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Regional Focus

Europe

OCEAN marks Europe Day with

special meeting

important subjects from the world of
customs and VAT. The group held the

traditional round table of participants

- What's new? What problems,
challenges etcetera have been

encountered? They also debated how
to respond to the EU Commission in

regards to the increased discrepancies
of ship supply treatment across EU

Member States.
Other issues discussed concerned
O
the proposal to ask for an export
warehouse. The group discussed the

Union Customs Code and worked

CEAN – the European Ship touched upon important issues for ship through the Delegated and
Suppliers Organization, suppliers, including an in-depth update lmplementing Acts. The group received

which serves as the official
on the Union Customs Code and a a presentation of the preliminary draft
discussion on a customs procedure ‘voice’ of the European ship suppliers’ guide, "National customs & tax

called ‘End-Use’.
community, held its board meeting on treatment for ship suppliers in the EU",
8th and 9th May 2014 in the beautiful The OCEAN Board heard about based on responses received from the

setting of Genoa’s ‘old’ port area, Italy.
the proposal to carry out an academic request for information and agreed
study of the ship supply industry, next steps.
Delegates from all over Europe

which has never been done before and attended the meeting with the The OCEAN Secretariat presented
which can be an important tool for additional presence, as observers, of the first ever "Diploma in World

lobbying purposes. Finally, the 'ship representatives from Norway, Turkey Customs Compliance and
supply case' was presented to high- and for the first time also, a Regulations", which is available to ship

ranking regional customs officials and representative of the important suppliers, instigated by the UK lnstitute

a discussion around the topic ‘ship Singapore Association of Ship of Export. The group agreed the
supply is export’ took place.
Suppliers (SASS) (and newly elected proposal for an academic study of the

ISSA President from 2015) Abdul ship supply industry is a very good one
Hameed Hajah.
and presents great opportunities to

Working Group outcomes
OCEAN. The group also debated news OCEAN’s structure sees Spencer The OCEAN Working Group met
regarding VAT matters. Eade, ISSA Secretary, handling the for the 16th time with a package of

I
Administrative Secretariat from
London and JL Meriaux and Arne

Mielken operating ‘in the field’ from Pic credit: Liudmila Ermolenko
the Brussels office.

Europe Day meeting a

success
Chairman Alfredo Tosato (pictured)
welcomed the OCEAN members to his

hometown in Genoa, ltaly, on Europe
Day, 9th May 2014 – just two weeks

before the EU Parliament elections.
The agenda for the Board meetings

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