China – New rules issued relating to the voluntary disclosure of customs noncompliance
On June 30, 2022, China’s General Administration of Customs (“GAC”) issued new rules regarding the waiver of administrative penalties on... Read more
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United Kingdom: Simplifications until 2027 for the application of the UKCA marking on imported products
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
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
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”
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
A new major step for an important project which perfectly illustrates the will of the Commission and the French Presidency... Read more
Economic sanctions – Extraterritoriality – Reinforcement of the 1968 blocking law
Décret n° 2022-207 du 18 février 2022 relatif à la communication de documents et renseignements d’ordre économique, commercial, industriel, financier... Read more
UKRAINIAN CRISIS – Direct and indirect effect of the Russian related sanctions on European companies
EU and US sanctions against Russia following the invasion of Ukraine have been carefully coordinated. The “sanctions package” adopted by... Read more
December 8, 2021 – Annual Export Control Forum: A new enriched Regulation but insufficient in the face of the proliferation of dual-use items and cyber surveillance
On the occasion of its Annual Forum, the European Commission presented the recast of the new dual-use Regulation, as well... Read more
Bank Melli Iran v. Telekom Deutschland GmbH: The prohibition imposed by Union law to comply with secondary sanctions adopted by the United States against Iran, can be invoked in a civil suit
On December 21, 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”), sitting as a Grand Chamber, issued its... Read more