Brussels, 12/01/2001 (Agence Europe) - The new Community customs code took effect, last week, with as goal to modernise customs procedures and simplify import and export declarations. "These improvements will be of direct benefit to traders and customs administrations by reducing costs and accelerating procedures, and allowing for administrative procedures to be achieved electronically", the European Commissioner for the Internal Market, Frits Bolkestein was pleased to announce. The renewed...