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List of the authorities empowered to issue export licences for cultural goods published in the ECOJ

Thursday, 16 July 2009 07:45

The Communication of the European Commission (2009/C 164/04), published in the Official Journal of the European Union (ECOJ) C 164 of 16.7.2009 lists the authorities competent for the release of the export licences for cultural goods, as foreseen in the Article 3(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 116/2009 (see our article). In Italy, the competent offices are the following:

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VAT warehouse on behalf of third persons residents in other EU Member States: the warehouse keeper must be the fiscal representative of the depositor

Friday, 10 July 2009 20:14

Answering to a request of ruling submitted accoding to article 11 of law 27 July 2000, n. 212, the Revenue Agency provides, with the resolution n. 180/E of 10 July 2009, further explanations to the VAT warehouse regime.

Countervailing and anti-dumping duties imposed on imports of biodiesel originating in the USA

Friday, 10 July 2009 10:45

In the Official Journal of the European Union L 179 of 10.7.2009 are published the (EC) Regulations n. 598/2009 e 599/2009 imposing, respectively, definitive countervailing and anti-dumping duties on imports of biodiesel originating in the United States of America and collecting definitively the provisional (countervailing and anti-dumping) duties established last March with the Regulations (EC) n. 193/2009 and 194/2009. The amount of the countervailing duties ranges between 29,1 % and 41,1 % for each tonne of product, while the amount of the anti-dumping duties range between 68,6 % and 172,2 % per tonne net.

Classification of fermented beverages containing distilled alcool: a clarification from the ECJ

Monday, 06 July 2009 06:14

Fermented alcohol-based beverages corresponding originally to heading 2206 of the Combined Nomenclature in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2587/91 of 26 July 1991), must be classified under heading 2208 of the Combined Nomenclature (‘Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% vol; spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages …"), rather then under heading 2208, when a certain proportion of distilled alcohol, water, sugar syrup, aromas, colourings and, in some cases, a cream base have been added to them, so that the result is a loss of the taste, smell and/or appearance of a beverage produced from a particular fruit or natural product.

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The EU adopts the new Directive on the security of toys

Tuesday, 30 June 2009 09:44

The Directive 2009/48/EC replaces the Council Directive 88/378/EEC of 3 May 1988, on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning the safety of toys (transposed into the Italian legal system with Decree 20/10/2004), subsequently repealed with effect from 20 July 2011, except for Article 2(1) thereof and Part 3 of Annex II, which are repealed with effect from 20 July 2013.

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List of the authorities empowered to issue export licences for cultural goods published in the ECOJ

VAT warehouse on behalf of third persons residents in other EU Member States: the warehouse keeper must be the fiscal representative of the depositor

Countervailing and anti-dumping duties imposed on imports of biodiesel originating in the USA

Classification of fermented beverages containing distilled alcool: a clarification from the ECJ

The EU adopts the new Directive on the security of toys

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