| Author (Corporate) | Council of the European Union |
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| Series Title | Official Journal of the European Union |
| Series Details | L101, 20.04.18 |
| Publication Date | 20/04/2018 |
| Content Type | Legislation |
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Background: In 2009 New Zealand signalled its interest to enter into a legally binding relationship with the European Union and approached the European Commission with a request to develop customs cooperation with the EU focusing on supply chain security and trade facilitation. On 22 July 2013 the Council authorised the Commission to negotiate an Agreement on cooperation and mutual administrative assistance in customs matters with New Zealand. The negotiations were launched in September 2013 in Brussels and were concluded in June 2015. Both sides initialled the Agreement in Brussels on 23 September 2015. The Agreement with New Zealand will establish a legal basis to allow direct and structured cooperation including mutual administrative assistance against fraud, in customs matters, with a trade partner being influential on the international customs scene (namely in the World Customs Organisation) and in the Pacific region. The general objective of the Agreement is to develop and intensify cooperation and mutual administrative assistance in customs matters with New Zealand; in particular, to establish the legal basis for a cooperation framework which aims at securing the supply chain and facilitating legitimate trade, as well as enabling information exchange to ensure the proper application of customs legislation and the prevention, investigation and combating of breaches of customs legislation. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2018.101.01.0006.01.ENG |
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| Countries / Regions | Europe, New Zealand |
