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Inaugural session of the Working Group on Border Management of the UN

Friday, 14 January 2011 13:14

The Working Group on Border Management, established within the UN Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF), has had its first session at the World Customs Organisation's headquarters from 11 to 12 January 2011. Its first task will be the drafting of a compendium of international tools, standards, recommandations and guidelines for the contrast to the terrorism to be made available to all the members of the United Nations.

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Ratified the Convention on the centralised customs clearance

Thursday, 13 January 2011 16:23

Operating in a non-conventional way (being this a matter of competence of the European Union), the Member States of the EU have adopted on 2009 a tool of international law to establish the criteria for the allocation of the customs duties in the case of use of the centralised customs clearance procedure, by approving a specific Convention on this topic. The Convention must be ratified by each member State (according to their national procedures), in order to became full operational.

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From U.S. new legislation on food safety

Friday, 07 January 2011 16:23

On January 4, 2011 the new Food Safety and Modernization Act (H.R. 2751) has been approved in the United States. The new legislation amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, reinforcing the safety requirements for the food supplies in the Country and enhancing the powers of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The main purpose of the new law is to avoid that unsafe food will cause damages to the health of the US citizens and reduce the risk of food outbreaks inside the Country.

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Dichiarazioni Sommarie di Entrata, nelle FAQ nuovo approfondimento

Friday, 31 December 2010 10:39

Per leggere l'approfondimento in questione si rinvia all'apposita sezione delle Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).

ICS: new obligations from January, but not for all

Monday, 27 December 2010 16:20

Starting from the 1th January 2011, the new obligations arising from the ICS project (Import Control System, see our article) will enter into force. Operators shall therefore be obliged to transmit to the customs offices a set of "security data" concerning imported goods prior to their introduction in the EU territory.
The Community customs legislation foresees that all goods destined to be introduced in the customs territory of the European Union (except in limited cases), will be covered by an "Entry Summary Declaration" (or “ENS”), to be lodged at the customs office of first arrival in the EU territory, irrespective from the place of their final destination and before that goods are materially introduced inside the customs territory of the EU. The relevant timeframe varies according to the selected mode of transport.

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Inaugural session of the Working Group on Border Management of the UN

Ratified the Convention on the centralised customs clearance

From U.S. new legislation on food safety

Dichiarazioni Sommarie di Entrata, nelle FAQ nuovo approfondimento

ICS: new obligations from January, but not for all

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