Philippe Heeren

4/28/2022 4:20:08 PM

EU and the UK announce new trade measures in support of Ukraine

By Yves Melin Philippe Heeren Emma McGrory

Proposed new EU measures On 27 April 2022, in view of the ongoing situation in Ukraine, the EU Commission put forward a Proposal for a...

4/25/2022 8:51:59 AM

By Emma McGrory

Under the current draft of the Border Operating Model, from 1 July 2022, certain customs checks and requirements are to be introduced in...

4/8/2022 4:03:49 PM

By Emma McGrory

The UK’s ‘goods and vehicle movement service’ (or, ‘GVMS’) will be unavailable until midday on Monday (11 April 2022). This will likely...

2/28/2022 10:41:45 AM

By Yves Melin Philippe Heeren

On 23 February, the Commission published this notice, informing operators that it is no longer possible to claim preferential origin...

1/7/2022 11:18:37 AM

By Yves Melin Wim Vandenberghe Philippe Heeren +1 more...

As we explained in the recent client alert on the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), the European Commission presented a...

12/8/2021 12:09:23 PM

By Yves Melin Philippe Heeren

The customs authorities of the EU Member States now have a way to say no to duty collection ordered by the EU and OLAF: pay with...

7/19/2021 11:03:34 AM

By Philippe Heeren

As a part of its efforts to reduce the EU's net emissions by at least 55% by 2030 (or, to make the EU 'Fit for 55'), the European...

4/15/2021 9:10:41 AM

By Philippe Heeren

While customs laws are harmonized between the EU Member States, the implementation and enforcement of the rules is clearly not. The...