by stefanie | Feb 26, 2025 | World Focus
The EU’s GPSR is now in force, with stricter rules targeting non-compliant imaging products. The General Product Safety Regulation (EU) 2023/988 (GPSR) came into force on 13 December 2024, bringing in tougher safety requirements for products sold to European...
by stefanie | Feb 18, 2025 | World Focus
Paper tax forms will soon be history as the EU moves to digitalise VAT exemptions, promising businesses faster processing and fewer headaches when trading with embassies and international bodies. Businesses trading with embassies and international organisations will...
by stefanie | Feb 14, 2025 | World Focus
Brussels targets low-value imports to protect European businesses and consumers. While at Remanexpo 2025 in Frankfurt, the European Commission unveiled measures to tighten regulations on low-value parcels entering the European Union. These shipments, often including...
by stefanie | Dec 20, 2024 | Around the Industry
Three individuals have been convicted in Italy for their roles in a €58 million VAT fraud scheme exploiting cross-border tax exemptions. Two entrepreneurs from Padua—a father and son—were sentenced to six years and two months each. An accountant received a two-year...
by stefanie | Dec 12, 2024 | World Focus
Landmark regulation ends misuse of old waste codes, ensuring toner cartridges are processed under stringent recycling laws to prevent landfill abuse. Spain has moved to close a longstanding loophole in its waste management system that allowed thousands of toner...
