Regulatory Digest – December 5, 2017

Agreement reached on simpler more effective VAT rules for online sales 
The Commission agreed on a series of measures to improve how VAT works for online companies in the EU and ensure that VAT is paid in the Member State of the final consumer, leading to a fairer distribution of tax revenues amongst EU Member States.

Emergency import restrictions on Libyan archaeological and ethnological materials 
The source link document amends the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to reflect the imposition of emergency import restrictions on certain archaeological and ethnological materials from Libya.

Continuation of duty orders on high pressure steel cylinders
The Department of Commerce determined that revocation of the antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders on high pressure steel cylinders from the People’s Republic of China would likely lead to material injury to an industry in the U.S.

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