Common use of Customs legislation and procedures Clause in Contracts

Customs legislation and procedures. 1. The Parties shall base their respective customs legislation and procedures on international instruments and standards applicable in the area of customs and trade, including the substantive elements of the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonisation of Customs Procedures, as amended (Revised Kyoto Convention), done at Brussels on 26 June 1999, the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (hereinafter referred to as "HS Convention"), the Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade and the Customs Data Model of the WCO. 2. The customs legislation and procedures of the Parties shall: (a) aim at the protection of legitimate trade through effective enforcement and compliance with legislative requirements; (b) avoid unnecessary or discriminatory burdens on economic operators, and provide for further facilitation for operators with high levels of compliance; and (c) ensure safeguards against fraud and illicit or damaging activities. 3. The Parties agree that their respective customs legislation and procedures, including remedies, shall be proportionate and non-discriminatory and that their application shall not unduly delay the release of goods. 4. In order to improve working methods, as well as to ensure non-discrimination, transparency, efficiency, integrity and accountability of operations, the Parties shall: (a) simplify and review requirements and formalities, wherever possible, with respect to the rapid release and clearance of goods; and (b) work towards further simplification and standardisation of data and documentation required by customs or other agencies.

Customs legislation and procedures. 1. The Parties shall base their respective customs legislation and procedures on international instruments and standards applicable in the area of customs and trade, including the substantive elements of the International Revised Kyoto Convention on the Simplification and Harmonisation of Customs Procedures, as amended (Revised Kyoto Convention), done at Brussels on 26 June 1999, the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (hereinafter referred to as "HS Convention"), the Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade and the Customs Data Model of the WCO. 2. The customs legislation and procedures of the Parties shall: (a) aim at the protection of legitimate trade through effective enforcement and compliance with legislative requirements; (b) avoid unnecessary or discriminatory burdens on economic operators, and provide for further facilitation for operators with high levels of compliance; and (c) ensure safeguards against fraud and illicit or damaging activities. 3. The Parties agree that their respective customs legislation and procedures, including remedies, remedies shall be proportionate and non-discriminatory and that their application shall not unduly delay the release of goods. 4. In order to improve working methods, as well as to ensure non-discrimination, transparency, efficiency, integrity and accountability of operations, the Parties shall: (a) simplify and review requirements and formalities, wherever possible, with respect to the rapid release and clearance of goods; and (b) work towards further simplification and standardisation of data and documentation required by customs or and other agencies.

Customs legislation and procedures. 1. The Parties shall base their respective customs legislation and procedures on international instruments and standards applicable in the area of customs and trade, including the substantive elements of the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonisation of Customs Procedures, as amended (Revised Kyoto Convention), done at Brussels on 26 June 1999, the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (hereinafter referred to as "HS Convention"), the Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade and the Customs Data Model of the WCO. 2. The customs legislation and procedures of the Parties shall: (a) aim at the protection of legitimate trade through effective enforcement and compliance with legislative requirements; (b) avoid unnecessary or discriminatory burdens on economic operators, and provide for further facilitation for operators with high levels of compliance; and (c) ensure safeguards against fraud and illicit or damaging activities. 3. The Parties agree that their respective customs legislation and procedures, including remedies, shall be proportionate and non-discriminatory and that their application shall not unduly delay the release of goods. 4. In order to improve working methods, as well as to ensure non-non- discrimination, transparency, efficiency, integrity and accountability of operations, the Parties shall: (a) simplify and review requirements and formalities, wherever possible, with respect to the rapid release and clearance of goods; and (b) work towards further simplification and standardisation of data and documentation required by customs or other agencies.