Title: Manuela Cabral European Commission
1EU Customs Policy DevelopmentsSupply chain
security a case study
- Manuela CabralEuropean Commission
2EC APPROACH ON CUSTOMS POLICY
- WHY Community approach?
- The Customs union (1968)
- The Single Market (1993)
- Free circulation of goods, persons, services and
capital - One external frontier supervised by 27 customs
administrations
3Aim of EU customs policy
- THE CUSTOMS UNION is a foundation of the EU
- Nearly 40 years
- Single Market
- uro
- TWIN AIMS OF CUSTOMS POLICY
- To protect the EU and citizens
- To facilitate legitimate trade
4Changing environment New challenges for customs
in general
- Increasing volumes of traffic
- Increasing globalisation of trade and crime
- Increasing threat of terrorist acts
- Increasing interconnectivity andinterdependency
of societies/countries
5Changing environment New challenges for customs
in Europe
- Total length of external land frontier 12.440
km - Enlargement of the European Union in 2004 and
2007 (e.g. length of the EU Eastern Land
Frontier increased nearly 80) - About 1.600 million tonnes of seaborne cargo
(annually) - About 8 million tonnes of airborne
cargo(annually)
6Changing environment New challenges for customs
in Europe
- 161.000.000custom declarations per year
- 441.000custom declarations per day
- 306 custom declarations per minute
- 5 custom declarations per second
7CHANGING ROLE FOR CUSTOMS
- Traditional approach primary concern of customs
are fiscal matters and revenue collection - New tasks and new challenges
- due to increasing concerns for safety and
security - demands of globalisation
8CHALLENGE FOR CUSTOMS
- In the light of the new tasks, customs have to
ensure, among other - Protection of citizens and their interests while
facilitating legitimate trade - Interoperable IT systems as a means to fight
fraud and increase security while not hindering
trade
9EU CUSTOMS POLICY DEVELOPMENTS
- Electronic customs
- Modernized customs code
- Security amendments to the customs code(case
study)
10EU CUSTOMS POLICY DEVELOPMENTSDIFFERENT TIMEPATHS
- E-CUSTOMS
- ? Communication COM(2005)609
- Decision in European Parliament and Council
- process is started
- Council decision is expected shortly
- Phase implementation 2006 - 2013
11E-Customs
- Developing secure and interoperable electronic
customs systems for exchange of data - Facilitation of import and export procedures
- Reduction of administrative costs
- Reduction of clearing times
- Improved conjunction between implementation of
legislation and the customs practice - Ensure the right levying of duties and taxes
- Enable a smooth flow of information between the
relevant parties and re-use of data
12EU CUSTOMS POLICY DEVELOPMENTSDIFFERENT TIMEPATHS
- Modernized Customs Code
- ? Communication COM(2005)609
- Decision in European Parliament and Council
- process is started
- Implementation ?
13MODERNIZED CUSTOMS CODE
- Simplification of the structure reduction of
articles - Revision of the customs procedures centralised
clearance - Improving the system for customs guarantees
- Expansion of the use of authorizations for the
whole EU
14EU CUSTOMS POLICY DEVELOPMENTSDIFFERENT TIMEPATHS
- SECURITY AMENDMENTS TO THE CUSTOMS CODE
- ? Regulation (EC) No. 648/2005
- ? Implementing reg. (EC) No. 1875/2006
- Implementation
- AEO 1/1/2008
- Pre-arrival /Pre-departure 1/7/2009
15EU CUSTOMS APPROACH ON SECURITY
- Integration of security aspects in customs
controls and authorisations for traders - ensure that responsibilities are specified
integration of security aspects in import and
export controls - increased emphasis on export controls
- ensure that data can be electronically
exchanged - integration of security aspects in
authorisations for operators
16EU Customs Security Initiatives
- Security amendments to the Community Customs
Code - require traders to provide customs authorities
with information on goods prior to import to or
export from the European Union - provide reliable traders with trade facilitation
measures (AEO-concept) - introduce a mechanism for setting uniform
Community risk-selection criteria for controls,
supported by computerised systems
17Import Control System When is it necessary?
- First port of entry - Entry Summary
Declarations (ESD) for all goods on board (24h
(b/loading)-4h-2h) - If vessels sharing arrangements Pre-Arrival
Notification (PAN) necessary (24h(b/arrival)-4h-2h
) - Manifest for goods to be unloaded
- Subsequent ports
- ESD for goods to be unloaded no time limit
manifest for movement between Community points - Between Community ports
- Regular shipping line no ESD only manifest
- Non regular shipping line ESD for goods to be
unloaded manifest for movement between
Community ports
18Import Control System (Draft FSS)
19Export Control System - When is it necessary?
- For all goods leaving the Community
- Normal situation export, re-export or transit
declaration (24h (b/loading)-4h-2h) - Freight remaining on board or transhipped at the
place of unload no declaration (ESD fills the
role) - Others exit summary declaration
20Export Control System (Draft FSS)
21EC Security Initiatives
- Result
- A secure end-to-end supply chain with secure
trading partners and without weak links !
22THANK YOUFOR YOUR ATTENTION
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