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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13806
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Customs/consumers

EU Council gives final go-ahead to €3 flat-rate customs duty on small parcels

On Wednesday 11 February, the EU27 officially approved the introduction of new customs rules for small parcels worth less than €150 entering the EU.

To deal with the increase in packages of this type, most of which originate from Chinese e-commerce platforms (see EUROPE B13782A8) and which are flooding European customs (see EUROPE B13697A8), the EU Council has agreed to abolish the customs exemption that favoured packages worth less than €150. 

It also approved the introduction of a...

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GMOs: MEPs oppose renewal of EU authorisation for two varieties of cotton
BUDGET/SOCIAL: European Parliament has approved €7.5 million in European funds to help workers made redundant by Audi in Belgium
SECURITY - DEFENCE
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SECTORAL POLICIES
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DIGITAL: European data protection authorities vehemently opposed to revision of GDPR
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
CUSTOMS/CONSUMERS: EU Council gives final go-ahead to €3 flat-rate customs duty on small parcels
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