SPE13315 - Equivalence: contents

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  1. SPE13320
    General
  2. SPE13325
    Determining whether goods are equivalent
  3. SPE13330
    Commercial quality and technical characteristics
  4. SPE13335
    Goods at a more advanced stage of processing
  5. SPE13340
    Customs status of equivalent goods
  6. SPE13345
    'Standard' equivalence
  7. SPE13350
    Prior export equivalence (PEE)
  8. SPE13355
    Prior export equivalence and preference
  9. SPE13360
    Prior export equivalence and movements involving another Member State (form INF5 EX/IM) (NI ONLY)
  10. SPE13365
    Standardised exchange of information using the EU Trader Portal. (NI ONLY)
  11. SPE13370
    Standardised exchange of information using the EU Trader Portal.(NI ONLY)
  12. SPE13375
    Aggregation of standardised exchange of information using the EU Trader Portal.(NI ONLY)
  13. SPE13380
    Time limits for importing replacement goods under PEE
  14. SPE13385
    Movements involving another Member State with standard equivalence (NOT PEE) - standardised exchange of information using the EU Trader Portal(IM/EX) (NI ONLY)
  15. SPE13390
    Time limits for presentation of the standardised exchange of information using the EU Trader Portal.(NI ONLY)
  16. SPE13395
    Goods imported for repair
  17. SPE13400
    Equivalent goods imported under warranty or guarantee
  18. SPE13405
    Special equivalence rules for certain agricultural goods
  19. SPE13410
    Genetically modified goods