Application
To the Contract about the Customs code
Customs union accepted
By the decision of Interstate Council
The Euroasian economic community
( Supreme body of customs union)
At a level of the chapters of the states
From November 27, 2009 N 17
(unofficial translation)
A r t i c l e 6.
Customs authorities and their main task
1. Customs authorities shall provide the customs territory of the customs union the following main objectives:
1) to facilitate the implementation of a common trade policy of the customs union;
2) the enforcement of customs laws and customs union and other laws of States - members of a customs union, the control over the execution of which the customs authorities;
3) the commission of customs procedures and customs control, including in the framework of mutual administrative assistance;
4) the collection of customs payments, as well as special, antidumping and countervailing duties, control of accurate calculation and timely payment, the adoption of measures for the enforcement within its jurisdiction;
5) provision within its competence, compliance with the measures of customs and tariff regulations and prohibitions and restrictions on goods transported across the customs border;
6) provision within its jurisdiction the rights and lawful interests of individuals in the area of customs regulation and the creation of conditions for expediting the movement across the customs border;
7) provision within its competence, measures to protect the national security of States - members of a customs union, life and human health, flora and fauna, the environment;
8) identification, prevention and control of administrative violations and crimes under the laws of states - members of a customs union;
9) ensure the protection of intellectual property rights in the customs territory of the customs union within its competence;
10) Customs statistics.
Legislation states - members of the customs union may be established and other problems solved by the customs authorities.
2. The system of customs authorities, rights, duties and responsibilities, as well as conditions of service in the customs authorities by the law of states - members of the customs union.