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The customs aspects of the batteries/waste of batteries regulation
The new regulation (batteries and waste of batteries) should be a good basis for the a new approach to customs; the key stones are: circular economy, trade compliance and sustainable development against environment destruction, deforestaion, climate crisis and pollution. Indeed, from a customs/customs compliance perspective, it is interesting to take into account that the protocol of origin of the free trade agreements (FTA) inked by the European Union usually lays down rules of origin which classify the waste/scramps (generated in the EU) as “originating material” of the European Union. Futhermore, the obligation to develop a reliable system of recycling of some materials contained by the batteries (cobaltum, lithium, nickel )…
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Raw materials: due diligence of the importer
As we indicated , on 16.03.2023, the European Commission (“Commission”) proposed a set of actions in order to ensure the European Union’s secure and sustainable access to critical raw materials, which is essential for the European Union to succeed in its green and digital transitions (for example: chemicals for the batteries). The Proposed Regulation aims to address supply risks in critical raw materials by (i) building the European Union’s capacity to supply critical raw materials through extraction, processing and recycling; (ii) diversifying external supplies of those materials; (iii) monitoring and mitigating existing and future supply risks; and (iv) ensuring the free movement of critical raw materials in the…