EU TRADE AGREEMENTS, BENEFITS FOR SMEs
The document, published by the European Parliament, analyzes how free trade agreements can help small and medium enterprises, providing an overview of existing agreements and identifying a classification of key provisions for small and medium enterprises.
EU COURT OF AUDITORS: MORE UNIFORMITY IN CUSTOMS CONTROLS
The authorities of the Member States play a crucial role in finding a balance between the need to facilitate trade, with faster and smoother import procedures and the need for customs controls. Customs duties collected in 2019 amounted to €21.4billion.
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR ACCESS TO CREDIT
In its recent publication “Accelerating the Digitalisation of Trade to Support MSME Financing”, the WTO identifies the challenges that small and medium enterprises face in credit access, exploring the potential of digital technologies.
INVESTMENT IN CHINA, NO RESTRICTIONS
The Comprehensive Agreement on Investment, signed last December by the EU and China, is a key step on the road to normalizing relations between the contracting parties. The publication now of the Annexes to the Agreement better outlines the framework for mutual investment.
DIGITAL EUR1 TO EXPORT TO SWITZERLAND
The Customs and Monopolies Agency, continuing its work on dematerializing customs documentation, has decided to adopt, on an experimental basis, the procedure for the digital release of EUR1 movement certificates in export operations to Switzerland.
MOVEMENT OF GOODS, EU COMMISSION GUIDELINES
By adopting, in March 2020, the ‘Long-Term Action Plan for better implementation and enforcement of single market rules’, the EU Commission committed itself to providing states and businesses with guidelines to improve compliance with the rules on the functioning of the internal market.