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GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE RESTRICTED VAL/1/Add.18* 22 May 1985 Special Distribution Committee on Customs Valuation INFORMATION ON IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGREEMENT Addendum Legislation of Czechoslovakia (i) Czechoslovak Customs Act No. 44/1974 of 24 April 1974. (ii) Czechoslovak Law No. 117/83 Coll. of 27 October 1983 amending and supplementing the Customs Act No. 44/1974 Coll. (iii) Instruction on Customs Valuation No. 7/1983 group 2 of 11 November 1983 of the Czechoslovak Central Customs Administration. .*English only/anglais seulement/Inglés solamente. 85-0911

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GENERAL AGREEMENT ONTARIFFS AND TRADE

RESTRICTED

VAL/1/Add.18*22 May 1985

Special Distribution

Committee on Customs Valuation

INFORMATION ON IMPLEMENTATION ANDADMINISTRATION OF THE AGREEMENT

Addendum

Legislation of Czechoslovakia

(i) Czechoslovak Customs Act No. 44/1974 of 24 April 1974.

(ii) Czechoslovak Law No. 117/83 Coll. of 27 October 1983 amending andsupplementing the Customs Act No. 44/1974 Coll.

(iii) Instruction on Customs Valuation No. 7/1983 group 2 of 11 November1983 of the Czechoslovak Central Customs Administration.

.*English only/anglais seulement/Inglés solamente.

85-0911

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urpose

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rtand

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t'erof

ForeignTrade,

'oea

egLT

r'la

tao

rate

oDi

rect

urtl

eor

ama

yrelievea

cust

oms

offi

cer

oranotheremployeeof

theitioliter

OIn'

oyeu

ftilie

heîî

sîoî

îîs

Afiedinparagraphduly

specil

udit&l

liatru

1.

CiAltER

O

CUSTDMSTE<RITORY.

CUSJONSBORUERZONE

ANDFKEE

tUSTOMSZONE

oms

burd

erlurrilury

unit

dcI

iiio

ium

zone

Su:sliala

slov

akso

cial

istR

epublic

isasi

ngle

cust

omsi

stitepuilic

Isa

single

ustuluîs

lut81

lluu

Sa.wlài

17

trip

ofte

rrit

oryrunninga

longthetu

siri

put

territory

ruit

itli

sgul

igIt

iers

from

thefr

onti

er.Communities!

ilvu

kilu

siue

lare

sIr

uaaî

-(lle

froî

liie

Coum

mîau

aima

ies

stomsbo

rder

zone

roii

s(IlC

list

eci

Ihe

aimiii

irii

lits

ofthe

custonis

rder

zonI

eossingîîailes

nuieud

itîsideltU

ezuîtu

but

lilakCd

wlilh

tacu

s1o0

1crUssiIIg

îussi

byrail

ormia

ssiur

eamut

epa

riut

flic

custouIasborderaii.

12)

Terr

ilor

ywliacil

isatut

ueu

stui

sis

bzone

Isconsidered

goble-

mUis

iirleriur

131

Aclti

aligr

witlxvît

ilFu

tera

iMinisqly

of(l

elailtoiur,

(tu

F'Ld

uàal

uMlisy

ulFuI

'cigilu

radu

shail

spljci

fy'(li

tdulatils

concerit

(litc

llaiia

iircul

iuiul

lilecusuiuils

auer

ZUuI

M.

Frau

caas

luai

li:une

Sech

Luil

18

IIIlI

the

iiteiest

uflî

auil

uîi

caue

m'al

aItilaii

ecOi

îoaa

ilccLOjIiti,

lii-

rtgltg

itratIe

liuJa

rati

,a

1reu

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zuta

usiaay

Lbees

labl

ilsl

edli

t,te

a'ri

bury

UtIl

leCz

eiîu

siov

uak

SuclUialis

lCepîlIc.

12Th

efrce

custuimis

zonm

esh

aul

beforsloringgo

nds.

131

L;oudâ

sutreti

allll

eIre

ciiaLuiais

zumii

imay

bur'e

1Jnctd

aild

Uces

seu.

141

luù,

udJ

shai

lbt

addsiiliudlitdface

cust

ois

zone

fre

utdu

tyur

cublusuà-bon.

SLca

liAi

111

Free

cusitoi

zoics

slal

lbu

eàtu

aili

siby

the

F'tc

der

Miîi

stay

utuieig

lTrade.

