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Anti-dumping duties and countervailing duties
Anti-dumping duties and countervailing duties are commercial policy measures. Their goal is to re-establish fair competition between low price products imported from third countries, and products manufactured in the European Union (EU). Anti-dumping duties The European Commission...
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Seed potatoes
Definition A seed potato is a tuber used for reproduction and cultivation. It is a method of vegetative propagation. Seed potatoes have an important place in Luxembourg exportations of agricultural products. From selection material produced by specialized institutions, it is...
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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
Definition 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 by a human being. European regulations use the terms "food" or "foodstuffs". Food may...
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Reinforced food safety controls
Objectives Following a number of health crises, risk monitoring and harmonized control procedures were put in place in the European Union (EU). Reinforced controls carried out by the Food Safety Unit were introduced in addition to routine controls in order...
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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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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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Authorization to transit radioactive materials
Authorization to transit radioactive materials The authorization to transit radioactive materials is a document certifying the permission given to a
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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 certain agricultural products. These certificates allow the EU to monitor the trade of agricultural products with third countries, to compensate for the...
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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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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. It certifies
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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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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, as well as food contact materials. The Food Safety Unit is part of the National Health Directorate, that...
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STATEC Statistical institute
STATEC Statistical institute The STATEC is the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies of the Luxembourg, an administration under the
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Food contact materials
Food contact materials Food contact material are materials and articles intended to come into contact, directly or indirectly, with foodstuffs. Food
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Food supplements
Food supplements are substances whose purpose is to supplement a normal diet, and that are a concentrated source of nutrients and other substances
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Phytosanitary controls at import
Objectives Phytosanitary control is an inspection procedure applicable to plants and plant products when they are imported. The objective is to implement all measures for protection against the introduction of pests harmful to plants and plant products into the Community...
