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Taxation and Customs Union
Commissioner Šemeta visits China to boost cooperation in custom controls and tackling counterfeit goods
31/08/2010
Algirdas Šemeta, EU Commissioner for Taxation, Customs Union, Anti-Fraud and Audit, will open tomorrow an international conference at the Shanghai World Expo 2010 on building bridges to facilitate trade between China and the EU.
Questions and answers: EU-China customs cooperation and combating illicit trade
31/08/2010
MEMO/10/389 Brussels, 31 August 2010 What is the volume of trade between the EU and China? Up to 2008, EU imports from China were growing by around 18% per year, and accounted for €248 bn in 2008. This figure dropped to €215 bn in 2009, primarily due ...
Commissioner Šemeta visits Hong Kong and Macau to promote cooperation in tax and customs
27/08/2010
Algirdas Šemeta, EU Commissioner for taxation, customs, anti-fraud and audit, will visit Hong Kong and Macau on 30 and 31 August, with a view to strengthening cooperation between the EU and these two regions in the areas of taxation and customs.
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