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The Official Journal of the European Union published the long anticipated Delegated and Implementing Regulations of the
Union Customs Code (UCC) on December 29, 2015.
It was adopted on October 9, 2013 as Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
The UCC is part of the modernization of customs and will serve as the new framework regulation on the rules and procedures for customs throughout the EU. The UCC and the related delegated and implementing acts will:
• streamline customs legislation and procedures;
• offer greater legal certainty and uniformity to businesses;
• increase clarity for customs officials throughout the EU;
• simplify customs rules and procedures and facilitate more efficient customs transactions in line with modern-day needs;
• complete the shift by Customs to a paperless and fully electronic environment; and
• reinforce swifter customs procedures for compliant and trustworthy economic operators (Authorized Economic Operators)
