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Review of Three Major EU Regulations
1. Customs Duty Suspension Regulation:
Updates the EU's duty relief system by suspending import duties on products with insufficient EU production. Introduces new product categories and partial duty suspensions, particularly for battery production materials until 2025. Contains detailed lists of products with specific CN codes, TARIC codes, and duty…
First Act - Customs Duty Suspensions
The regulation modifies the EU's customs duty system by introducing new suspensions and revising existing ones for agricultural and industrial products. The changes apply where EU production cannot meet market demand. The regulation includes:
Complete elimination of customs duties for specific products with insufficient EU production
Special partial duty suspensions…
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1. Amendment to EU Deforestation Regulation:
The regulation extends the implementation timeline of deforestation-free product requirements by 12 months. The main application date moves to December 2025, with small businesses getting until June 2026. Country risk classifications will be done by June 2025, and the old Timber Regulation remains in force until December 2025. The…
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RESTORE Framework Regulation
A new emergency support framework allowing quick financial assistance for regions hit by natural disasters. It enables using up to 10% of ESF+ and ERDF funds for disaster response with 95% co-financing rate and 25% pre-financing. Covers infrastructure restoration, temporary work schemes, and basic assistance,…
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Technical and Product Regulations:
Correction of energy efficiency class indicators in multiple language versions of sustainable economic activities regulation
Authorization of ferric tyrosine chelate as a feed additive for poultry with specific content and safety requirements
Authorization of zinc-L-selenomethionine and cyanocobalamin as feed additives with detailed technical specifications…
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1. Criminal Proceedings Transfer Regulation:
Establishes an EU-wide system for transferring criminal proceedings between member states. Sets criteria for transfers based on suspects' nationality/residence or evidence location, ensures procedural rights, and creates a decentralized IT system for communication. Will be effective from February 2027.
2. Construction Products Regulation:
Creates…
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Organic Certification Updates
The EU expanded its list of recognized control bodies for organic product certification from third countries. Six new bodies from Turkey, Italy, Poland, Latvia, and Japan were added, each authorized to certify specific categories of organic products in designated countries.
Environmental Exemptions
Three temporary exemptions were…
Anti-dumping Duties on Indian Optical Fiber Cables
The EU has imposed anti-dumping duties ranging from 6.9% to 11.4% on optical fiber cables imported from India, except for the HFCL Group. The measure requires valid commercial invoices and mandatory reporting of cable-km measurements for imports.
Maritime Flag State Requirements Update
The EU has updated requirements for maritime…
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Mali Sanctions Update
The EU has updated its sanctions list concerning Mali, modifying information about three individuals: Ismaël Wagué, Choguel Maïga, and Ibrahim Ikassa Maïga. These persons remain subject to asset freezes due to their involvement in the 2020 coup, obstruction of the political transition, and recent denunciation…
1. Forced Labor Products Ban
The EU introduces a comprehensive ban on products made with forced labor, prohibiting their placement on the EU market or export. The regulation creates a risk-based investigation system, requires Member States to establish competent authorities, and mandates product withdrawal if forced labor is found. Economic operators must provide information during…
Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive:
The directive creates comprehensive rules for treating urban wastewater across the EU, requiring all towns with over 1,000 inhabitants to collect and treat their wastewater. It mandates secondary treatment (biological), tertiary treatment (nutrient removal), and new quaternary treatment (micropollutants removal) depending on the size of the settlement.
Pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies must…
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Baltic Sea Fishing Technical Measures
Two regulations focus on reducing cod by-catches in the Baltic Sea through specific gear requirements. They mandate three types of fishing gear configurations when directed cod fishing is prohibited:
Roofless selection device with standard gear
Modified T90 codend with Roofless device
Square mesh codend…
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Sudan Sanctions Update
The EU added two RSF Major Generals to the sanctions list for human rights violations in Sudan - Abdel Rahman Juma Barkalla and Osman Mohamed Hamid Mohamed, both responsible for attacks against civilians and human rights abuses in Darfur region.
DRC Sanctions Update
The EU updated…
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1. Poultry Import Restrictions
The regulation implements new import restrictions on poultry products from Canada and the USA due to avian influenza outbreaks. It establishes 21 new restricted zones (3 in Canada and 18 in the USA) with 10-kilometer radius restrictions around affected facilities. The measures suspend imports…
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