Publications

Books and research papers:

• The expansion of Italian companies abroad: tax, contractual and customs aspects, MAP Editions, Turin, November 2011 (various authors)
• D. Desiderio, E. Sbandi, "Authorised Economic Operator, the Italian and the international experience on customs auditing and security of trade", Giappichelli editions, 2010, pp. XII-200 (read review )
• D. Desiderio, "Practical guide to the customs power of attorney and mandate", Giappichelli editions, 2010 (read review on "Italia Oggi" )
• D. Desiderio, M. Giffoni, "Community Customs legislation and new Customs Code", Giappichelli Editions 2009, pp. XIV-198 (read review on "Italia Oggi" )
• D. Desiderio, "Customs controls and economic competitiveness", Giappichelli Editions, 2008, pp. X-170 (read review on "Sistemi di Logistica" )
• D. Desiderio, "VAT warehouses and other warehousing procedures in the EU", Giappichelli Editions 2008, pp. X-70
• (Various Authors) "The expansion of Italian companies abroad", MAP Editions, October 2007
• (Various Authors) "International Trade: customs, contractual and tax rules", MAP Editions, July 2004
• The impact of the customs representation on the EU’s competitiveness and security”, Confiad, 2007, Istanbul (Turkey) (English Version )
• "The road haulage sector in Serbia-Montenegro: a case study" , Osservatorio Logistico Veneto, November 2005

Guidelines:

• "Customs power of attorney -Guidelines" , (Italian Council of Customs Brokers, 2016)
• "Guidelines to the AEO certification for customs brokers" , (Italian Council of Customs Brokers, 2008)
• Customs value, guidelines for the drafting of the DV1 form , (Italian Council of Customs Brokers, 2009)
• Guidelines for the export of end-of-life tyres and tyre crumb , (Italian Council of Customs Brokers, 2010)

Articles:

On the World Customs Journal:

• with F. J. Desiderio, "Thoughts on the 'first sale rule" , Vol 4, number 1, March 2010.

On MHD Supply Chain Solutions (Intermedia Group, Australia):

• With Roberto Bergami, "Time Release Studies: measuring customs clearance process times and delivery performance" , July/August 2010, pages 74-75

On "Il Doganalista" (bi-monthly Journal on international trade/customs issues of the Italian Council of Customs Brokers):