I21

'le

Fesi

raIM

iii

iy

uorl',

uitlig

Tradu

siuiib

ide

leiciiiiie

lihe

ilUîi

Sul

stur

lun

goud

s'isiàu

lace

cust

ulmi

solue

îiiid

silae

coulîklia

uaider

wili

act

gùmuds

sharedls

ifr

eecusioliasziliay

beretiaed

urpr

oces

sei

iasaci

£uai

c

31T'e

l"'uei

aaMinislry

o!Fo

regi

aTr

adu

sinlui

deleruiltse

bite

iutlitu

utCU

SIUI

!IS'a

isLt

ctiI

(i aiaecube

outootis

wimtie

lar

ubu

bost

urud

lifar

ccu

stum

szo

ae<r

relecd

liur

efro

in.

CHAPTERTIkk

CUSTUIMS

INSP

ECTI

ON

Divlsàoiaa

O

Cane

rai

pruv

isiu

it

SoctIon

20

11'T

hrt:p

îui'ju

scusiüis

inspection

Islo

sate

guar

tllill

eprîleulauiut

L*Co

ClJl

und

utser

soci

ety.

wide

tliteresis

liuI

(ui*nllnurltuonl,

e»pxtu

latihu

lan

dtrUasit

0fgoods.

(2)

Cust

ois

isipec

tiloia

the

imporls,

expo

rts

uiu

transit

utgo

ual

su-

cures

leob!urvuiicuol

lte

rliats

und

dtles

set

bytliepresent

Act

uid

byIle

regulaitous

issued

unde

rlls

provisions,

aswo

ilas

the

obsorvaoce

otrights

and

dulies

sel

bytpeclul

r8gulaalonsconcerning

buas

asi

reslri

clions

ofiiports,

expo

als

Uitd

trlasit,

andclei

mssi

ons

toen

uagu

elia

orei

ggr

ade

uctivilles.

Sect

io21

Ail

iiîoried,

exporevd

und

traais

ilegoods

tre

subj

ect

10cu

slui

nsiî

Cuuds

Sectlui

22

11)As

tiderstood

byth

epreseat

Acl,

lIelut

rgoods

covers

ailiovable

maater

il'iiiiîgS

Will

wil

eex

celp

llon

O!bil

lags

anU

valu

eswlsosu

lpor

lul(

dOXpor

ure

govviîad

byll

ere

gula

tion

sco

acer

nhag

aore

lgn

cxclaage

:ouilr

oi.(21

Ofth

elfings

wlus

e'i

ipor

und

expo

rlar

ego

veri

tuby

toie

lga

ex-

change

cont

rol

regultiîot

lheimport,

e»porl

and

transit

Ofgold

for

la-du

stri

alpu

upos

essh

all

busubjecl

1ocustoms

Insp

ecti

ol.

13)Th

eFu

dert

lMbmistry

ofForeiga

Trud

e,tic

iaii

Inag

reui

aîe

wi(t

Ile

Ftedlu

rMi

nisl

'y0f

Flîm

aiea

siau

lspucily

iyNuMlce

wîul

Klu

lauuldur-

slood

unler

lie

leni

gold

laalidusîriua

purposes.

Suct

ion

23Coumerclal

gocui

are

ull

tîIbgs

wlch

are

the

obje

coto

luul

mItgre

aac(iv

illus

Ail

Ohter

tiiigs

truam

u-co

iîîr

î'la

goods.

Seesîl

l24

Goucts

slul

ibe

suib

ject

lûct

islo

lils

Inspetiun

(4)

laihi

case

ufiai

iîoris

frui

Ihelime

thegoods

ente

rlue

erri

iory

utIh

eCz

ecîi

slov

ukSo

cial

ist

Republic

unli

ilil

eli

nea

cuStumits

lUiJsu

letise;

tlifor

trec

c(ic

ulal

bon

itCz

uciî

osto

vak

ormu

ilgo

onis

wili

Ddullbltte

staltus

are

rc'e

xpor

led

ubro

CD_

:The

Act

Nu.

142/1970,

coaî

cuer

iaîa

gfo

relg

iiexcimUigecOurl.

> co

(b)ln

the

case

ofex

port

sfr

omth

eti

meth

ego

ods

are

proposed

toa

cus-

toms

hous

euntil

thetime

tlhey

have

crossed

the

frontier

orun

til

goods

released

unde

rdutiable

stat

usab

road

are

re-lmported

toCzecho-

slovakia

oruntil

thecu

stom

sho

use

rele

ases

from

for

free

circulation

abro

ad;

(c)

Inth

eca

seof

tran

sitfrom

thetime

thego

ods

ente

rthe

terr

itor

yof

the

Czec

hosl

ovak

Soci

alis

tRe

publ

icuntil

thelr

eadI

abroad.

