Customs Cooperation. The Parties shall strengthen cooperation in the area of customs to ensure implementation of the objectives of this Chapter in order to further trade facilitation, while ensuring effective control, security and prevention of fraud. To that end the Parties may use, where appropriate, the European Commission Customs Blueprint as a benchmarking tool. In order to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Chapter the Parties shall, inter alia: (a) exchange information concerning customs legislation and procedures; (b) develop joint initiatives relating to import, export and transit procedures, as well as work towards ensuring that an effective service is provided to the business community; (c) cooperate on the automation of customs and other trade procedures; (d) exchange, where appropriate, information and data subject to respect of the confidentiality of sensitive data and the protection of personal data; (e) cooperate in preventing and combating illicit cross-border traffic in goods, including in tobacco products; (f) exchange information or enter into consultations with a view to establishing where possible, common positions in international organisations in the field of customs such as the WTO, the WCO, the UN, the United Nations Conference on Trade And Development (UNCTAD) and the UN-ECE; (g) cooperate in the planning and delivery of technical assistance, notably to facilitate customs and trade facilitation reforms in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Agreement; (h) exchange best practices in customs operations, in particular on risk based customs control systems and on intellectual property rights enforcement, especially in relation to counterfeited products; (i) promote coordination between all border authorities of the Parties to facilitate border crossing process and enhance control, taking into account joint border controls, where feasible and appropriate; and (j) establish, where relevant and appropriate, mutual recognition of trade partnership programmes and customs controls, including equivalent trade facilitation measures.
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Samples: Association Agreement, Association Agreement, Association Agreement
Customs Cooperation. The Parties shall strengthen cooperation in the area of customs to ensure implementation of the objectives of this Chapter in order to further trade facilitation, while ensuring effective control, security and prevention of fraud. To that end end, the Parties may will use, where appropriate, the European Commission Customs Blueprint Blueprints of 2007 as a benchmarking tool. In order to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Chapter the Parties shall, inter alia:
(a) exchange information concerning customs legislation and procedures;
(b) develop joint initiatives relating to import, export and transit procedures, as well as work towards ensuring that an effective service is provided to the business community;
(c) cooperate on the automation of customs and other trade procedures;
(d) exchange, where appropriate, information and data subject to respect of the confidentiality of sensitive data and the standards and regulations on protection of personal data;
(e) cooperate in preventing and combating illicit cross-border traffic in goods, including in tobacco products;
(f) exchange information or enter into consultations with a view to establishing establishing, where possible, common positions in international organisations in the field of customs such as the WTO, the WCO, the UN, the United Nations Conference Confer ence on Trade And and Development (UNCTADUnctad) and the UN-ECEUNECE;
(g) cooperate in the planning and delivery of technical assistance, notably to facilitate customs and trade facilitation reforms in accordance line with the relevant provisions of this Agreement;
(h) exchange best practices in customs operations, in particular on risk based customs control systems and on intellectual property rights enforcement, especially in relation to counterfeited counterfeit products;
(i) promote coordination between all border authorities of the Parties to facilitate the border crossing process and enhance control, taking into account joint border controls, where feasible and appropriate; and
(j) establish, where relevant and appropriate, mutual recognition of trade partnership programmes and customs controls, including equivalent trade facilitation measures.
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Samples: Association Agreement, Association Agreement, Association Agreement
Customs Cooperation. The Parties shall strengthen cooperation in the area of customs to ensure implementation of the objectives of this Chapter in order to further trade facilitation, while ensuring effective control, security and prevention of fraud. To that end the Parties may use, where appropriate, the European Commission Customs Blueprint as a benchmarking tool. In order to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Chapter the Parties shall, inter alia:
(a) exchange information concerning customs legislation and procedures;
(b) develop joint initiatives relating to import, export and transit procedures, as well as work towards ensuring that an effective service is provided to the business community;
(c) cooperate on the automation of customs and other trade procedures;
(d) exchange, where appropriate, information and data subject to respect of the confidentiality of sensitive data and the protection of personal data;
(e) cooperate in preventing and combating illicit cross-border traffic in goods, including in tobacco products;
(f) exchange information or enter into consultations with a view to establishing where possible, common positions in international organisations in the field of customs such as the WTO, the WCO, the UN, the United Nations Conference on Trade And and Development (UNCTADUNCTaD) and the UN-ECE;
(g) cooperate in the planning and delivery of technical assistance, notably to facilitate customs and trade facilitation reforms in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Agreementagreement;
(h) exchange best practices in customs operations, in particular on risk based customs control systems and on intellectual property rights enforcement, especially in relation to counterfeited products;
(i) promote coordination between all border authorities of the Parties to facilitate border crossing process and enhance control, taking into account joint border controls, where feasible and appropriate; and
(j) establish, where relevant and appropriate, mutual recognition of trade partnership programmes and customs controls, including equivalent trade facilitation measures.