• "Customs: targeted action for achieving results", n. 4 (July-August 2019)
• "Rapid alert systems and enhanced controls in the EU", n. 2 (March-April 2019)
• "From the Customs Agency, new guidelines on the preferential origin", n. 1 (January-February 2019)
• "Taxud B2/031/2016: access to the AEO status" and "Trading across borders: the World Bank ranks Italy as the first in the world", n. 4 (July-August 2016)
• "The reorganisation of customs regimes in the new Union Customs Code" e "WCO study on customs brokers", n. 3 (May-June 2016)
• "Administrative penalties and customs brokers", n. 1 (January-February 2016)
• "Trade Facilitation Agreement:the EU ratification", n.6 (November-December 2015)
• "The concept of 'abuse of right' in the taxpayer's bill of rights (law n. 212/2000)", n. 5, (September-October 2015)
• "Integrated border management", n. 4, (July-August 2015)
• "Fast Corridors", n. 3, (May-June 2015)
• "Standard of competence for customs representatives", n. 2, (March-April 2015)
• "Local clearance procedure and direct representation", n. 1, (January-February 2015)
• "Customs management: common rules and global trends", n. 6, (November-December 2014)
• "Made in: the UE Parliament approves the rules", n. 4 (July-August 2014)
• "Speeding up customs controls: fast clearance", n. 2, (March-April 2014)
• "TFA: Trade Facilitation Agreement", n. 1, (January-February 2014)
• "Japan: import requirements for agro-food products", n. 6 (November-December 2013)
• "The payment of customs duties via wire transfer becomes a reality", n 5 (September-October 2013)
• "Made in the world", n. 4 (July - August 2013)
• "New trends in outsourcing customs services", n. 3 (May-June 2013)
• "WCO: how to improve customs performances", n. 2 (March-April 2013)
• "2013 - Doing Business in Italy", n. 6 (November-December 2012)
• "Article 303 Italian Customs Act and origin of goods", n.5 (September-October)
• “Recast, consolidation and codification in the EU law”, and “Liberalisation of customs services: choice or opportunity?”, n. 4 (July-August 2012)
• “Made in” and deceptive marks“, “From the European Parliament a study on the implementation of the New ‘modernized’ customs code”, n. 3 (May-June 2012)
• "Italian Customs Code, article 303 - new text" and (with M. Giffoni) "The Customs Code becomes the Union Code" n. 2 (March-April 2012) -
• "Customs regime 42 at risk of VAT evasion", n. 1 (January-February 2012)
• "Customs brokers USA-EU, same profession, different horizons" and "Customs declarations, doganali, annulment", n. 5 (September-October 2011)
• "Commercial documents and development of traffics flows" , n. 4 (July-August 2011)
• "Europe says yes to traceability" and (with M. Giffoni) "New comitology rules" , n. 4 (May-June 2011)
• "Import VAT collection within the centralised clearance scheme" (with M. Giffoni) and "Goods manufactured abroad", n. 2 (March-April 2011)
• "Europe says yes to treceability" and (with M. Giffoni) "New comitology rules" , n. 3 (May-June 2011)
• "No-objection Sanitary Certificate and Veterinary Common Entry Document: user's manual" and "New Italian 'made in' regulation on food products on the EU's testing ground", n. 1 (January- February 2011)
• "Development of logistics and recovery of traffic flows", n. 6 (November- December 2010)
• "The incertitudes of the 'made in Italy'", n. 5 (September - October 2010)
• "Barcode technology and customs administrations", n. 4 (July - August 2010)
• "End-of-life tyres and tyre crumb", n. 3 (May -June 2010)
• "The thousands faces of the 'Made in Italy'" and (with R. Bergami, "Time Release Studies, the efficiency of the clearing process" , n. 2 (March - April 2010)
• "Lisbon Treaty: what are the changes for Customs?", n. 1 (January-February 2010)
• "Inversion of route in the 'Made in' rules" , n. 6 (November-December 2009)
• "'Made in Italy' rules frozen", n. 5 (September-October 2009)
• "New provisions against counterfaiting", n. 4 (July/August 2009)
• (with M. Giffoni), "Dichiarazioni in materia di transito e di esportazioni" e "14° Forum UN/CEFACT", n. 3 (May-June 2009)
• "Ravvedimento operoso, aboliti alcuni adempimenti tributari", n. 2 (May/April 2009)
• "Certificati di origine preferenziali, a chi l'onere della prova?"; "Interpello Doganale"  e (with M. Giffoni) "Modifiche al regime di transito", n. 1 (January/February 2009)
• "Autovalutazione dei dazi nel nuovo codice doganale", n. 12 (November/Decembre 2008)
• "Made in", n. 11 (September/October 2008)
• "La nuova regola americana del 10+2", n. 10 (July/August 2008)
• "Zone franche e territori extra-doganali", n. 9 (May/June 2008)
• (con F. Silanos) "Facilitazioni commerciali: uno strumento per lo sviluppo del commercio internazionale", n. 8 (March/April 2008)
• "Gli strumenti di  collaborazione internazionale in campo doganale", n. 2 (January/February 2008)
• "L’origine ai fini doganali e commerciali", n. 5 (September/October 2007)
• "I concetti di sportello unico ed interfaccia unica nel quadro della nuova strategia delle dogane elettroniche", n. 4 (July/August 2007)
• "Il Dumping e gli strumenti della politica commerciale comune europea", n. 1 (January/February 2007)
• "Nomenclature e Tariffe doganali a confronto", n. 6 (November/December 2006)
• "L’evoluzione dei controlli doganali: gestione dei rischi e controlli a posteriori", n. 5 (September/October 2006)
• "Contingenti Tariffari e loro metodi di gestione", n. 4 (July/August 2006)
• "Clausole di spesa nel contratto di trasporto marittimo", n. 2 (March/April 2006)
• "Container Security Iniziative: strategie di sicurezza USA ed UE a confronto", n. 1 (January/February 2006)
• "L’accordo di consignment stock internazionale", n. 5 (September/October 2005)
• "Tutela della proprietà intellettuale in Italia ed in Cina", n. 4 (July/August 2005)
• "Spedizionieri doganali e nuova legge sulla privacy", n. 3 (May/June 2005)
• "Analisi dei rischi in dogana: il modello dello Stairway svedese", e "I meccanismi di risoluzione delle controversie internazionali", n. 2 (March/April 2005)
• "Il contratto di logistica", n. 6, (November/December 2004)
• "Sostegno pubblico all’internazionalizzazione", n. 5 (September/October 2004)
• "Joint Venture, una strategia vincente", n. 4 (July/August 2004)
• "La professione di doganalista nel mondo", n. 3 (May/June 2004)

On "Diritto 24" of "Il Sole 24 Ore":

• Customs representation deregulated in Europe, 21 giugno 2013

On "Nova Itinera":

• The WTO Agreement on trade facilitation, Year VII, n. 1 -2018, p. 65
• Customs representation and new EU Customs Code, Year II n. 1 - 2013

