The General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) recently made changes to Cambodia’s customs and excise regulations, but what does this mean for your business?

To keep you informed on the latest developments and practices to be implemented, VDB Loi is conducting a seminar in partnership with the GDCE to discuss:

■ How lower tariff import rates from ASEAN and ASEAN Plus countries will affect your business

■ Update: reduction of import duty based on Cambodia’s Free Trade Agreements ■ How new procedures to determine the value of imported goods affects Customs Tax ■ How new Customs Procedures for Prohibited and Restricted goods will affect imports/

exports ■ How updates to the bonded warehouse scheme and duty exemption affects business

operations in the country ■ Which goods can be imported duty free into EU and US? Update on new rules ■ How improvements to customs automation and Automated System for Customs Data

(ASYCUDA) will facilitate more efficient cross-border trade ■ Post Clearance Audit (PCA): looking forward to implementation ■ Updates to the customs-business partnership and the Authorized Economic Operator

Organized by VDB Loi in cooperation with the General Department of Customs & Excise.

Registration is US$70 + 10% VAT per person. This includes printed documentation and refreshments.

As places are limited, we recommend that you confirm your attendance as soon as possible by contacting Joanna Estember at events@vdb-loi.com or +855 23 964 430.

CAMBODIAN CUSTOMS & EXCISE UPDATE New Practices and Preferential Trade RulesWednesday 22 August 2012, 9.00am - 12.00 noonIntercontinental Hotel, Phnom Penh

PRESENTERSIn addition to the following distinguished speakers, it is with great honor that we welcome Mr. Nuon Chanrith, GDCE’s Director or Planning, Technique and International Affairs, to present the opening remarks for our discussion on Cambodia Preferential Trade and Customs & Excise.

Samnang Chea, MscIFCustoms Regional Expert, GDCE

Samnang is an experienced customs and excise adviser who has an M.Sc in International Finance from the Ceram European Graduate School of Management, France. Prior to joining the Customs and Excise Department of the Ministry of Economy and Finance as a Customs Officer in 2010, Samnang was a researcher at the Economic Institute of Cambodia, specializing in regional and international free trade agreements. A published author, he was recently selected to be the ASEAN Secretariat’s Regional Expert on Customs Procedure and Clearances in ASEAN.

Edwin VanderbruggenPartner, VDB Loiwww.vdbontax.com | www.VDB-Loi.com

Formerly with Loyens & Loeff and a partner at DFDL, Edwin has 20 years of experience as a tax lawyer, academic, author and government adviser. He has worked 15 years in Southeast Asia. Edwin has assisted with structuring some of the largest acquisitions, investments and property deals in the region, including the US$4.2B petrochemical plant of SCG Chemical in Vietnam, the US$425M Mobitel acquisition in Singapore and Cambodia, and the US$275M listed property fund JSM Indochina.

He has taught international tax law at six different universities in Europe and Asia and published seven textbooks, some of which have won awards. He was an adviser to the Minister of Economy and Finance of Cambodia and provided training on tax issues to government officials in a number of Southeast Asian countries.

Laysym SimDirector, VDB Loi

Laysym is an experienced tax adviser with a degree in management. He has over 10 years of work experience, including with KPMG and DFDL in Cambodia. Laysym heads VDB Loi’s Controversy Team, our successful group of senior tax advisers 100% dedicated to tax audits and litigation. He has a long and proven track record of successful defense of multinationals, banks and property developers.

CAMBODIAN CUSTOMS & EXCISE UPDATE - New Practices & Preferential Trade Rules

22 August 2012, Phnom Penh

REGISTRATION FORMAs places are limited, we recommend that you confirm your attendance as soon as possible. Please fill out this registration form and email it to events@vdb-loi.com

For further information, please contact Joanna Estember at +855 23 964 430.

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Registration Fee

Registration is US$70 + 10% VAT per person (includes printed documentation and refreshments).

Once we have received your registration form, we will send you an invoice with payment details.

CAMBODIAN CUSTOMS & EXCISE UPDATE - New Practices & Preferential Trade Rules

22 August 2012, Phnom Penh