Europe

European Commission’s Annual Report on EU Custom’s enforcement of IPR’s
The European Commissioner Šemeta, responsible for Taxation, Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud, presented the European Commission’s annual report on EU Custom’s enforcement of IPRs according to the report, EU Customs seized over 103 million products suspected of violating IPRs at the EU's external borders.
Press Release from the European Footwear Alliance (EFA)
New Ecolabel Regulation Published
REGULATION (EC) No 66/2010 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 25 November 2009 on the EU Ecolabel REGULATION (EC) No 66/2010 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 25 November 2009 on the EU Ecolabel
Anti Dumping on Leather Footwear (20.11.2009)
The Anti-dumping Advisory Committee (ADC) on 19th November rejected the European Commission's proposal for a 15 month extension to the anti-dumping duties currently in place for leather footwear from China and Vietnam.
Proposal for future EC Regulation of Distribution
the European Commission is currently calling for comments on its proposal for a revised Vertical Restraints Block Exemption Regulation. The current Block Exemption Regulation is due to expire in May 2010
International Sport Strategy
This publication of the Department's International Sport Strategy document, sets out the Department's approach to international sport issues.
FESI - The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry
Read more on FESI and what they do
New Rules for VAT services
The Council of European Union adopts news rules for VAT which will as a general rule enter into force on 1 January 2010. The main features of the new rules are as follows:
For Business-to-Business Services, taxation will be at the place where the customer is situated, and no longer at the place where the service provider is established, as is currently the case.
For Business-to-Consumer Services, for most services, the place of taxation will continue to be that where the supplier is established, however, in certain circumstances, taxation of business-to-consumer services will be at the place of consumption in order to prevent distortions of competition between member states operating different VAT rates.