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The General Court backs the European Commission against Chinese foreign subsidies to Egypt as part of the New Belt and Road Initiative… Is Morocco next? March 16, 2023

By its two judgments dated March 1st, 2023[1], the General Court has, for the first time, provided important clarifications on... Read more

EU-wide REACH import requirements enforcement project Implementation starts in France February 20, 2023

In November 2022, the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) announced that, over the 2023-2025 period, a REACH enforcement project would investigate... Read more

Paneuromed Convention economic partneship agreement between European Union (EU) and Ivory Coast – Ease of rules and proof of origin January 12, 2023

In the current economic context, some measures have been taken to encourage European operators to trade internationally, in particular with... Read more

EU-wide REACH enforcement project Focus on imported products December 8, 2022

EU law protects human health and the environment against risks caused by chemicals, while promoting competitiveness in the chemical industry.... Read more

China – New rules issued relating to the voluntary disclosure of customs noncompliance August 5, 2022

On June 30, 2022, China’s General Administration of Customs (“GAC”) issued new rules regarding the waiver of administrative penalties on... Read more

United Kingdom: Simplifications until 2027 for the application of the UKCA marking on imported products July 29, 2022

Background At the end of June 2022, the British government announced a series of measures aimed at simplifying the application... Read more

Shenzhen launches China’s first customs and tax collaboration on the transfer pricing management of imported goods July 26, 2022

As one of the most developed cities in China, Shenzhen has introduced earlier this year, as a pilot program, a... Read more

Suspension of tariff preferences for certain goods originating from India and Indonesia imported into the EU as of 1 January 2023 July 19, 2022

What is GSP? The European Union’s Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), currently governed by Regulation (EU) 978/2012 of 25 October... Read more

“Baltic Master” UAB judgment of June 9, 2022 : The European Court of Justice provides useful clarification on the interpretation to be given to “related persons” and “similar goods” June 30, 2022

The determination of the customs value of imported goods is based on the provisions of Article 29 of the Union... Read more

Distortions caused by foreign subsidies in the Single Market New Regulation proposal Positions of the Council and the European Parliament May 19, 2022

A new major step for an important project which perfectly illustrates the will of the Commission and the French Presidency... Read more