Division

Two

Execution

ofcustoms

inspection

Insp

ecti

on

Sect

ion

25(1

)Customs

lnspection

iseff

ected

thro

ugh

actu

alInspection

ofthego

ods

and

cont

rol

ofdocuments,

papers,

tran

spor

tand

disp

atch

docu

ment

s.(2)

The

Fede

ral

Ministry

ofForeign

Trad

eshall

specify

the

details

re-garding

theex

ecut

ion

ofcustoms

Inspection

inia

Notice.

Section

20(1)

The

purpose

otcustoms

insp

ecti

onis

tode

term

inethee

type

,am

out

andoth

erfacts

rega

rdin

gth

einspectedgoods

inor

der

toas

cert

ain

whether

theexport,

Import

ortransit

ofth

egoods

are

real

ized

inke

opin

gwith

thepr

esen

tAct.

(2)

The

cons

titu

tion

alan

dother

lega

lreg

ulatio

nsco

ncer

ning

protection

ofpe

rson

alfr

eedo

man

dsecrecy

ofthe

post

smal

lbe

respected

inthe

course

ofcustoms

Insp

ecti

on.

Section

27(1

)Wh

enca

rryi

ngou

tcus

toms

inspec

tion,

cust

oms

office

rsmay

effe

ctpe

rson

alsearch

incases

warranting

the

susp

icio

nth

atan

Indi

vidu

alcr

oss-

ing

the

fronti

eris

conc

eali

nggoodson

hispe

rson

.(2)

Ape

rsonal

search

maybe

carr

ied

out

only

after

thesu

spec

ted

person

has

falled

tocomply

with

theorder

ofthe

customsaf

fnfi

"er3to

surr

ende

rthe

roncealed

goods.

Section

28Customs

inspec

tion

ofletters

shall

beca

rrie

dout

only

ifthe

reis

warrant-

edsu

spic

ion

that

ale

tter

cont

ains

not

only

awr

itte

ncommunication

but

also

good

s.Se

ctio

n29

Exem

ptio

nfr

omcus

toms

inspection

(1)Exemption

fromc

usto

msInspectionshallapp

lyto

(a)

good

simp

orted

and

expo

rted

byrepresentatives

ofthe

Czechoslovak

Soci

alis

tRe

publ

icas

welI

asre

pres

enta

tive

sof

theCzech

Socialist

Re-

public

and

theSlovak

Socialist

Republ

icont

heirtr

ips

abro

ad;

(b)goodsim

port

ed,e

xporte

dor

carried

intr

ansi

ton

trip

sfront

orto

fo-

reig

ncountries

byrepresentatives

ofother

stat

esan

dot

her,

pers

ons

enjo

ying

priv

ileg

esan

dImm

unit

ies

unde

rlnt

ernati

onal

treati

es.(2

)Al

soexemptf

rom customs

Inspection

shall

beIIe

the

diplomaticf0

11ll

îc111

1ofthe

Fede

ral

Ministry

ofFor

eign

Trad

eand

Cze-nttle-

caoslo

vnkmat

icoaiu

tuic

iIissiolis

ilJu

L.1i

plomat

icma

llex

empt

fromou

nplroai

spection

under

intern

ationa

ltreatiesaJL-riel

talles;

(b)

good

sex

ampt

InInyithduee

casl

iniite

Fsde

raie

Mlnî

slry

ofFor

oigi

Trade.

131Tl

eFaferoreignT

radeoi

Ffqm

Tre

vemect

initIn

thgren

itnt

wtih

lieFederal

MiilAffairs

stil

ldete

rmine,

s£iii

.:thermeta

iledll;eb

yNo

ticeltaied

scop

eof

persoods

areex

eswhfre

got1tim-àrexempt

(rom

cusi

ois

Insp

ec-

Section

3D

Direus

tomser

wviiio

nend

ctlumi

JutsL

.&1(1)

oms

Inspectst

tocus

tllnae

m1r.}u

Cmay

bepi

acod

unde

rthe

direct

supe

rvis

ion

ofcu

stom

sto

msse

el.r

unde

rcu

sloi

nssfa

i12

)lie

lert

cunderstood

asdur

inggoods

inco

n-s

urulin

ggouda

Inn-

veyances.

nd

room

swith

aseal,

markor

othe

rwtlt

aàsmti,

mark

o01llerr

liea

nsso

thai

them

good

sca

tnot

1,'themvedtf-oi

orplaced

Into

hent

wilh.

oul

leav

ing

visi

ble

tracem

oefbt.

