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Radiometric controls extended to the import of semi-finished metal products

Wednesday, 07 April 2010 17:30

Today (7 April 2010) the legislative decree n. 23/2009 enters into force. Such a decree, implementing the Council Directive 2006/117/Euratom (on the supervision and control of shipments of radioactive waste and spent fuel), amends the legislative decree n. 230/1995 introducing an obligation of radiometric surveillance on all semifinished metal products imported from extra-EU countries, for those importing them for industrial or commercial purposes (as well as for those carrying out for industrial and commercial purposes activities of collection, warehousing or merging of scaps or other metallic materials).

Fundamental documents of the EU as amended by the Lisbon Treaty published in the Official Journal

Tuesday, 30 March 2010 11:54

The Lisbon Treaty has amended the two fundamental documents of the EU, namely:

the Treaty on the European Union (TEU) and
the Treaty establishing the European Community (the latter renamed as “Treaty on the functioning of the European Union” or “TFE”).

The consolidated versions of such fundamentals sorces of the Community law are now available in the Official Journal of the European Union, along with their accompanying protocols and declarations and the Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union, recalled by article 6 of TEU, that gathers in a single text the whole range of civil, political, economic and social rights of European citizens and all persons resident in the EU.

Made in: the never ending story

Thursday, 18 March 2010 10:29

On Wednesday 17 March, the Commission for Manufacturing Activities of the Italian Chamber of Deputies has approved the Bill C. 2624/B Reguzzoni-Versace-Calearo et al. establishing"Provisions concerning the marketing of textile products, lether and footwear“.

(Continues ...in Italian)

Audizione Ministro Ronchi sul Trattato di Lisbona

Wednesday, 17 March 2010 19:28

Visualizza l'audizione alla Camera dei Deputati del 17 marzo 2010 del Ministro Ronchi sullo stato di attuazione in Italia del Trattato di Lisbona (testo dell'intervento)

New deadline for the issuing/denial of the AEO certificates confirmed

Wednesday, 17 March 2010 16:28

The Italian Customs Agency, with the Communiqué Prot. n. 38141/RU of 17 March 2010 confirms what anticipated with the Communiqué Prot. n. 176591/RU of 24 December 2009, i.e.: the new deadline for the issuing or the denial of the AEO certificate, starting from 1° January 2010, will corespond to that indicated by the article 14 o, par. 2 of Reg. (EEC) N. 2454/93 (120 calendar days + further 60 days), as amended by the EU Reg. N. 197/2010 (see our article). Allegedly, the Table annexed to the Regulation of 16 December 2008 establishing deadlines and responsibles for administrative proceeding falling within the competence of the Customs Agency, will be therefore updated with the correct references to the new deadline.