Common use of Customs legislation and procedures Clause in Contracts

Customs legislation and procedures. 1. The Parties agree that their respective trade and customs legislation, provisions and procedures shall draw on international instruments and standards applicable in the fields of customs and trade, in particular the substantive elements of the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonisation of Customs Procedures, concluded at Kyoto on 18 May 1973 and revised at Brussels on 26 June 1999 (the 'revised Kyoto Convention'), the WCO Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade, the WCO data set and the International Convention on the Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System (HS). The Parties shall ensure the free transit of goods through their territory on the most suitable transit route. Any restrictions, controls or requirements must be justified by a legitimate public policy objective, and must be non-discriminatory, proportionate and applied in a uniform manner. Without prejudice to legitimate customs checks, the Parties shall treat goods in transit to or from the territory of the other Party no less favourably than domestic goods, exports, imports and their movement. The Parties shall establish transport regimes under customs control to allow the transit of goods exempt from the payment of customs duties and other charges, subject to the provision of appropriate guarantees. The Parties shall endeavour to promote and implement regional transit regimes with the aim of reducing barriers to trade. The Parties shall have recourse to the international standards and instruments relating to the transit of goods. The Parties shall ensure the cooperation and coordination of all the relevant authorities in their territories in order to facilitate transit traffic and promote cross-border cooperation.

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Samples: Stepping Stone Economic Partnership Agreement, Stepping Stone Economic Partnership Agreement, Stepping Stone Economic Partnership Agreement

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Customs legislation and procedures. 1. The Parties agree that their respective trade and customs legislation, provisions and procedures shall draw on international instruments and standards applicable in the fields of customs and trade, in particular the substantive elements of the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonisation of Customs Procedures, concluded at Kyoto on 18 May 1973 and revised at Brussels on 26 June 1999 (the '"revised Kyoto Convention'"), the WCO Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade, the WCO data set and the International Convention on the Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System (HS). The Parties shall ensure the free transit of goods through their territory on the most suitable transit route. Any restrictions, controls or requirements must be justified by a legitimate public policy objective, and must be non-non- discriminatory, proportionate and applied in a uniform manner. Without prejudice to legitimate customs checks, the Parties shall treat goods in transit to or from the territory of the other Party no less favourably than domestic goods, exports, imports and their movement. The Parties shall establish transport regimes under customs control to allow the transit of goods exempt from the payment of customs duties and other charges, subject to the provision of appropriate guarantees. The Parties shall endeavour to promote and implement regional transit regimes with the aim of reducing barriers to trade. The Parties shall have recourse to the international standards and instruments relating to the transit of goods. The Parties shall ensure the cooperation and coordination of all the relevant authorities in their territories in order to facilitate transit traffic and promote cross-border cooperation.

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Samples: edit.wti.org

Customs legislation and procedures. 1. The Parties agree that their respective trade and customs legislationlegis­ lation, provisions and procedures shall draw on international instruments and standards applicable in the fields of customs and trade, in particular the substantive elements of the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonisation of Customs Procedures, concluded at Kyoto on 18 May 1973 and revised at Brussels on 26 June 1999 (the 'revised Kyoto Convention'), the WCO Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade, the WCO data set and the International Inter­ national Convention on the Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System (HS). The Parties shall ensure the free transit of goods through their territory on the most suitable transit route. Any restrictions, controls or requirements must be justified by a legitimate public policy objective, and must be non-discriminatory, proportionate and applied in a uniform manner. Without prejudice to legitimate customs checks, the Parties shall treat goods in transit to or from the territory of the other Party no less favourably than domestic goods, exports, imports and their movement. The Parties shall establish transport regimes under customs control to allow the transit of goods exempt from the payment of customs duties and other charges, subject to the provision of appropriate guarantees. The Parties shall endeavour to promote and implement regional transit regimes with the aim of reducing barriers to trade. The Parties shall have recourse to the international standards and instruments relating to the transit of goods. The Parties shall ensure the cooperation and coordination of all the relevant authorities in their territories in order to facilitate transit traffic and promote cross-border cooperation.

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Samples: Stepping Stone Agreement

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Customs legislation and procedures. 1. ) The Parties agree that their respective trade and customs legislation, provisions and procedures shall draw on international instruments and standards applicable in the fields of customs and trade, in particular the substantive elements of the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonisation of Customs Procedures, concluded at Kyoto on 18 May 1973 and revised at Brussels on 26 June 1999 (the 'revised Kyoto Convention'), the WCO Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade, the WCO data set model and the International Convention on the Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System (HS). The Parties shall ensure the free transit of goods through their territory on the most suitable transit route. Any restrictions, controls or requirements must be justified by a legitimate public policy objective, and must be non-discriminatory, proportionate and applied in a uniform manner. Without prejudice to legitimate customs checks, the Parties shall treat goods in transit to or from the territory of the other Party no less favourably than domestic goods, exports, imports and their movement. The Parties shall establish transport regimes under customs control to allow the transit of goods exempt from the payment of customs duties and other charges, subject to the provision of appropriate guarantees. The Parties shall endeavour to promote and implement regional transit regimes with the aim of reducing barriers to trade. The Parties shall have recourse to the international standards and instruments relating to the transit of goods. The Parties shall ensure the cooperation and coordination of all the relevant authorities in their territories in order to facilitate transit traffic and promote cross-border cooperation.

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Samples: Stepping Stone Economic Partnership Agreement

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