,k.ia

oroàa

daua

god

cusl

oms

seol

.

Di*

sio

ilTt"e

Aulimariy

ofcustloti

ollle

orsduring

cuio

tmts

in

,eIi

lnSecîlo.

IlWhcustoms

lIg

oui

CumI

ons

tuspection

ctJ3'o

inofficers

iay

enter

the

prizations,

containinggoo

dssu

bjec

ttoz

.stdon

r,coiaamilng

gouc

issubitic

cof

soci

alis

ttil

nan

din

spec

niza

tion

soi

sodl

alit

and

other

orgaia

izatal

ico

ncer

ning

sucn

goods.

offi

cers

usto

msbp

individualssaorni

L:flce

may

stol

)lsdiv4dual

nnd

Innv

oyti

ons,

aîd

carry

out

cusn

ois

ltsp

ecuno

ofluggage,

conv

eyau

ces,

ingdocumentsud

trai

spor

tnn

dstl

pjiî,

e 'r-unim.

CHAP

TER

FOUI

TRAN

EPOR

TATI

ON0F

COC)

SACROSS

TUEST

ATUFR

ONTI

ER

Section

33

fronti

erluan

ofgauds

et(le

rloile

froiml

iInrtviduals

and

Organt

halota

lsfr

ansp

olli

nggoods

across

lie

site

troa-

lfeont

ierl

usto

mae

Ihegao

dspres

ent[r

ouil

lect

islu

shouse

nnd

lireso

utImport,e

xportents

rela

tIno

fthe

goods.

iort,

cxpa

ortransit

ultlih

egoud

Secl

on

34

Cist

oas

routes

and

eustîis

croq

slng

points

(h)Goods

faynte

transpoaled

cros

st-

estate

(rou

lier

only

nion

gcu

s-to

mnroutes

aud

througl

custois

cros

siîg

points.

(2)Customs

routes

are

spec

afie

anse

ctio

nsof

railway

line

s,ro

uds

nid

tvaleiwity

Icat

onth

efrontierc

usto

msss

ing

point

lulhit

ero

utie

rcu

sioa

nsortsethtln,

Inlie

tase

noth

air

lInltp

lnm,

lieairways

belw

eci

lie

stale

fro

lier

antli

ecustoms

tirpor

t.

totD

D L

(3)Th

ecustoms

routes.s

hallbe

dete

rmin

edby

the

Fede

ral

Ministry

ofForeignTrade

inag

reem

ent

with

theFederal

Ministry

ofTransportandthe

Federal

Mini

stry

ofth

eInterior.

(4)

Tran

spor

tofgoods

olun

ga

cust

oms

routemu

stbe

effe

cted

withoutlioîti

ieity,

tiIhouian

yecI

nlth

e1(i

Ccurgoithout

ilotit

any

uepaftim

Ironl

1l1l

mcus

toas

route.

(5)t

Amcu

slon

scrossing

poinhe

stit

!pp

int

ilec

ifle

thfo

rIl

epasfaIe

otAn

-li

vian

alt

nnd

irausport

dfgo

ots

acro

sstte

stalt

[roulier.

1°)dAnilutivldial

thses

Iera

ldviil

rtin

fsry

elnorside

mrat

aîa

ypermit

Ilh

tran

spor

tof

aoods

icho

sstl

est

atti

Iron

iler

outs

ide

acu

stom

sinr

ossl

îgpn

dmasitlny

spen

lyha

twlm

uii<esii

such

pirm

itIs

gobe

Issu

edby

the

frut

int

mush

oln

lous

e.h7)

Tte

'per

miT

toiranspootguods

tui

mustons

cnossiug

poinf

omtrous

sucit

atpe

inl

otha

caha

ntil

iamustoois

ruteseay

buIssued

byneae

ller

est

[ron

iler

mush

ois

lous

e.Section

35

calî

eyon

cms

lnOi

lysunhecolvoyamaesbe

yhl

cused

fon

tram

spor

tig

goods

mfroin

abrohd,

wlic

not

uantain

îniai

secretneasily

nsilydelectable

spac

es.

