JAMAICA ALSO JOINS THE KYOTO CONVENTION
On 7 May, the Jamaican Embassy in Brussels and the Mission to the European Union deposited with the World Customs Organization the Instrument of country for the Accession to the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (revised Kyoto Convention).
CYBERATTACKS, EU COUNCIL EXTENDS SANCTIONS
On 17 May, the EU Council decided to extend for another year, until 18 May 2022, the framework of restrictive measures against cyber-attacks that threaten the European Union or its Member States.
POSSIBLE NOT TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF FOR VAT PURPOSES IN THE UK
Vat identification in Great Britain is not necessary if the goods marketed in that country discount a rate of 0%; this also avoids the Union operators from complying with the accounting and tax obligations, provided for VAT declaration.
THE UK/EU AGREEMENT ON NORTHERN IRELAND IS NOT SUSTAINABLE
This is what the British Brexit Minister, Lord Frost claims, he thinks that the Protocol on Northern Ireland, negotiated during Britain withdraws from the EU, as it is currently written and interpreted, is unlikely to be applied in the long term.
NEW VAT RULES, E-COMMERCE BECOMES EASY
The new VAT legislation for e-commerce, in force In the European Union from next July 1st, aims to make life easier for businesses selling goods online, while ensuring fairer conditions with similar companies resident outside the EU. (more…)
PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON THE CUSTOMS CODE
The EU Commission has launched a public consultation to gather the views of economic operators, experts and customs law specialists on current measures to implement the Union Customs Code, the EU’s main legislative framework for customs.