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EC Welcomes Planned Pan-European Electronic Customs System,
by Carla Johnson, Investors Offshore.com, London
Thursday, December 13, 2007
The European Commission has welcomed the adoption by the European Parliament
and the European Council of Ministers of a decision on the implementation of
a pan-European electronic customs system, paving the way for a paper free environment
for customs.
Member States and the Commission favour a step-by-step approach, implementing
additional electronic systems in several phases.
László Kovács, Commissioner responsible for Taxation and
Customs announced that:
"The commitment made by the Commission and the Member States paves the
way to a paper free environment for customs which will allow faster and better
exchange of information between European customs authorities and traders. Pan-European
electronic customs will increase the competitiveness of companies doing business
in Europe, reduce compliance costs and improve security at the EU borders."
Within a pan-European electronic customs regime, the Commission, customs administrations
and other border agencies in the EU will exchange electronic information in
order to:
Control and facilitate the movement of goods into and out of the internal
market through efficient import and export procedures;
Increase the competitiveness of European trade through a reduction of compliance
and administrative costs and an improvement in clearance times;
Facilitate legitimate trade through a co-ordinated approach relating to
the control of goods;
Improve the safety and security of citizens with regard to dangerous and
illicit goods;
Offer an improved protection of the financial interests of the EU and its
Member States; and
Contribute to the fight against international crime and terrorism by providing
rapid and relevant information with regard to the international supply chain.
The EC explained that:
"While all Member States have electronic customs systems, they are, in
general, not inter-connected. The Decision promoting the European electronic
customs initiative contains actions and deadlines for making Member States'
electronic customs systems compatible with each other and creating a common
electronic portal. This will allow compulsory use of electronic declarations,
with paper-based declarations becoming the exception."
It concluded:
"By 2011, economic operators will be enable to lodge electronically all
the information required by customs legislation for EU cross-border movements
of goods."
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