The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) recently published TTB Industry Circular 2017-3, which serves as notice that, effective immediately, TTB is no longer requiring importers of certain bottled or bulk wine from the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France to obtain a declaration from the Government of France.
On 19 May 2017, the Official Journal published a list of customs authorities designated by Member States for the purposes of receiving applications, or taking decisions relating to binding tariff information,
On 31 March 2017, the National Financial Office announced that searches and hearings were conducted on 30 and 31 March by the National Judicial Customs Service (SNDJ), under the direction of the National Financial Office (PNF), throughout French territory,
On March 29, 2017, the Department of State published in the Federal Register a notice [Public Notice: 9937] stating that, pursuant to Section 490(b)( l )(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act or 1961, as amended, the Under Secretary of State has determined and certified that the top five exporting and importing countries and economies of pseudoephedrine and ephedrine (Canada, China, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Republic of Korea, Switzerland and the United…
The European Commission has announced that on 15 July 2016, the General Administration of China Customs and Hong Kong Customs joined the customs authorities of eight EU Member States (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, United Kingdom) and the Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union of the European Commission, DG TAXUD in Phase 3 of the Smart and Secure Trade Lanes (SSTL) pilot project. Seven additional Member States (Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia) as well as the WCO take part as observers.
The Iranian news agency, IRNA, reported that on October 13, 2015, the Iranian Parliament (Majlis)approved implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) that was signed by Iran and the P5+1 (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, Germany) supported by the European Union. The vote was 161 in favor, 59 against and 13 abstentions. IRNA reported that on October 14, 2015, the Guardian Council approved passage. The agreement was expected to…