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Import/Export customs formalities
When goods enter or leave the customs territory of the European Union (EU), they must be declared to customs. Union goods that originate from another EU Member State are not declared to customs. These are considered as intra-Community flows
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Transport formalities
Road transport In order to operate as a carrier of goods, an authorization of establishment is necessary. A manager who wishes to transport goods in all countries of the European Economic Area and Switzerland must also apply for a community
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Food
Food refers to all products related to nutrition allowing human beings to function or survive. A food product is a substance intended to be ingested
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Reinforced food safety controls
Following a number of health crises, risk monitoring and harmonized control procedures were put in place in the European Union (EU). Reinforced
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Plants & plant products
Definition The term plants designates living plants and living parts of plants including seeds and reproductive material. For example: fruits, vegetables, tubers, bulbs, rhizomes, cut flowers, branches with leaves, leaves, live pollen, seeds, plants for planting. The term plant products
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Seed potatoes
A seed potato is a tuber used for reproduction and cultivation. It is a method of vegetative propagation.
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Medicinal products for human use
Definition Medicinal products for human use designates any substance or compound presented as having curative or preventive properties with respect to human diseases, as well as any substance or compound that can be used in people or administered to people
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Radioactive materials
Radioactivity is defined as the spontaneous emission of ionizing radiation by the atomic nucleus of an unstable atom during its decay. It consists in
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Statistical formalities (Intrastat)
The principle of the free circulation of Union goods among the Member States of the European Union led to the disappearance of all customs barriers
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Authorization to transit radioactive materials
The authorization to transit radioactive materials is a document certifying the permission given to a company, already authorized to conduct transport
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Certificates for agricultural products (Agrim/Agrex)
Definition Certificates for agricultural products are certificates required by the European Union (EU) for imports or exports of agricultural products. These certificates allow the EU to monitor the trade of agricultural products with third countries, to compensate for the difference
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Narcotics & psychotropics
From a medical point of view, psychotropics designate chemical substances that act upon the mind, that is on the conscious or unconscious mental life
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FLEGT license
Definition FLEGT authorizations, which stands for Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade, are documents issued by timber producing countries that have approved a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) with the European Union (EU). This authorization confirms that the timber or timber
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Medical devices
Definition Medical device means any instrument, apparatus, appliance, software, implant, reagent, material or other article, intended by the manufacturer to be used, alone or in combination, for human beings for one or more of the following specific medical purposes: diagnosis
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Permit to transfer firearms
Definition A permit to transfer firearms gives authorization to transfer a firearm to another Member State of the European Union (EU). This permit must accompany the civil arms to their destination and must be presented upon any request by authorities
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Phytosanitary Certificate & Plant Passport
Phytosanitary Certificate & Plant Passport The phytosanitary certificate accompanies plants and plant products on export or re-export.
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Dangerous goods
Definition Dangerous goods are substances, objects, solutions, mixtures, preparations, and wastes that present a risk for health, safety, goods or the environment. All dangerous goods display one or more special types of risk. They are categorized in danger classes and
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Division for Curative Care
The Division for Curative Care and Healthcare Quality is part of the National Health Directorate, that functions under the authority of the Ministry of Health. The Division for Curative Care and Healthcare Quality is in charge of all questions related
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Drug precursors
Some chemical substances legitimately used in manufacturing a large range of products are called “drug precursors” since their use can be diverted for
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Food Safety Unit
Food Safety Unit The mission of the Food Safety Unit is to monitor food establishments and provide official control of foodstuffs and the food chain,
