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Starting from 8 July 2024, EU Member States will accept A.TR movement certificates issued electronically by the Turkish competent authorities, bearing a QR code and without a wet-ink signature.

This week, from 1-2 July, Director-General Gerassimos Thomas, of the European Commission, Gerassimos Thomas, led a mission of Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union (DG TAXUD) officials to New Delhi.

Today’s launch of the 2024 edition of the Annual Report on Taxation provides an update on the state of play of tax systems in the Member States of the European Union.

Starting from 1 July 2024, the Centralised Clearance for Import (CCI) system enters its first phase of implementation.

On 18 June, the 11th high-level meeting of the EU-China Joint Customs Cooperation Committee (JCCC) took place in Shanghai. It marks the 20th Anniversary of this cooperation.

On 6 June 2024, the Commission decided to continue the work of the Platform for Tax Good Governance in the form of a new expert group.

Starting from 3 June 2024, the European Union’s customs pre-arrival safety and security system – Import Control System 2 (ICS2) – enters into the next phase of implementation.

The Commission welcomes the general approach announced by the Belgian Presidency of the EU Council on the proposal for a Directive to make withholding tax procedures in the EU more efficient, secure and simplified for investors, financial intermediaries and Member State tax administrations.

DAC lays down the rules and procedures for close cooperation between Member States’ tax authorities in direct taxation. It sets up a harmonised framework that allows Member States to assist each other through exchange of information as well as other forms of advanced cooperation.