12)

Ennlusetble

comp

ntim

oîîs

tfec

onvo

yanc

esusod

for

the

carriage

ofguuie

tndir

tomusieis

sual

shei

flu

litied

wlth

anpl

iamces

ftcini

lahitg

teatnchlmof

utcmstoni

seui

s.1onCt

ucee

ynîs

alshi

ldbe

(ned

itel

soto

pljir

teni

lth

mre

iova

lofdgools

iler

mroiu

hrtla

cementcmnî

ther

ioio

goths

Iler

eft

aller

acu

stom

alse

ullesn

ueff

atiitedltereithwlliout

lnaviig

visi

ble

trac

es.

fito

fTt

Iran

stoo

iun

gaîi

zioi

tins

athe

iîuto

si

tion

Oîi36

(1)

nspm

îtor

loni

gaizan

iots

anhdt

epos

talhut

loriti

eslha

hlenabce

eus-

lois

hous

esto

caro

y<uu

cohm

(is

InspectiIn

litce

nvoy

ance

sper

atio

nal

nai

tehouses

and

tîlInh

otiela

pencoo

ntaini

ngng

goods

whic

har

eImported

orextod

eciohich

:liai

nItn

tran

sit.

12hTle

Feae

rtln

iitl

siry

orFign

miTr

ade.

tani

iig

Inag

reem

enit

hwhtle

FedlrainMitisiry

ofaT

rens

torl

dnti

the

Fede

ral

Mitishrf

otmConiuilcaniois,

lldu

(rma

ine

byiîy

Notith

lie

aiti

Als

gonenyith

lue

proc

edur

ete

bulfte

-loted

byargnations

inii

helIu

cimt

oîs

insp

ecti

onoo

gnodhisild

eui

bynrahs-

poot

argî

ntio

nsons

ath

(pe

hosa

,ns

well

us(lie

aeltii

sre

gard

ing

lite

tact

-hi

lus

tsed

ftra

nsui

hpon

tihg

otrl

nvit

gogo

ndu

ject

cttlo

cust

oms

Inspection,

nswe

alth

liemoousan

dpr

emis

eedi

etfd

(orcomtuin

lispictlon.

teonAm,

371lusCîmtois

houses

shal

laerech

tJnrpîsîort

onga

îtianloin

d(hei

tit

sonihtle

cdilltionsfol

ratr

nisg

tif

usto

msis

insp

ecti

onos

uan

iot

tdlis-

utrbhtle

operationfo!

shliroanizations

andthe

post

beyond

ndht

leesneittal

leer

.ec

12)

Tran

spor

tor

gnit

alno

tssl

ail

terminelc

agreem

enttt

whth

lere

-eîtciive

Cuoms

tsDi

rect

otal

thll

necu

teas

iry

waitinp

ueod

cfot

cost

venc

euîs

tsed

forre

luia

rpassenger

orgoodT

iran

spor

tlat

h(fe

cust

oms

crosniig

inli

tfo

rcarrying

ouc

Cusmous

inspection.

13)Cusmolhouses

shall

nlobe

hlju

bleueoftrnyw/

magedu

eto

thedelayIbel

iyoe

anco

nvoy

alci

nres

ulm

guro

omsci

nspe

ctio

n.sî

îuut

l.38f

.lii

3

Ctstonis

hall

son

tct

whetherand

how

transp

ortll(

wtrO

tsrii

iiîtui'

moi'.l

:îilme

;an

oli

are

Ust

nica

Iîitit

heir<

ties

under

thepre

sent

Actan

dtA.iom.1mi

elf

m-1io

u1sths

suen

liein

ttrans

portin

ggoo

dsfro

mour

ound

oraboro

ad.itt

ior

îrmmîid.

CIA'

TER

MIVE

CUST

OMSDU

TY

Dlv

isAo

nne

istpeslousa

liyandlltypes

Seclio

mi39

DiabIo

bIEgod

silI1l

Ale

lout

jtigo

os

mhalh

bhistith

theuxceptionuly

wili

tlimeXtI

UiIt)llt

oiuthe

odsr

iff

essduity

fed

lntlI

etau

i-tas

ctuty

Cree

.e

1Ex

port

togo

utt

shahio

nlysu

bjth

eu

exporI

duly

omnly

iflifte

iimi-t

n<.xiresslyslecilis

suclidu

ty.

iedasdu

tyfre

ein

intern

ations

usdshallrec

iitili

tergia

iloii

Oti0be

subj

ecte

loduty.

8î't1

IIt15

'all

il

TSrito

s

Sect

tlOI

40

111

Dton

shalhi

leIe

viod

smitcoming

tothera

tes

andi

tig

luliai

1raI

dw.itit

the tar

iffof

colier

cial

etAr

ictut

commimlerchalgo

ods.

algo

ods

shallbe

leviedaccordingto

theshl

ailbu

iovi

odacc

ui-dii

siglu

lilte

r.îla,

thetar

iffof

non-co

mmerci

algo

ods.

