South Korea will allow for beef imports from some EU states after a nearly 20-year ban was lifted, the European Commission said in a news release. "Producers from Denmark and the Netherlands are the first ones to be able to resume exports," it said. “This is a very welcome development and an important statement of confidence by the South Korean authorities in the safety and quality of European beef," said Phil Hogan, commissioner for agriculture and the next commissioner for trade. "Following confirmation of access for Danish and Dutch operators, I hope that it won't be long before operators in other EU Member States are approved for export to this important and valuable market. Securing access for other EU Member States will continue to be a priority for the European Commission in bilateral trade relations with Korea.” South Korea had imposed the restrictions as a result of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in 2001. South Korean authorities recently "provided assurances that the pending applications from EU Member States (others than Denmark and the Netherlands) would be processed in due time," the EC said.

In the Sept. 27 edition of the Official Journal of the European Union the following trade-related notices were posted:

In the Sept. 26 edition of the Official Journal of the European Union the following trade-related notices were posted:

A top Japanese official asked Britain to avoid a no-deal Brexit scenario, saying it would hurt Japanese companies. “Japanese companies have great concerns and would like to avoid ‘leave without agreement,’” Isshu Sugawara, Japan’s trade minister, told the U.K.’s international trade minister during a recent meeting, according to an unofficial translation of a Sept. 25 press release.

The United Kingdom's Department for International Trade issued a Sept. 24 guidance on export controls for dual-use goods, software and technology, goods used for torture and “radioactive sources.” The guidance covers which dual-use items require export licenses, and provides information on nuclear exports and chemical exports, and how they may be impacted by sanctions, embargoes and trade restrictions.

The United Kingdom’s HM Revenue & Customs issued guidance on freight roll-on, roll-off (RORO) imports and exports between the U.K. and the EU if there's a no-deal Brexit. The guidance includes instructions for multiple parts of the process for moving goods from the U.K. to the EU, and vice versa.

In the Sept. 23 edition of the Official Journal of the European Union the following trade-related notices were posted:

In the Sept. 20 edition of the Official Journal of the European Union the following trade-related notices were posted:

The United Kingdom and Japan signed a deal to temporarily recognize each other’s standards conformity assessment regimes after Brexit until a formal mutual recognition agreement is put into place, the U.K. Department for International Trade said. It covers electrical products, telecommunications and radio equipment, good laboratory practice (GLP) for chemicals and good manufacturing practice (GMP) for medicinal products, and provides that Japan and the U.K. recognize each other’s conformity testing. That means U.K. goods will be able to be tested in the U.K. against Japanese regulations and sold in Japan without additional testing, and vice versa. The agreement will take effect upon the U.K.’s exit from the European Union, and remain in effect until a U.K.-Japan MRA comes into force, the U.K. said.

The United Kingdom’s HM Revenue & Customs on Sept. 20 published a new guidance document outlining new requirements for European Union companies trading with the U.K. following a no-deal Brexit. The guidance includes information on getting goods through customs once the U.K. leaves the EU, as well as changes to value-added tax and the VAT IT systems, transferring personal data, and complying with U.K. product standards.