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From the WCO a new survey on the Single Window implementation

Nowadays, the efficiency of customs administrations depends on the ability to efficiently manage a huge bulk of information and data that increasingly are transmitted electronically and whose circulation most times precedes that of the goods. To do that, Customs need to develop the capability to interconnect or share parts of such informative flows with other government agencies on one side, and economic operators on the other side. A new research paper from WCO examines problems and critical aspects related to the implementation of Single Window systems, one of the most important tools for trade facilitation.

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National Plan for Logistics, four sectoral studies issued

Within the process of implementation of the priority action lines set out in the new National Plan for Logistics (approved on December 2010 by the General Committee for road transport and logistics), the Italian Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure informs that four structural analysis studies on the most important aspects of the Plan have been recently published, with the strengths and weaknesses are put in perspective.

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New rules for American customs brokers

THe US Customs have launched an initiative of reform of the customs broker profession (Broker revision project) that should completely reshape, in the medium term, the role of this intermediary in the United States, raising its qualitative standards and professional responsibilities.

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Use of the risk management techniques by Customs

A new article, co-authored with Roberto Bergami of the Victoria University in Melbourne (Australia) and published on The Journal of Customs and Trade (Seowon University, Republic of Korea), deals with the topic of “Risk assessment techniques and their use by Customs”. The article can be downloaded here.

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Radiometric controls on semi-finished metal products, new provisions approved

The dlegislative decree n. 100/2011, establishing implementing provisions to the legislative decree n. 23/2009, has been published in the Official Journal of the Italian Republic n. 156 of 7 luglio 2011. The legislative decree n. 23/2009 implements in Italy the Directive 2006/117/Euratom on the surveilance and control od the radioactive waste and spent fuel.

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