Thera

tes

ofn)-c

otiiin

ercial

goud

s.T

tus'

sof

ltoinclude

mîiomp

ensato

rycharge

for

limîcl

udcum

ihîîem

îsiliu

rychI

milfii

4lie

titr

niov

ertUx.

Sect

ion

41

Ircial

rtides

hall

bede

term

ined

andmi

mrci

nlgoous

silnli

luiîte

l.s't

îiiii

ilil

eed

iîth

eGov

ernien

tof

ths

s||ilA

boIssuCeI

byli

t1(u

îVm!

i'ii

iie

(zec

llos

lova

lîSo

ciai

lst iRp.

mmerci

algoods

shallbedet

ermine

dtirui

-coîiî

iiierc

lutgomt

mldsstld

thtitll!im

îtt1m

imaedlb

(lth

eFedera

lMi

itou-comiods

sîaluh

lx,

Issuti

clî

lite

Veut'imlIi

theFe

dera

lMinistryriao

byNo

li:e

iitagr

eoitit

cîtwi

llill

I'ltll

iriMtlA

11mAlh1v

o!Finiance.

etariffiaînîiiouiy

note

sto

lie

tariff

ofcommercials

gnod

s<mli

tiln

lMQt

Foreignoiniticrtcitilgo

os1

slaih

buoIsstiedby

tue

Fedorai

Miilst

-irytor

IUI

TroUe

IyNo

tice

A1tiigieetiiiIit

iliitu

eaodoestry

otfIItîoe.

Section

42

Cltssificahion

utgn

nts

l)Si

liot

iluh

ltav

-se

as

hOtie

clus

siti

call

onut

gnots

re,'Atrititg

ssif

ica-

menc

iotu

re.

rale

satid

cust

ottî

sti

tre,

tihedecision

nmiSUt:ii

rins

;:tî

omsAit

Site

iltt

AssUit

-tlalt

thlie

ioA

qusî

îucl

ive

îuîthy4A

'i'cti

-,itmi

glOtirdillt;S

lby

(liet

!to

itti

Nsui

Stîy

utro

ugt

Treîti

e.

(ar-_--v.' tDi-1 ci. c- oo

I

(2)

The

Fede

ral

Mini

stry

ofFo

reig

nTrade

shaII

spec

ify

byNotice

the

procedure

tobe

followed

infi

llin

ga

motion

clas

sify

goods

acco

rdin

gto

their

nomenclature

rates

and

cust

oms

tare,

aswell

asthe

effect

sre

sult

.Ingfr

omde

cisi

onson

thes

ematters. Sect

ion

43

Conv

enti

onal

-',

(1)

Convet

ional

duty

shaII

haelevIed

ongo

ods

Incases

specified

byIn-

tarnallonat

tren

ties

conc

erni

ngth

ereciprocical

exte

nsio

nof

cust

oms

prl-

vlte

ges.

(2)

The

Federal

Mini

siry

ofForeign

Trad

ema

yorde

rthat

conventional

duty

should

also

belevied

ongo

ods

Impo

rted

from

ast

atewi

thwh

ich

notr

enty

has

been

concluded

onth

ere

cipr

ocal

exte

nsio

nof

cust

oms

privileges.

Section

44

Exem

ptio

ntr

amcustomsduly

(1)

Good

sshaIl

beex

empt

from

cust

oms

duty,

which

are

exem

ptfr

omcu

stom

sInspeciton

when

Imported

and

export

ed,just

asgoo

dsin

the

case

ofwhicch

public

Interest

sorequires.

(2)Th

eFederal

Mini

stry

ofFo

reig

nTr

ade,

acting

Inag

reem

ent

with

the

Fede

ral

Mini

stry

ofFi

nanc

ean

dth

eFe

dera

lMin

istry

ofForeign

Affairs,

shall

specify

byNotice

thecases

Inwhich

good

sar

eexempted

from

cus-

toms

duty,

aswe

llas

the

conditions

unde

rwhich

goods

are

exempt

tram

cust

oms

duty

.(3)

Ifa

state

does

notexempt

good

sIm

port

edfrom

theCz

eclo

slov

akSa

-cialist

Repu

blic

from

cust

oms

duty

toth

eextent

corresponding

tothe

ex-

lent

spec

ifie

dby

aNotice

ofth

eFe

dera

lMin

istry

ofFo

reig

nTrade,

the

Minisi

tryof

Fore

ogin

Trad

ema

ylimit

ordeny

exem

ptio

nfro

mcu

stom

sdu

tyto

good

sim

port

edfr

omsuch

astale.

