The French Parliament has adopted the “GAFA tax”, challenged by the United States
by Dimana Todorova The European Commission had proposed the adoption of a directive on the common system of the Digital... Read more
Category Archives: Customs and Trade
Official launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area: a new market of 1.2 billion consumers
by Pascal Cange After the entry into force of the agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on... Read more
The EU and Mercosur have finally reached an historic trade agreement between the two regions
The EU has thus become the first major partner to conclude a trade agreement with Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and... Read more
WCO advisory opinion on valuation of imported goods purchased in flash sales
by Arnaud Fendler During its 48th Session held from 13 – 17 May 2019, the WCO Technical Committee on Customs... Read more
The European Parliament has approved the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement
by Dimana Todorova As a reminder, the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is the first bilateral trade agreement between the... Read more
Free Zones a fertile ground for foreign direct investments
by Pascal Cange The most recent World Customs Organization, MENA regional workshop on Free Zones/Special Customs Zones, in Tangier, Morocco,... Read more
Entry into force off the EU-Japon EPA
SAVE THE DATE – 28 FEBRUARY 2019: Conference organized by DS Avocats and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce (in cooperation... Read more
Say Hello to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)!
Say Hello to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)! Read more
Adoption of countervailing measures by the US on imports of ripe olives from Spain
by Pascal Cange and Dimana Todorova Following a complaint filed at the end of June 2017 by the US Coalition... Read more
The USMCA is the New NAFTA
After 13 months of negotiations, and much media attention, Canada, the United States and Mexico have reached a new agreement to replace NAFTA, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”). Read more