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Commercial
Information Circulars
24-hour hotline : 23 922 922
e-mail address : enquiry@tid.gov.hk
Ref : EIC 230/2/13
13
September 2006
Dear Sirs,
Commercial
Information Circular No. 360/2006
European
Union (EU)* : Amendment to the Revised Entry Requirements
of
Certain Wood Packaging Material
Further to Commercial
Information Circular No. 84/2005 of 5 March 2005, the European Commission
(the Commission) has adopted a Directive to postpone the entry into
force of the requirement to use debarked round wood (i.e. the debarking
requirement) for wood packaging material until 1 January 2009. Details
are set out in Commission Directive 2006/14/EC (the Directive), a
copy (pdf format) of which is attached to this circular for reference.
DETAILS
- As mentioned
in Commercial Information Circular No. 84/2005, the European Council
postponed the entry into force of the debarking requirement for wood
packaging material, including wood used to wedge or support non-wood
cargo, to 1 March 2006. As the research on various technical aspects
of debarking wood is still under way, the EU authorities considered
it appropriate to further postpone the application of the debarking
requirement to 1 January 2009, but would review it by 1 September
2007.
ENQUIRIES
- For enquiries
about the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned
at telephone number 2398 5500.
Yours faithfully,
(K H NG)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
* The
EU includes Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, the Slovak Republic,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
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Electronic
services for Production Notification and Certificate of Origin
enable traders to make the relevant applications directly through
their office computer faster and easier. Electronic service has
now been extended to the submission of Cargo Manifests and Textiles
Notifications. For details and enquiries,
please call the following service providers:
Global
e-Trading Services Limited (Tel. : 8109 1820)
Tradelink Electronic Commerce Limited (Tel. : 2599 1700)
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Note : While
every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information,
the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable
for any reliance placed on the same.
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