Sect

ion

45

Reta

lina

tory

custom

sduties

The

Government

ofthe

Czechoslovak

Soci

alis

tRe

pubi

lcma

yfo

rre

ason

sot

econ

omic

reta

liat

ion

spec

ifyth

elevy

ofsu

rcha

rges

tocu

stom

sdut

ieson

goods

lmpo

rted

from

asi

nlewh

Ich

discriminates

agai

nst

the.Czechoslovak

Socilist

Republ

icin

economic

relations,

orIn

trod

uce

special

customs

duty

ongoodswh

ich

are

duty-freeun

der

thecustoms

tariff

.Di

vist

onTwo

Titl

eof

thestate

Incu

stom

sdut

ylty

SOct

on146

ablish

mentof

the

tetfil

iecus

tomstgt

duly

11)

Ttet

leintheli

teto

lotu

slom

utyu

lyllnl

betesI

ibhed

bythe

de-ed

ilsl

onocu

stom

snfsh

oute

loleeriaseodsnts

for

free

culation.n..

12)

Itgo

odav

evn

dvd

e(l

cust

oms

Inst

ichl

onif

Ifthoe

goda

hnve

been

dled

fin

Ilmcoavention

osîof

thecon

dition

sdunme

rwhit

hhle

ywe

rera

lens

ed,

Ilv

tilleof

the

sinte

tocu

stom

sdu

tyal

lie

bcebl

ished

ietth

elIemo

meth

lie

dscrossedthe

stat

esi

irotliter.

Sect

ion

47

essuseteof

tusl

omst

dull

es

I1)The

duty

lhabe

hoassessed

acco

rdit

ots

ettalf

orth

ego

ods

and

theli

regula

tions

inforct

tiIte

lime

tae

eipa

tion

nifor

trnhty

lretea

sowas

tiled. If

Il

porall

yily

Imto

rled

ogon

dsar

erel

eased

forefrai

cîlati

onlon,

the

cust

oms

duty

shall

beas

sess

edac

cord

ing

theitta

tetf

oethe

ogoeds

ath

Iteèegtions

iin

hiforat

nttte

lime

thp

ajpltc

alion

ftrmie

iporar

yImto

tlalio

nof

thegooda

wvilfl

ied.

l3)th

llego

ods

evaded

cust

oms

Inspec

tion,

the

duty

shal

ebs

assessed

acco

rdin

gto

Ihestale

ofth

egobdsatd

Ihe

regula

niois

fntor

aeet

tte

lime

theogode

wore

transported

acrosset

hltta

le(ron

iler.it

is5Is

impossibto

ladelerminewhen

thoego

dsha

dbe

ennra

ostlrl

edacross

thesta

lefro

nfler,

thedu

lylhail

beas

sess

edaccordino

thelit

ategf

o!th

ego

ods.

and

the

re-

ations

inlit

fora

eet

the

liteI

heev

asio

nof

cust

oms

Inspec

itonw

as

ascer-

nedned.

(4)tf

Iheloi

ndof

goois

Isknown

but

ihel

rcharacler

cannot

bedeter-

einad

nccirdIto

la

thecu

stot

slfa

rif,et

hodu

lylsh

albe

asse

ssed

according

Ioth

ema

ximu

mratf

oatheres

pectiv

eactep

lerof

tta

Inffi.

(5)

ItIhe

tuly

'Is

asse

ssdla

ccordint

lthIle

pricef

oath

ego

odsan

dthe

parlyo

tathe

cust

oms

proc

eedi

ngfa

llto

docu

ment

the

pric

eor.

tslate

sa

sum

whicho

eses

notcorrespontothe

eac

tual

pricef

oethe

goodst

Ihe

cus-

toms

housemay

determine

the

price

accdin

gtoo

lisow

nexperience

oon

ite

tabasis

ofxe:p

ertop

inio

npr

oduc

eaet

the

cast

theflpar

tyott

Ihecustoms

proceedings.

(6)Th

ede

cera

liMl

nist

ryof

Foreign

Trad

e,act

iniIn

agreement

tilt

iheFed

eraIiM

inIstr

ydoeiF

Inance

anthei

eFed

eraliM

inIstr

yfot

Comm

unic

atio

ns,

shall

telmin

ele

byNotice

the

deta

ilo

cfassessing

cust

oms

dutiea

mndstl

-pulate

the

case

swh

ere

the

asse

ssed

duly

,mayebc

collected

bythe

post.

