European Commission initiatives – response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the field of customs activity

Juozas Šarūnas Avižienis
Juozas Šarūnas Avižienis
Customs Policy Expert, Lithuania
Published 30 Mar 2020
European Commission initiatives – response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the field of customs activity
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The following European Commission initiatives in the field of customs are reviewed. COVID-19: Guidelines for border management measures to protect health and ensure the availability of goods and essential services; European Commission decision on Duty-Free and VAT-Free import of goods needed to combat the consequences of COVID-19 outbreak in 2020; deferred payments of customs duties; the certificates of preferential origin of goods - presenting copies instead of the originals and other.

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