CUSTOMS PROCEDURES. Each Party shall ensure that its customs procedures are applied in a manner that is predictable, consistent and transparent.
CUSTOMS PROCEDURES. Member States shall implement the following measures, in accordance with the timelines indicated, so as to expedite customs clearance and simplify customs procedures:
(a) Extend the application of the ASEAN Harmonised Tariff Nomenclature (AHTN) for extra-ASEAN trade on an on-going basis.
(b) Simplify, improve and harmonise customs declaration forms by 31 December 2005.
(c) Ensure full implementation of the Green Lane System for CEPT products or similar system at entry points of all Member States by 31 December 2004.
(d) Develop common implementation guidelines, by 31 December 2004, to fulfill the obligations of the WTO Agreement on Customs Valuation.
(e) Each ASEAN customs authority to adopt a service commitment (client charter) by 31 December 2004; and
(f) Develop the Single Window approach, including the electronic processing of trade documents at national and regional level by 31 December 2005.
CUSTOMS PROCEDURES. 23.1 When applicable the PARTIES shall each apply to HM Revenue and Customs for Shipwork End Use (SEU) and shall also where appropriate apply for Inward Processing Relief (IPR), Outward Processing Relief (OPR) and Returned Goods Relief (RGR) for their respective import, export and re-import of materials, goods, tools, equipment and supplies required for the CONTRACT.
23.2 The CONTRACTOR undertakes to import, export and re-import any items for the WORK which are subject to customs control in such a way as to enable maximum advantage to be taken of HM Revenue and Customs procedures.
23.3 The CONTRACTOR shall be accountable and liable for compliance with customs procedures.
23.4 The CONTRACTOR shall pay and make payment at such times when due and payable, all import/export taxes and duties on materials, goods, tools, equipment and supplies required for the CONTRACT and imported or exported by the CONTRACTOR. The CONTRACTOR will be responsible for ensuring that it holds the necessary import/export licences issued by the relevant authorities prior to the commencement of the WORK.
23.5 Where equipment and materials are sold to the COMPANY under the CONTRACT the CONTRACTOR shall:
(a) prepare and provide to the COMPANY full documentation to show and certify all information regarding items subject to customs control, including the origin, customs status and customs commodity code number as may be necessary for the COMPANY to minimise or nullify the effect of customs duty on such items; and
(b) make available on a confidential basis to HM Revenue and Customs all data reasonably necessary to enable the CONTRACTOR to obtain the maximum benefits in terms of reliefs and shall pass all such benefits in full to the COMPANY; and
(c) inform the COMPANY without delay in the event that the CONTRACTOR is unsuccessful in any application for reliefs. In such event, the COMPANY shall have the option to import or export or re-import any items affected under its own authorised procedure.
CUSTOMS PROCEDURES. Article 301
CUSTOMS PROCEDURES. 1. Each Party shall endeavour to apply its customs procedures in a predictable, consistent and transparent manner.
2. Recognising the importance of improving transparency in the area of customs procedures, each Party, subject to its laws and regulations, and available resources, shall endeavour to provide information relating to specific matters raised by interested persons of the Parties pertaining to its customs laws. Each Party shall endeavour to supply not only such information but also other pertinent information which it considers the interested persons should be made aware of.
3. For prompt customs clearance of goods traded among the Parties, each Party, recognising the significant role of customs authorities and the importance of customs procedures in promoting trade facilitation, shall endeavour to:
(a) simplify its customs procedures; and
(b) harmonise its customs procedures, to the extent possible, with relevant international standards and recommended practices such as those made under the auspices of the Customs Co-operation Council.
CUSTOMS PROCEDURES. 1. Member States shall simplify and harmonise Customs procedures for the efficient and expeditious clearance of products traded in ASEAN.
2. Simplification and harmonisation of Customs procedures in ASEAN shall conform with the standards and recommended practices in the Kyoto Convention, as amended, under the auspices of the Customs Cooperation Council (CCC) or WCO.
3. Nothing shall prevent two or more Member States, desiring to facilitate trade, from granting privileges more than those stipulated in this Agreement. Member States are however, encouraged to extend these privileges to all the other Member States.
4. Member States shall periodically review ASEAN Customs procedures to further simplify and harmonise ASEAN Customs procedures in accordance with Article 10 of this Agreement.
CUSTOMS PROCEDURES. ARTICLE 301
CUSTOMS PROCEDURES. The Parties, recognising that cooperation among authorities on customs matters is an important means of facilitating international trade, shall, subject to their respective domestic laws and consistent with their own policies and procedures:
(a) share expertise on ways to streamline and simplify customs procedures;
(b) exchange information on best practices relating to customs procedures, enforcement and risk management techniques with the exception of confidential information;
(c) facilitate cooperation and exchange of experiences in the application of information technology and improvement of monitoring and inspection systems in customs procedures; and
(d) ensure, as they deem fit, that their customs laws and regulations are published and publicly available, and their customs procedures, where necessary, are exchanged among customs contact points.
CUSTOMS PROCEDURES. 1. Member States shall ensure transparency of their customs procedures and practices, and their application in a consistent and predictable manner so as to facilitate trade and investment within the AEC.
2. To the extent possible, customs procedures and practices of Member States shall be consistent with the conventions, instruments, standards and recommended best practices of the WCO and other relevant international organisations.
3. Member States shall periodically review their customs procedures and practices with a view to further simplifying, harmonising, and modernising the procedures and practices in order to facilitate trade while securing compliance with their customs laws.
CUSTOMS PROCEDURES. Article 35 Scope of Chapter 4 This Chapter shall apply to customs procedures required for the clearance of goods traded between the Parties.
