The European Commission announced the opening and clarification of the management of tariff quotas for imports of certain Vietnamese agri-food products and rice on 15 and 10 July respectively.
The FTA does provide for certain products to be subject to tariff quotas, i.e. the elimination of their customs duties is only granted within the limits of duty-free quotas.
The regulations will enter into force on 1 August, the date of entry into force of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (FTA) (see...