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The EU’s Proposal to Drop its “de Minimis” Rule Opposed by the EFA

Mar 11, 2024 | Comments Off on The EU’s Proposal to Drop its “de Minimis” Rule Opposed by the EFA

On the other worrying customs duty issue, the EU proposed mid-2023 to drop the rule that allows goods valued at less than Euro150 into the Union duty free – this…

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The WTO’s Moratorium on Customs Duties Applied to Electronic Transmissions.

Mar 11, 2024 | Comments Off on The WTO’s Moratorium on Customs Duties Applied to Electronic Transmissions.

Readers will recall that this issue has long been on EFA’s agenda, starting back in 2020. The Agreement must be renewed every 2 years. In 2019 a UNCTAD researcher published…

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World Trade Organisation Ministers (MC13) To Meet in Abu Dhabi

Mar 11, 2024 | Comments Off on World Trade Organisation Ministers (MC13) To Meet in Abu Dhabi

The WTO’s “MC13” meeting will take place on 26-29 February. It will be a key meeting for the Organisation. Of great importance to ecommerce is the Moratorium (see below), but…

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Starting the Year with the Wrong Sort of Crash – Some Good News, and the Forecasts of the AfDB for 2024

Mar 6, 2024 | Comments Off on Starting the Year with the Wrong Sort of Crash – Some Good News, and the Forecasts of the AfDB for 2024

Dear Readers, we hope the new year started well for you and will continue to bring you success. Unfortunately, 2024 at the EFSA/EFA offices started with the crash of my…

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Opportunities, Events and Publications

Dec 20, 2023 | Comments Off on Opportunities, Events and Publications

Y Combinator W24 Y Combinator has opened up at least 10 additional spots in the W24 batch for companies that apply now via a special application process – see https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/new-year-new-company FINCA…

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