Ref : HAFFA News 44 (2010-2011)

Date : 23 November 2010

EU ADVANCED MANIFEST REGULATION

¡P PowerPoint Materials - Seminar on EU¡¦s 24-hour Advanced Manifest Regulation, jointly organized by HKSC, HAFFA and Hong Kong Liner Shipping Association (HKLSA) on 22 November 2010

We are pleased to inform you that the subject seminar was successfully held on 22 November 2010 with over 450 participants. For the sake of easy reference, the PowerPoint materials of the presentations have been uploaded onto the HAFFA website. Interested Members may download the files from the hyperlink below:

Ø ¡§Background Briefing¡¨ by Mr. Stephen Ying, Deputy General Manager ¡V Corporate Customer Service, OOCL [Download]

Ø ¡§Sharing from US Advanced Rule Perspective¡¨ by Mr. Terence Chung, Customer Services Executive, Maersk [Download]

Ø ¡§Local Services Requirement - Forwarders¡¦ Perspective¡¨ by Mr. Kenneth Chu, Seafreight Sub-Committee Chairman, HAFFA [Download]

Ø ¡§Empty Collection Appointment (ECA) Service¡¨ by Mr. Philip Ho, Director, Business Development and Sales, OnePort Ltd. [Download]

Ø ¡§IT Solutions: Global Security Filings ¡V Where Are We Headed?¡¨ by Mr. Paul Lam, Senior Project Manager, IES Ltd. [Download]

Ø ¡§IT Solutions: EU24 Visibility Suite¡¨ by Mr. Ralph Ho, Professional Services Manager, CargoSmart Limited [Download]

More details of the regulation can be obtained from the hyperlinks below:

Background

OOCL link: European Union Regulation 1875/2006 ¡V Advance Manifest

http://www.oocl.com/eng/aboutoocl/corporatemessages/2010/19aug10.htm

FAQ

http://www.oocl.com/eng/resourcecenter/customeradvisories/europeancommunity/FAQ.htm

List of examples of acceptable and unacceptable descriptions of goods

http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/resources/documents/customs/policy_issues/customs_security/acceptable_goods_description_guidelines_en.pdf