The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection adopted the report by Jasenko SELIMOVIC (ALDE, SE) on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 laying down the Union Customs Code.
The committee recommended that the European Parliament adopt its position at first reading, taking over the Commission proposal.
The proposal aims to make technical amendments to the Union Customs Code (UCC) to ensure that the Code meets its objectives of improving the competitiveness of European businesses, but also better protecting the financial and economic interests of the Union and the Member States and the safety and security of EU consumers.
The Commission proposes to amend the EU Customs Code in order to correct these technical errors and omissions, including the alignment harmonisation of the UCC with an international agreement that was not in force at the time of adoption of the Code, the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
In addition, the proposal aims to respond to a request from Italy to include the Italian municipality of Campione d'Italia and the Italian waters of Lake Lugano in the customs territory of the Union.