Spontaneous assistance. The Parties shall assist each other, at their own initiative and in accordance with their legal or regulatory provisions, if they consider that to be necessary for the correct application of customs legislation, particularly by providing information obtained pertaining to:
(a) operations which are or appear to be in breach of customs legislation and which may be of interest to the other Party,
(b) new means or methods employed in carrying out operations in breach of customs legislation,
(c) goods known to be subject to operations in breach of customs legislation,
(d) natural or legal persons in respect of whom there are reasonable grounds for believing that they are or have been involved in operations in breach of customs legislation, and
(e) means of transport in respect of which there are reasonable grounds for believing that they have been, are, or may be used in operations in breach of customs legislation.
Spontaneous assistance. The Parties shall provide each other, in accordance with their laws, rules and other legal instruments, with assistance without prior request if they consider that to be necessary for the correct application of customs legislation, particularly when they obtain information pertaining to: – operations which are or appear to be in breach of such legislation and which may be of interest to another Party; – new means or methods employed in carrying out such operations; – goods known to be subject to breaches of customs legislation; – natural or legal persons of whom there are reasonable grounds for believing that they are or have been in breach of customs legislation; – means of transport for which there are reasonable grounds for believing that they have been are or might be used in operations in breach of customs legislation.
Spontaneous assistance. The Parties shall assist each other, at their own initiative and in accordance with their legal or regulatory provisions, if they consider that to be necessary for the correct application of customs legislation, by providing information obtained pertaining to concluded, planned or ongoing activities which constitute or appear to constitute operations in breach of customs legislation and which may be of interest to the other Party. The information shall focus in particular on:
(a) persons, goods and means of transportation; and
(b) new means or methods employed in carrying out operations in breach of customs legislation.
Spontaneous assistance. The Contracting Parties shall provide each other, at their own initiative and in accordance with their laws, rules and other legal instruments, with assistance if they consider that to be necessary for the correct application of customs legislation, particularly when they obtain information pertaining to: - operations which are or appear to be in breach of such legislation and which may be of interest to the other Contracting Party, - new means or methods employed in carrying out such operations, - goods known to be subject to breaches of customs legislation.
Spontaneous assistance. 1. The Customs administrations shall, on its own initiative, supply information related to concluded, planned or ongoing transactions, which constitute or appear to constitute a Customs offence.
2. In cases that could involve substantial damage to the economy, public health, public security or other vital interests of the other Signatory Parties, the Customs administrations shall, wherever possible, supply information on its own initiative without delay.
Spontaneous assistance. The Parties or the SADC EPA States, as the case may be, shall assist each other, at their own initiative and in accordance with their legal or regulatory provisions, if they consider that to
(a) operations which are, or appear to be, in breach of customs legislation and which may be of interest to the other Party, or the SADC EPA States, as the case may be;
(b) new means or methods employed in carrying out operations in breach of customs legislation;
(c) goods known to be subject to operations in breach of customs legislation;
(d) natural or legal persons in respect of whom there are reasonable grounds for believing that they are, or have been, involved in operations in breach of customs legislation; and
(e) means of transport in respect of which there are reasonable grounds for believing that they have been, are or may be used in operations in breach of customs legislation.
Spontaneous assistance. The Contracting Parties shall within their competences provide each other with assistance, if they consider that to be necessary for the correct application of customs legislation, particularly when they obtain information pertaining to: - activities which are or appear to be an offence of customs legislation within the territory of the other Contracting Party; - new means and methods used in comitting customs offences; - goods known to be subject to an offence of customs legislation; - means of transport in respect of which there are reasonable grounds for believing that they have been, are, or may be used in offences of customs legislation; - consideration and testing of new equipment or procedures.
Spontaneous assistance. The Parties and the Pacific States shall assist each other, at their own initiative and in accordance with their legal or regulatory provisions, if they consider that to be necessary for the correct application of customs legislation, particularly by providing information obtained pertaining to: – activities which are or appear to be operations in breach of customs legislation and which may be of interest to the other Party or a Pacific State, – new means or methods employed in carrying out operations in breach of customs legislation, – natural or legal persons in respect of whom there are reasonable grounds for believing that they are or have been involved in operations in breach of customs legislation, and – means of transport in respect of which there are reasonable grounds for believing that they have been, are, or may be used in operations in breach of customs legislation.
Spontaneous assistance. The Contracting Parties shall assist each other, at their own initiative and in accordance with the laws and regulations of each Contracting Party, if they consider that to be necessary for the correct application of customs legislation, in particular, in situations that could involve substantial damage to the economy, public health, public security, or similar vital interest of the other Contracting Party, particularly by providing information obtained pertaining to:
(a) activities which are or appear to be operations in breach of customs legislation and which may be of interest to the other Contracting Party;
(b) new means or methods employed in carrying out operations in breach of customs legislation;
(c) goods known to be subject to operations in breach of customs legislation;
(d) persons in respect of whom there are reasonable grounds for believing they are or have been involved in operations in breach of customs legislation; and
(e) means of transport in respect of which there are reasonable grounds for believing that they have been, are, or may be used in operations in breach of customs legislation.
Spontaneous assistance. The Parties shall provide each other, as far as their national laws,rules and other legal instruments allow, with assistance withoutprior request if they consider that to be necessary for the correctapplication of customs legislation, particularly when they obtaininformation pertaining to: - operations which are or appear to be in breach of such legislationand which may be of interest to the other Party, - new means or methods employed in carrying out such operations, - goods known to be subject to breaches of customs legislation, - natural or legal persons of whom there are reasonable grounds forbelieving that they are or have been in breach of customslegislation, - means of transport for which there are reasonable grounds forbelieving that they have been, are or might be used in operations inbreach of customs legislation.
