By Stanislas ROQUEBERT<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n While people see their freedom of movement drastically, but necessarily, restricted, the same cannot The free movement of goods is not questioned. Both the European Commission and the Member States However, in practice, emergency measures adopted by some Member States may necessarily affect the At this stage, no import\/export restrictions have been promulgated for certain products or countries. On the contrary, the movement of goods is well maintained, especially with the United States (i.e. the In practice, some trade could of course be restricted (e.g. the port of Le Havre has decided to limit the Finally, and given the current circumstances, personal protective goods such as masks and gloves, but Obviously, customs clearance formalities must be carried out independently of the current situation In this sense, the administration continues to function remarkably: At this stage, the emergency measures taken by the French Government only concern direct taxes, but Nevertheless, the Customs authorities has confirmed \u00ab\u00a0that in case of emergency and in accordance with The ongoing controls are continuing, and new controls can be initiated, even if the administration is Some practical situations:<\/p>\n Please note that deadlines are always running and there is no general suspension. Nevertheless, the This is why we recommend, as a precaution, to request in writing and in a reasoned manner additional This being said, it is important to continue the procedures in progress in order to avoid a harmful As far as judicial and customs procedures are concerned (except for specific criminal proceedings), it For all scheduled hearings, we therefore recommend, as a precautionary measure, to request referrals Update on Customs measures related to COVID-19 By Stanislas ROQUEBERT While people see their freedom of movement drastically, but necessarily, restricted, the same cannot be said for goods that must continue to move: show must go on! I- What about the free movement of goods within the EU? The free movement of goods is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-coronavirus-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lh-lf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lh-lf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lh-lf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lh-lf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lh-lf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4241"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lh-lf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4241\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lh-lf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lh-lf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lh-lf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nbe said for goods that must continue to move: show must go on!<\/p>\nI- What about the free movement of goods within the EU?<\/h2>\n
\nhave communicated clearly to this effect.<\/p>\n
\ntransport of goods between Member States since some borders (e.g. between Spain and France) may
\nbe closed or restricted.<\/p>\nII- And with non-EU countries, can we still import\/export?<\/h2>\n
\nMovement restriction measures do not apply to goods.<\/p>\n
\nrestrictions imposed only concern people), and China, since scientists consider that \u00ab\u00a0the risk of being
\ninfected with the Covid-19 Coronavirus by touching an object imported from a risk area is considered
\nto be extremely low\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n
\narrival of ships, and the majority of cargo travels on passenger flights, which are also severely restricted),
\nbut there are no restrictions in principle and the time of stupor will necessarily give way to effective
\npractical supply chain organization.<\/p>\n
\nalso food products, should be subject to import flexibilities rapidly.<\/p>\nIII- Is it still possible\/necessary to carry out import and export customs clearance formalities?<\/h2>\n
\nsince any import\/export must be subject to the filing of a declaration at all times.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 All customs declarations are computerized and the software work;
\n\u2022 The customs officials are currently in a teleworking system. A minimum service is therefore
\nefficiently guaranteed.<\/p>\nIV- Is the payment of customs duties suspended or facilitated?<\/h2>\n
\nnot customs duties or indirect contributions (excise duties, ICT, etc.).<\/p>\n
\nthe regulations in force, situations will be studied on a case-by-case basis\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\nV- What about ongoing customs controls?<\/h2>\n
\nnecessarily busy on other priorities.<\/p>\n\n
\nCustoms authorities have confirmed that they will probably not oppose extensions of time limits given
\nthe context.<\/p>\n
\ntime limits (in particular for observations to notices of investigation results or assessment notice
\ncontestation), justified by the containment. For companies, their boards and the Customs Authorities,
\nit seems preferable, except in emergencies, that the pre-litigation\/litigation activity regains its full effect
\nafter containment.<\/p>\n
\nbottleneck when the situation has returned to normal and we recommend, if at all possible, to
\nrespond\/advance as far as possible.<\/p>\nVI- What about ongoing Customs disputes in Courts?<\/h2>\n
\nhas been agreed with the courts, the National Bar Association and professional associations, to request
\nthe postponement of all the proceedings scheduled for the next few weeks until the situation returns
\nto normal.<\/p>\n
\nand to follow the procedural deadlines, including during periods of confinement. Likewise, we recommend taking advantage of these calmer times to make progress on possible conclusions or draft
\nwritings in order to be reactive and avoid bottlenecks during the resumption.<\/p>\nThis publication has been prepared for general guidance on matters of general interest only and does not constitute professional advice. You should not act on the basis of the information contained in this publication without obtaining specific professional advice.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/i><\/h6>\n
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