EFS conference: Legal protection and certainty in a rapidly changing legislative indirect tax and customs environment
Thursday 13 February 2025 | 13.30 – 18.00 | Erasmus University Rotterdam, Forumzaal (M3-15), Van der Goot building
On 13 February 2025, EFS is organizing its concluding conference for the three post-master programmes, in EU Customs Law and Indirect Tax (Dutch and English edition). The theme of the conference will be: ‘Legal protection and certainty in a rapidly changing legislative indirect tax and customs environment’. Three speakers will give their views on the developments which are currently taking place, whereafter an expert panel reflects on the presentation during an interactive discussion.
Join us for an insightful conference on “Legal protection and certainty in a rapidly changing legislative indirect tax and customs environment.” This conference addresses the pressing issues arising from significant legislative changes, such as VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) and the proposed reforms to the EU Customs Union. Our expert speakers will offer practical insights on e-invoicing and digital reporting under ViDA, focusing on legal protection and fundamental rights. They will also share their experiences with digital reporting and discuss recent developments in legal protection and certainty related to EU customs law. The conference will feature an interactive panel discussion, where keynote speakers and specialists from practice will provide further reflections on these themes. Also the Dutch Inspection on taxes, surcharges and customs (Inspectie belastingen, toeslagen en douane) will share insights in the investigation they are currently conducting on legal protection in disputes over customs duties.
We are pleased to invite tax professionals from the Netherlands and abroad with a background in consultancy and practice and working for government authorities, tax and customs administrations, international organisations, industry or the academic world to attend this conference, which also officially marks and celebrates the completion of the learning journey of participants in the 2024-edition of the EFS post-master programmes in EU Customs Law and Indirect Tax (Dutch and English edition).
The conference is free of charge and participants are eligible for 3 Permanent Education points.
Programme
| 13:30 – 14:00 | Registrations |
| 14:00 – 14:05 | Welcome address – Dr. Martijn Schippers |
| 14:05 – 14:40 | E-invoicing and digital reporting under ViDA: legal protection and fundamental rights – Dr. Marta Papis-Almansa |
| 14:40 – 15:00 | Experience with digital reporting from Poland– Dr. Paweł Selera |
| 15:00 – 15:40 | Developments in legal protection and certainty related to EU customs law– Patricio Diaz Gavier |
| 15:40 – 16:10 | Refreshment break |
| 16:10 – 17:00 | Panel discussion with moderator prof. dr. Madeleine Merkx and panel members Dr. Marta Papis-Almansa, Bart-Jan Kalshoven, Dr. Paweł Selera, Shanna van den Maagdenberg and Hannie Wolters |
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Networking drinks |
Chair
Dr. Martijn Schippers
Erasmus School of Law, EFS, EY
Moderator
Prof. dr. Madeleine Merkx
Erasmus School of Law, EFS, BDO
Speakers and panellists
Patricio Diaz Gavier
Partner at Diaz Gavier
Bart-Jan Kalshoven
Partner at Meijburg & Co Belastingadviseurs
Dr. Marta Papis-Almansa
Assistant Professor, University of Alicante (Spain) and Guest Researcher, University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
Dr. Paweł Selera
Senior manager at MDDP
Hannie Wolters
Inspectie belastingen, toeslagen en douane
Shanna van den Maagdenberg
Attorney at law at Loyens & Loeff
Location
Forumzaal (M3-15), Van der Goot building
Burgemeester Oudlaan 50
3062 PA Rotterdam
The Netherlands
About EFS, Erasmus University Rotterdam
EFS, Erasmus University Rotterdam is a partnership between the
tax departments of the Erasmus University Rotterdam’s Schools of Law and Economics.
EFS has been a leading education and research institute in the areas of international and European taxation for 30 years. Its work concentrates on the operation of indirect taxes, covering both VAT and customs duties, and direct taxes, focusing on individual taxation, corporate taxation and source taxation in an international and/or European context. As well as regularly hosting academic symposia, conferences and lectures, EFS offers a wide range of programmes and toplevel seminars.
EFS programmes are taught by renowned professors and guest speakers, whose experience and reputation in their specialised fields guarantee high educational standards. The programmes are designed for tax specialists with several or more years of professional experience, with the diversity in the backgrounds of participants and speakers making EFS a unique network platform for exchanging knowledge.
