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What has changed in the current service pack?
A detailed overview of the new features can be found in the "What's new" document in the AEB Documentation Center as well as in the Release Notes.
Further information can be found in the article Release planning – What´s new, maintenance, releases, and end of support.
Notes on the release change
AEB will carry out the installation for you during the scheduled maintenance windows.
The update is first carried out in the test systems and approximately one week later in the production systems.
Comments
New service pack: Agreement EFTA-Switzerland
As part of the scheduled maintenance window, an update of your Origin & Preferences system to the latest version has been planned. This contains the necessary amendments in the context of the application of the revised Regional Agreement for the EFTA-Switzerland Agreement.
In the 'What’s new' document, you will find a detailed overview of the changes which are available to you from February 27, 2026.
The changes will then be available in your Origin & Preferences system:
New service pack: Update in data service EU
The new O&P service package includes updated cumulation options based on the European Commission’s advance release of the Pan‑Euro‑Med Matrix, including the new Annex III. This may lead to an increase in revocations.
In the 'What’s new' document, you will find a detailed overview of the changes which are available to you from March 20, 2026.
When will the changes be available?
Note: If you are using the SAP add-on for O&P version 2.3, this service pack does not require an update.
New service package: Data service for EU trade agreements
The new service package for Origin & Preferences includes updates for the EU-Mercosur Agreement. These will be available in the application from 1 May 2026.
In addition, the EU-Western Pacific States Agreement has been updated and the list rule content has been revised. Furthermore, the designation ‘EU/CE/EEA’ on proofs of origin has been updated to ‘EU/EEA’.
In the 'What’s new' document, you will find a detailed overview of the changes which are available to you from April 20, 2026.
When will the update take place?
Note: If you are using version 2.3 of the Origin & Preferences SAP add-on, you will receive an update for the trade agreements via the AEB Download Center from 30. April 2026. No update is required for version 3.0 of the add-on.
Update of the agreement designation (MERCOSUR)
In a current technical report on zoll.de, the Central Customs Authority clarifies that the origin MERCOSUR must be stated in the (long-term) supplier's declaration. The mere naming of individual countries therefore does not comply with the current requirements.
At the time of the last release delivery, there was still no clear technical clarification on this.
AEB is currently implementing the new requirement and will provide you with a corresponding adjustment in an upcoming service package. The delivery is scheduled for May 12, 2026 in the evening. Please note that your system will be temporarily unavailable during installation. The change is described in the release notes.
Instructions
Automatic update of new certificates
All certificates with the status new are automatically updated to the current agreement designation.
Manual intervention is not required for this.
Resending supplier declarations (LTSD) that have already been requested
If you would like to resend previously requested LTSDs with the current agreement designation to your suppliers as a template, proceed as follows:
This will display MERCOSUR in the template instead of the individual countries.
Resending LTSDs that have already been issued to customers
If you would like to resend LTSDs that have already been issued to your customers with the current agreement designation:
This will display MERCOSUR in the LTSDfC instead of the individual countries.
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