The use of German documents is becoming easier in China, because on March 8 the People's Republic of China acceded to the Hague Apostille Convention. The apostille procedure allows public documents to be authenticated within a few days. (Image source: Pixabay) Until now, a time-consuming and costly authentication and legalization procedure was required [...]
The German Federal Fiscal Court (dt. Bundesfinanzhof, BFH) has recently provided more clarity on the issue of transport costs for goods that have been outward processed. The Federal Fiscal Court provides clarity on transport costs in the case of outward processing in third countries. (Image source: Pixabay) In principle, the regulation according to [...]
Chemicals banned in the EU because of their risk to humans and the environment are allowed to be manufactured in the EU and exported to third countries. That could soon change: A consultation is currently underway on legislation to ban the practice. EU chemicals strategy for sustainability Image source: Pixabay Back in fall [...]
The proposed patent package concerns, among other things, protection certificates. Image source: Pixabay Provided they are approved by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union, new patent regulations will come into force. The EU Commission presented a patent package at the end of April. It deals with the following topics: [...]
After several years of negotiations between the EU and partner states from the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean region on the current rules of origin, alternative rules of origin can be applied as transitional rules. The plan to establish modernized and simplified rules of origin for all negotiating partners has failed so far. The transitional rules, which are attached [...]
When hiring employees from abroad, difficult legal issues can sometimes arise if they have access to listed EU or US technology. Attorney PD Dr. Harald Hohmann has written an article on this topic, which can be read in the current issue of the magazine "Exportmanager". In the following, we would like to give you a [...]
In April, some anti-dumping measures were extended - others were reimposed or extended. On the website of Germany Trade & Invest you will find the corresponding changes as well as the most important background information for each of the following anti-dumping measures in german language: Tube and pipe fittings originating in China and Taiwan In [...]
Sweet corn, truck-mounted cranes, eyeglass frames and long pants originating in the U.S. will be subject to additional duties when imported into the EU starting May 1, 2023. These amount to 0.164 percent. Additional tariffs have been imposed on sweet corn from the USA since May 1. (Photo: Corn fields in Nebraska, USA; Image [...]
According to the EU Commission, the proportion of EU-wide trade in 2021 that took advantage of the opportunities offered by trade agreements was limited to 44 percent. The reasons include high costs due to more bureaucracy and a lack of knowledge about the agreements. For this reason, the EU has been frequently concluding new-generation bilateral [...]
Until now, employee postings to Italy had to be registered by midnight of the previous day. This regulation has now been relaxed. Since March 21, 2023, the deadline for the notification of cross-border service provision ends when the posting commences. The new regulation is set out in Art. 10 Decreto Legislativo 17 luglio 2016, n. [...]