Last 27 and 28 June, in Brussels, at the World Customs Organisation's headquarters, the "Open day for trade" was celebrated. Such initiative has been entirely dedicated to the role and the importance of the cooperative relationships between the public sector (and Customs administrations in particular) and private operators in the efficient management of borders, the contrast to the terroristics/criminal threats and the development of measures of trade facilitation based on the dialogue and the exchange of data and information between the different entities involved in the operations of international trade (e.g. single window). The proceedings of the event are available here.

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The Italian Customs Agency illustrates with the Circular 19/D of 24 June 2011 the provisions of the legislative decree N. 59/2010, amending the Unified Text of Customs laws (TULD), concerning new modes of execution of both the profesison of customs broker (so-called “doganalista”) and their assistants (a particular figure of collaborator, similar to the practictioner, carring out its activity as an employee of a customs broker).

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