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GLOBAL MARITIME REGULATORY SUMMIT

On 7 September, senior government officials from the EU, the US and China participated in the Fifth Global Maritime Regulatory Summit. Participants included representatives from DG COMP for the EU, the Federal Maritime Commission for the United States and the Ministry of Transportation for China.

ENVI COMMITTEE DISCUSSES ETS REVISION

On 9 September, MEPs from the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) Committee held an exchange of views with DG CLIMA Director Beatriz Yordi on the revision of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). The European Commission’s Fit for 55 package proposes to extend the current EU ETS to maritime transport, gradually remove free allowances for the aviation sector and create a new separate ETS system for road transport and heating sectors.

ENVI COMMITTEE DISCUSSES CBAM

On 9 September, the ENVI Committee of the European Parliament also discussed another key proposal of the Fit for 55 Package delivering on the Green Deal; the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).

SHIPPING INDUSTRY PROPOSES GLOBAL LEVY ON CO2

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and Intercargo submitted a proposal to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to implement a global levy on carbon emissions from ships to help the shipping industry to reduce emissions. The proposal is a response to the proposal of the European Commission to extend the EU ETS to maritime transport.

EUROCONTROL STAKEHOLDER FORUM ON SAF

On 23 September, EUROCONTROL is organising a stakeholder forum to explore the potential of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) for driving down aircraft emissions, whilst enabling business to grow sustainably.

ENISA PUBLISHES SECURE SME TOOL

On 8 September, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) announced the creation of the “SecureSME Tool”, a practical and user-friendly tool facilitating SMEs to navigate to ENISA’s tips, guidelines and recommendations. The tool was presented within the framework of the International Cybersecurity Forum (FIC 2021) in Lille, France.

NEW SILK ROAD: A SOLUTION AT A TIME OF DISRUPTED MARITIME SUPPLY CHAINS?

RailFreight Summit Poland, which was held at the beginning of September, discussed the impact of the disruptions in the maritime supply chain on volumes on the New Silk Road.

UK EXTENDS GRACE PERIODS FOR TRADE INTO NI

On 6 September, the UK Government announced that the grace periods covering post-Brexit trade from Great Britain to Northern Ireland will be extended again from October 1 "to provide space for potential further discussions" on the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol.

NEW EU EXPORT CONTROL REGIME ENTERS INTO FORCE

On 9 September, the new EU Export Control Regulation - Regulation (EU) No 2021/821 - entered into force, modernising the EU system for the control of exports, brokering, technical assistance, transit and transfer of dual-use items.

EU KEEPS LEADERSHIP IN AGRI-FOOD TRADE

On 8 September, the European Commission published the 2020 annual report on EU agri-food trade, which finds that the EU reinforced its leading position among the world’s biggest exporters. On the import side, the EU has become the third largest importer after the US and China.

CLECAT Meetings

CLECAT Air Logistics Institute
14 September 2021, Online

CLECAT Security Institute
17 September 2021, Online

CLECAT Road Logistics Institute
23 September 2021, Online 

CLECAT Customs and Indirect Taxation Institute
27 September 2021, Online

Events with CLECAT participation

Porto Maritime Week
20-24 September 2021, Porto

Connecting Europe Express Conference on Rail Freight
5 October 2021, Luxembourg/Online           

Market Place Seminar - Multimodality in the year of Rail
14 October 2021, Online 

GreenPort Congress 2021
21 October 2021, Place tbc

EU Meetings

Council of the European Union

Informal Transport Council
22-23 September 2021, Brussels

European Parliament

European Parliament Transport Committee
27 September 2021, Brussels

European Parliament Plenary
13-16 September 2021, Strasbourg