On July 4, 2024, according to the Official Journal of the European Union, on June 25, the European Union published Council Regulation (EU) 2024/1851, amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2278 on the suspension of the common customs duties referred to in point (c) of Article 56(2) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning certain agricultural and industrial products. The main revisions are:

(1) The annex to Regulation (EU) 2021/2278 shall be replaced by the text in the annex to this Regulation. The food concerned is mainly refined vegetable oil and/or microbial oil, which is qualified to contain, by weight, 25% or more but not more than 70% arachidonic acid; Or 12% or more but not more than 65% docosahexaenoic acid; and whether or not: standardized with high oleic sunflower oil (HOSO); containing by weight 0.005% or more, but not more than 0.1% of antioxidants.

(2) The Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. The regulations will apply from 1 July 2024. The regulations are fully binding and directly applicable to all Member States.

Learn more: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L_202401851