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Samples: Association Agreement, Association Agreement
Customs Cooperation. The Parties shall strengthen cooperation in the area of customs to ensure implementation of the objectives of this Chapter in order to further trade facilitation, while ensuring effective control, security and prevention of fraud. To that end end, the Parties may will use, where appropriate, the European Commission Customs Blueprint Blueprints of 2007 as a benchmarking tool. In order to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Chapter the Parties shall, inter alia:
(a) exchange information concerning customs legislation and procedures;
(b) develop joint initiatives relating to import, export and transit procedures, as well as work towards ensuring that an effective service is provided to the business community;
(c) cooperate on the automation of customs and other trade procedures;
(d) exchange, where appropriate, information and data subject to respect of the confidentiality of sensitive data and the standards and regulations on protection of personal data;
(e) cooperate in preventing and combating illicit cross-border cross‑border traffic in goods, including in tobacco products;
(f) exchange information or enter into consultations with a view to establishing establishing, where possible, common positions in international organisations in the field of customs such as the WTO, the WCO, the UN, the United Nations Conference on Trade And and Development (UNCTAD) and the UN-ECEUNECE;
(g) cooperate in the planning and delivery of technical assistance, notably to facilitate customs and trade facilitation reforms in accordance line with the relevant provisions of this Agreement;
(h) exchange best practices in customs operations, in particular on risk based customs control systems and on intellectual property rights enforcement, especially in relation to counterfeited counterfeit products;
(i) promote coordination between all border authorities of the Parties to facilitate the border crossing process and enhance control, taking into account joint border controls, where feasible and appropriate; and
(j) establish, where relevant and appropriate, mutual recognition of trade partnership programmes and customs controls, including equivalent trade facilitation measures.
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Samples: Association Agreement, Association Agreement
Customs Cooperation. The Parties shall strengthen cooperation in the area of customs to ensure implementation of the objectives of this Chapter in order to further trade facilitation, while ensuring effective control, security and prevention of fraud. To that end end, the Parties may will use, where appropriate, the European Commission Customs Blueprint Blueprints of 2007 as a benchmarking tool. In order to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Chapter the Parties shall, inter alia:
(a) exchange information concerning customs legislation and procedures;
(b) develop joint initiatives relating to import, export and transit procedures, as well as work towards ensuring that an effective service is provided to the business community;
(c) cooperate on the automation of customs and other trade procedures;
(d) exchange, where appropriate, information and data subject to respect of the confidentiality of sensitive data and the standards and regulations on protection of personal data;
(e) cooperate in preventing and combating illicit cross-border traffic in goods, including in tobacco products;
(f) exchange information or enter into consultations with a view to establishing establishing, where possible, common positions in international organisations in the field of customs such as the WTO, the WCO, the UN, the United Nations Conference Confer ence on Trade And and Development (UNCTADUnctad) and the UN-ECEUNECE;
(g) cooperate in the planning and delivery of technical assistance, notably to facilitate customs and trade facilitation reforms in accordance line with the relevant provisions of this Agreementagreement;
(h) exchange best practices in customs operations, in particular on risk based customs control systems and on intellectual property rights enforcement, especially in relation to counterfeited counterfeit products;
(i) promote coordination between all border authorities of the Parties to facilitate the border crossing process and enhance control, taking into account joint border controls, where feasible and appropriate; and
(j) establish, where relevant and appropriate, mutual recognition of trade partnership programmes and customs controls, including equivalent trade facilitation measures.
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Samples: Association Agreement
Customs Cooperation. The Parties shall strengthen cooperation in the area of customs to ensure implementation of the objectives of this Chapter in order to further trade facilitation, while ensuring effective control, security and prevention of fraud. To that this end the Parties may use, where appropriate, the European Commission Customs Blueprint Blueprints as a benchmarking tool. In order to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Chapter the Parties shall, inter alia:
(a) exchange information concerning customs legislation and procedures;
(b) develop joint initiatives relating to import, export and transit procedures, as well as work towards ensuring that an effective service is provided to the business community;
(c) cooperate on the automation of customs and other trade procedures;
(d) exchange, where appropriate, information and data subject to respect of the confidentiality of sensitive data and the protection of personal data;
(e) cooperate in preventing and combating illicit cross-border traffic in goods, goods including in tobacco products;
(f) exchange information or enter into consultations with a view to establishing where possible, common positions in international organisations in the field of customs such as the WTO, the WCO, the UN, the United Nations Conference on Trade And Development (UNCTAD) and the UN-ECE;
(g) cooperate in the planning and delivery of technical assistance, notably to facilitate customs and trade facilitation reforms in accordance line with the relevant provisions of this Agreement;
(h) exchange best practices in customs operations, in particular on risk based customs control systems and on intellectual property rights enforcement, especially in relation to counterfeited products;
(i) promote coordination between all border authorities of the Parties to facilitate border crossing process and enhance control, taking into account joint border controls, where feasible and appropriate; and
(j) establish, where relevant and appropriate, mutual recognition of trade partnership programmes and customs controls, including equivalent trade facilitation measures.
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Samples: Association Agreement