On November 19, 2008 the U.S. Commercial Service organized the

‘’Business Briefing for American Companies Active in Europe’’ at the METS 2008.

The briefing gave insight on requested topics such as main customs and VAT principles in the EU, how to improve European logistics and REACH (EU Chemical Legislation).

The event held at the RAI Exhibition Centre was a great success and was attended by more than 40 U.S. company representatives!

The following topics were presented and are available to download:

Greenberg Traurig: Trade Customs and VAT

HIDC: Holland- Your Logistics Gateway to Europe

CONUSBAT: R.E.A.C.H.

We would like to thank our speakers and all the U.S. company representatives for attending.

More information on REACH, please view http://www.buyusa.gov/europeanunion/reach.html