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U.S. Customs refund importers retaliatory duties paid under the beef hormone dispute

Friday, 19 June 2009 11:30

On 16th June 2009, the U.S. Court of International Trade issued a decision (Slip-Op. 09-58, “Gilda Indus., Inc. v. United States”), which holds that the right of Customs to collect 100% duties on goods of EU origin imposed under the "Beef Hormone War", expired on 29 July 2007.

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U.S. proposal to raise the "Harbor Maintenance Fee"

Tuesday, 16 June 2009 15:32

The recently introduced bill (HR 2355) on "Making Opportunities Via Efficient and More Effective National Transportation", also known as “Movement Act” (2009), that is pending at present before the U.S. Congress, proposes to raise the Harbor Maintenance Fee (HMF) from 0.125% to 0.4375%.

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List of customs offices empowered to handle formalities for the export of cultural goods published

Monday, 15 June 2009 07:41

Article 5 of the Council Regulation (EC) N. 116/2009 of 18 December 2008, approving the codified version of the regulation on export of cultural goods with effect 2 March 2009 (see our article), foresees, in the same way of art. 5 of Council Reg. (EEC) n. 3911/92 of 9 December 1992, now repealed, that member States may restrict the number of customs offices empowered to handle formalities for the export of cultural goods. In doing so, member States must inform the Commission of the competent customs offices.

With the Communication 2009/C 134/05, the European Commission publishes now the list of the above offices. Concerning Italy, all the customs offices without exceptions are empowered to handle formalities concerning the export of cultural goods.

From the DG TAXUD an e-learning course on the "EORI"

Friday, 12 June 2009 09:16

From the next 1^stJuly the new registration system of those performing customs operations at Community level named “EORI” (Economic Operator Registration and Identification), will enter into force. Such a system, (see our article), allows operators to use a single identification code in their dealing with all the EU customs authorities.

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Security data from 1st July 2009, information sheet of the "TAXUD"

Wednesday, 10 June 2009 10:45

The General Directorate "TAXUD" (Taxation and Customs Union) of the European Commission has published an information sheet with a recap of all the main news concerning the security data to be transmitted to the customs authorities from the next 1^st July 2009 (this will be an option until to the 31 December 2010), before that goods arrive or leave from the Community customs territory.

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U.S. Customs refund importers retaliatory duties paid under the beef hormone dispute

U.S. proposal to raise the "Harbor Maintenance Fee"

List of customs offices empowered to handle formalities for the export of cultural goods published

From the DG TAXUD an e-learning course on the "EORI"

Security data from 1st July 2009, information sheet of the "TAXUD"

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