On "Sistemi di Logistica":

• With De Mari, G. "Customs one-stop-shop and governance' doganale", N. 5, December, pp. 10-11
• "How important are Customs for the competitiveness of a country?", N. 1, March 2011, pp. 38-39

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On the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Newsletter:

• D. Desiderio, Frank J. Desiderio: "Italy Adopts New Legislation to Protect Italian Trademarks and “Made in Italy” Marking", 9 September 2009

On "Trade with Italy" (Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Journal):

• D. Desiderio, F. J. Desiderio: “Will the ‘first sale rule’ survive?” Trade with Italy, Spring Luncheon Edition 2010, Year XII, Vol 32.
• D. Desiderio, F. J. Desiderio: "Italian government amends legislation on the protection of the 'Made in Italy' marking" , Year XI, Vol 31, Special edition Gala 2009

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On "The Journal of Customs and Trade", Korea Research Society for Customs, Republic of Korea:

• “Port Community Systems, customs one-stop-shops and their possible combination with a Single Window system”, Vol. 3, No. 2, December 2011
• “Risk management techniques and their use by Customs” (co-authored with R. Bergami), Vol. 3, No. 1, June 30, 2011, pp. 81-91.

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On "Taxation and Customs law Monitor" (Monitor Prawa Celnego i Podatkowego) - Journal Specialized in Tax and Customs law, edited in Warsaw (PL)

• The regulation of customs representation within the Union Customs Code, February 2016, ROK XXI n. 2
• with Bergami, R., "Badanie czasu wydania (Time Release Study): narzędzie do poprawy efektywności procedury odprawy celnej" (Time Release Studies: a tool to improve the efficiency of the customs clearance process"), April 2010, Rok XV NR 4 (177)/2010 KWIECIEŃ 2010
• with Giffoni, M., "EU-Turkey, customs union or preferential regime?"  "Turcja: unia celna czy reguły preferencyjne?" , January 2010, Rok XV NR 1 (174)/2010 STYCZEŃ 2010, str. 5
• with Giffoni M., "AEO status in the Modernized Community Customs Code"  - "Zmiany w statusie AEO w Zmodernizowanym Wspólnotowym Kodeksie Celnym" (August 2009, ROK XIV NR 8),  published also in "Kwartalnik CELNY" (Customs Quaterly) Nr 3 (9) Rok 2009, page 7  "Zmiany w statusie AEO w Zmodernizowanym Wspólnotowym Kodeksie Celnym"

On www.scint.it:

• La strategia UE per l’allargamento: i Programmi di Twinning
• Il ruolo della Islamic law
• Le Joint Ventures
• La crescita del regionalismo in ambito Mediterraneo
• Riforma del sistema pubblico di sostegno all’internazionalizzazione

On www.lapraticaforense.it:

• Il riconoscimento delle sentenze italiane all’estero
• Il ruolo delle Regioni nel processo di internazionalizzazione del sistema produttivo italiano

On www.dirittosuweb.com :

• Sistemi giuridici di common, civil ed islamic law a confronto
• Evoluzione del diritto consuetudinario in Africa e sistema dualistico di giustizia
• Le tecniche di redazione del contratto internazionale nei grandi sistemi giuridici
• Finanza e fisco negli ordinamenti islamici
• I concetti di soft law e lex mercatoria nel diritto del commercio internazionale

On Altalex:

• Domande di rinvio pregiudiziale: nuove indicazioni dalla Corte di Giustizia UE (16.12.2009)
  Riconoscimento delle sentenze straniere: adottata la Convenzione dell’Aia (18.06.2009)
• Anti-suit injunctions contrarie al diritto comunitario (10.04.2009)
• Le “anti-suit injunctions” nel common law (26.02.2009)
• Armonizzazione a livello comunitario della disciplina relativa ai crediti alimentari: modificato il Regolamento (CE) n. 44/2001 (19.02.2009)
• Il contratto di Consigment stock internazionale (28.02.2006)
• Il problema della legge applicabile al contratto internazionale (01.09.2005)
• La giurisdizione dei Tribunali religiosi islamici (10.05.2005)
• L’interpretazione dei contratti: un parallelismo con i sistemi di common law (08.04.2005)
• La gestione delle controversie derivanti dai contratti internazionali (04.02.2005)
• I concetti di 'soft law' e di 'lex mercatoria' nel diritto del commercio internazionale (26.01.2005)
• Finanza e fisco nei Paesi ad ordinamento islamico (29.11.2004)
• Evoluzione del diritto consuetudinario in Africa e sistema dualistico di giustizia (15.09.2004)

Other materials:

• Presentation to the workshop of the Italian Ministry of International Trade on the strategies of simplification of international trade (February 2008)