in the official website, you find below the reason of this approach is that it is important to protect the EU farmers from other competitors (Canadians or South Americans for…