Customs Cooperation and Mutual Assistance. The Parties agree to negotiate a memorandum of understanding on cooperation and mutual assistance in customs matters through their respective customs authorities no later than one (1) year after the entry into force of this Agreement.
Customs Cooperation and Mutual Assistance. 1. The Parties shall promote and facilitate cooperation between their respective customs services in order to ensure that the objectives set out in Chapter 3 (Customs and Trade Facilitation) of Title II of Part IV of this Agreement are attained, particularly in order to guarantee the simplification of customs procedures and the facilitation of legitimate trade while retaining their control capabilities.
Customs Cooperation and Mutual Assistance. The parties, through its Customs Authorities shall: Strengthen their cooperation and mutual assistance in the settlement of disputes that arise in the administration of this chapter; Encourage, as far as possible, the practices of coordination among themselves, defining the fields of activity, procedures, terms and scope of assistance and strengthen relations between them with the aim of exchanging experiences to improve and harmonize systems and procedures applicable customs based on the principle of reciprocity; and Strengthen trade between them through mechanisms that facilitate the movement of goods and the customs clearance, without prejudice to the application of controls aimed at preventing illegal trade, unfair trade practices and other practices which cause distortions to international trade. In particular, the Parties shall facilitate the clearance of goods originating and maintain the level of conformity of customs facilitation measures agreed by them, relating to this chapter after the Entry into Force of this Treaty. Under subparagraph (a) of paragraph 1 of this article, the Parties shall give priority to those areas of harmonization of customs procedures, information and training. The Parties shall endeavour to jointly organizing training programmes in customs matters that include: Training for officials who participate directly in customs procedures; and Training for users.
