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Work permit opt out expires

b2b — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:15:27 +0000

From 1st May 2009 nationals from the first wave of EU accession states no longer require a work permit to work in Gibraltar.

Nationals from the following countries are free to work in Gibraltar without a work permit:

Czech Republic
Estonia
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Slovak Republic
Slovenia

Employers who wish to employ nationals from these countries should register them the ETB in the usual way. ETB telephone number is 200 40408.

Nationals from the second wave of accession states i.e. Romania and Bulgaria wishing to work in Gibraltar will still need to apply for a work permit. The opt-out on nationals from these two countries expires on 31st December 2011.

Customs raises duty thresholds at Smith Dorrien Depot

b2b — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:09:45 +0000

In late April Gibraltar Customs announced that it had increased the import duty thresholds at the Parcel Post Depot on Smith Dorrien Avenue.

This means that traders will now be able to clear imported goods up to a higher value direct from the Post Office at the Smith Dorrien counter instead of having to go all the way to the Entry Processing Unit (EPU) at the frontier.

Provided that the duty payable on the goods does not exceed £200, (approximately £1,700 value at 12% or £3,300 value at 6%) traders should be able to pick up their goods at Smith Dorrien once the duty is paid.

Smith Dorrien Depot Winter Opening hours

Mon to Thurs    9.00 am – 12.45 pm    2.00 pm – 4.45 pm
Fri    9.00 am – 12.45 pm    2.00 pm – 4.00 pm
Summer Opening hours (from 15th June)
Mon to Fri    8.00 am – 2.30 pm.

Airlines announce Winter schedules

b2b — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:03:18 +0000

easyJet has released details of its Winter schedule from London Gatwick (LGW). With effect from Sunday 25 October 2009 the airline will operate just one daily return flight.

EZY8903 LGW-GIB 0740 – 1130 EZY8904 GIB-LGW 1200 – 1350 Mon-Sat

EZY8903 LGW-GIB 1045 – 1435 EZY8904 GIB-LGW 1510 – 1705 Sun

From 02 November the timings will also change to the following:

EZY8903 LGW-GIB 1000 – 1350 EZY8904 GIB-LGW 1425 – 1620 Mon-Fri

EZY8903 LGW-GIB 0900 – 1250 EZY8904 GIB-LGW 1325 – 1520 Sat

EZY8903 LGW-GIB 1045 – 1435 EZY8904 GIB-LGW 1510 – 1705 Sun

British Airways will continue to operate a single daily flight from London Gatwick with just a slight change to the timings (effective 25 October 2009)

BA2494 LGW-GIB 1335 – 1730 BA2495 GIB-LGW 1815 – 2010

Monarch Airlines has confirmed that it will maintain the current thrice weekly flights from Manchester for the Winter.

The Luton schedule will be reduced to 5 weekly flights from 02 November and then to 4 weekly from 16 November.