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08 September 2023
FIATA WORLD CONGRESS: THE CHANGING CLIMATE OF LOGISTICS
From 3-6 October, the 2023 FIATA World Congress will take place in Brussels. The event, entitled ‘’The Chaing Climate of Logistics” is this year hosted by Forward Belgium, the Belgian Freight Forwarders Association.
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08 September 2023
EP LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS RESUME
Policymakers went back to Brussels this week to resume legislative work before the end of the legislative term in 2024. A number of files which are important for CLECAT and its members will be discussed and voted in the coming weeks.
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08 September 2023
SAVE THE DATE: LOGISTICS FOR EUROPE 2023
On 16 November, CLECAT and ESC will host the Logistics for Europe 2023 event, entitled ‘’Partnering Compliance and Competitiveness in the EU - Is it Possible?’’. The event aims to facilitate a constructive dialogue among industry representatives from freight forwarding, customs agents, shippers, and European policymakers to address the challenges faced by the European industry.
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01 September 2023
CLECAT Newsletter 2022/24
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01 September 2023
CLECAT Newsletter 2022/24
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01 September 2023
POLAND AND UKRAINE SIGN AGREEMENT TO DEVELOP RAIL FREIGHT TRANSPORT
On 28 August, Polish and Ukrainian railways reached an agreement to collaborate on the development of freight transport between the two countries, with the goal of enhancing connectivity and trade.
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01 September 2023
CLECAT CALLS FOR A FAIR LEVEL PLAYING FIELD FOR AUSTRIAN FREIGHT FORWARDERS REPRESENTING IMPORTERS FROM OTHER MEMBER STATES
CLECAT has send a letter today to the European Commission urging the Commission to take action against Austria to end rules and practices infringing provisions of EU customs and VAT law which jeopardize a level playing field in the internal market. These practices are unfairly impactingAustrian freight forwarders representing EU established importers which are not VAT-registered in Austria.
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01 September 2023
UK GOVERNMENT UNVEILS THE BORDER TARGET OPERATING MODEL
On 29 August, the UK government released the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM), presenting a phased strategy for the implementation of measures designed to strengthen the country’s security and biosecurity resilience.
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01 September 2023
CLECAT DEBATES REVISION WEIGHTS & DIMENSIONS DIRECTIVE
On 30 August, CLECAT was invited to participate in an expert hearing at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) on the revision of the Weights & Dimensions Directive. This was the opportunity to present our analysis of the Commission proposal and give preliminary feedback on the draft EESC opinion.
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01 September 2023
CLECAT MARITIME LOGISTICS INSTITUTE MEETS
Members of the CLECAT Maritime Logistics Institute met yesterday to discuss the latest developments impacting sea freight forwarders, notably the evaluation of the CBER, the policy updates on the measures related the decarbonisation of maritime transport, as well as the implementation of ICS2 Release 3 for maritime transport.