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3rd Annual Report on the Implementation and Enforcement of EU Trade Policy
The 3rd Annual Report on the Implementation and Enforcement of EU Trade Policy has been published.
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Transitional Rules for Ukraine are now in ROSA
Transitional Rules will apply to trade between Ukraine and the EU as from 1 December 2023.
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New Access2Conformity tool
The Access2Markets contains now a new tool Access2Conformity that allows exporters to verify if exported products could be tested and certified in Europe, instead of (re)doing these procedures in the export destination.
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Restriction of microplastics in the EU from 17 October 2023
As from 17 October 2023, Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 restricts synthetic polymer microparticles on their own or intentionally added to mixtures with the aim of reducing the emission of microplastics in everyday products in order to protect the environment.
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Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
As from October 1, 2023, Regulation 2023/956 introduced the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) with the objective to reduce carbon emissions, put a fair price on the carbon emitted during the production of carbon intensive goods imported into the EU and encourage a cleaner industrial production through a methodology for calculating embedded emissions according to the Paris Agreement and the EU Fit for 55 package. This mechanism will be implemented in phases and is aligned with the phase-out of the allocation of free allowances set in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS).
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New information available in ROSA
From today, the PEM agreement information is available in multi-language format in ROSA. The new information includes both PEM and PEM transitional, in the following areas: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Jordan, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Palestine, Serbia, Switzerland and Ukraine.
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New information on services and investment available
The Trade Assistant for Services and Investment includes new information! You can now find about the requirements you need to fulfil if you want to export environmental services, research and development services, manufacturing services or courier services to Canada.
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EU preferential imports from Ghana covered by statements on origin made by registered exporters
As from 20 August 2023, EU operators, wishing to benefit from the preferential tariff treatment of the EU- Ghana Economic Partnership Agreement on importation into the EU of products originating in Ghana, must submit an invoice declaration.
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New free trade agreement signed between the EU and New Zealand
The EU and New Zealand signed in July 2023 their free trade agreement (FTA) which provides interesting new opportunities for import and export operations.
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EU preferential imports from Seychelles covered by statements on origin made out by registered exporters
As from 1 July 2023, EU operators wishing to benefit from the preferential tariff treatment of the EU-Eastern and Southern Africa interim Economic Partnership Agreement (EU-ESA iEPA) on importation into the EU of products originating in Seychelles, must submit an invoice declaration made out, as reported by the EU Commission in its Communication 2023/C 145/06 and provided for in Article 23 of Protocol 1
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