Gorenje First Slovenian Company with AEO Status
Home appliance maker Gorenje became the first Slovenian company with the status of an Authorised Economic Operator (AEO). The head of the Slovenian Customs Administration, Rajko Skubic, bestowed the certificate on the company on Tuesday.
The AEO status will allow Gorenje access to simplified customs procedures. The certificate granted to Gorenje today will enter into force on 4 July.
The EU's AEO programme is part of a global initiative to assure security in international supply chains.
Companies are granted the status for increasing security and receive certain incentives, such as less physical customs checks, easier reporting, lower customs risk classification and priority during product checks when their products are selected for inspection.
Member states are entitled to grant the status to any company meeting common criteria. The AEO status granted by one EU member is recognised by the others.
EU members have granted AEO status to 135 companies. In Slovenia, 11 companies have so far filed a request for the status.
Gorenje generates over 95% of the EUR 1.3bn in revenues on foreign markets, which makes the certificate very important, Branko Apat of the company told the press today.
The Velenje-based group was among 11 companies participating in European Commission's AEO pilot project that took place in 2006.
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