Sect

ion

48

PayabIlilyfoluctslsmautyiy

The

custom

sduti

Isdu

emed

iately

lyupot

Ihe

release

ofth

egoods

for

gree

circ

ulat

ion.

Sect

ion

49

stpo

neon

mtno

nfpa

ymtn

lt1

)Thectsiomshousema

ygrant

apt

sIpo

neme

ntof

the.pa

yment

ofrus-

toms

duly.

intere

stshl

îeb.charged

onth

epo

stpo

neme

ntfo

tthe

paymen

tol

customs

duly

andon

arreari

Insuch

payment.

(2)Th

eFederal

Minisi

ryof

Foielgn

Trade,

actini

Inag

reem

enti

thlh

the

Fede

ral

Ministry

ofFi

nanc

eant

IheeFa

delai

Ministry

ofCommunatniions.

ptpone

ment

ntof

payment

and

onarr

earsI

npment

ntof

cust

oms

duty,

aswe

llas

ehaonditions

sunderhichca

onth

eit

lerm

sforwcith

payment

ofct

slom

sdu

lyma

ybe

gran

ted.

Sect

ion

50

The

obli

gati

otoa

pacu

enst

sme

duly

I1)Customs

duty

slli

becainld

byev

ery

part

yto

customs

proc

eedi

ngs,

whes

otiable

oogods

ern

reae

edti

fof

eeci:

lrlati

on.in

12)A

ptrl

yto

ctsloms

pceerr

dings

shal

lre

pay

theamo

untfoa

lleytt

o><

ci'-

tMr-

00- Co- O- 00

grante

dto

himf

romth

efull

duty

ifaft

erhi

sgo

ods

hadbee

nre

leas

edin

gcon

ducted

circumation

hehas

falled

tomeet

the

obllig

ations

setby

the

cus-

toms

house

or

ifthe

cust

omshousehasca

nned

onhis

cotton

thete

rms

unde

rwh

ichthego

ods

were

rele

ased

for

cond

itio

nal

circulation.

(31Customs

duty

shall

bepai

djointly

and

seve

raly

witht

heparty

thecustoms

procedings

bywhoever

Innoting

cont

rary

toth

epr

esen

tArt

imports

orexports

good

sor

part

cipate

sin

the

imports

orex

port

s;

(h)

handle

sth

erepresentative

goods

atvariance

with

the

pres

ent

Act

(c)

negu

ires

good

sfor

whic

hno

impo

rtor

expo

rtduty

was

paid(4

)wh

oeve

robt

ains

from

another

person

good

sforwh

ich

noimport

orexport

duty

was

paid

shall

any

the

duty

only

ifhe

knew

ormu

sthave

known

that

theg

oods

had

evantued

cust

omsin

specti

oinor

that

they

are

being

hllrll

clly

alienated.

Section

51

Customs

lien

(1)

Acu

stom

sli

ensh

all

beaIlinced

toimported

,ex

port

edor

tramisting

good

sif

thego

ods

are

held

bythe

customs

hous

eof

the

resp

ecti

vetransport

orga

niza

tion

thepost

orthe

pers

onobligation

topay

thecustoms

duty

;this

provision

shal

lnot

apply

agoods

which

are

national

prop

erty

..12

The

customs

lien

attached

toso

mego

ods

shall

beoffed

when

the

useofth

estate

tocu

stom

sdu

tyrelating

tosuch

goods

expo

rts.

Sect

ion

52

Custom

sbond

11In

order

toensurethatimported

expo

rted

ortranisimig

goods

dono

tev

ande

cust

oms

transpection

orth

egoods

thei

rcustoms

contro

lar

ealso

hunder

dat

variance

with

thepre

sent

Art,

title

custom

sho

use

inanyd

eman

dth

edep

osiito

nofacustoms

bebond.

12)

The

cust

oms

house

many

demand

acustoms

bond

amounting

toas

muchas

the

priceof

the

good

s.:3)

Ifthe

partyy

tcu

stom

spr

ocee

ding

sfa

llsto

meet

hisobligatations

under

thecustoms

proceedings

the

deposited

custom

sbondshall

beuse

dfo

rpa

y-ing

thecust

oms

duty,

thetra

nporta

tion

and

stor

age

tees,

postal

charges,

afine

imposed

under

thepr

esen

tAr

t,andthe

costs

ofproceedings.

The

halauc

eor

the

deposited

customs

bond,

ifany,

shall

bere

turn

edto

the

party

tocus

toms

proc

eedi

ngs.

Section

53

Extinction

ofthe

title

tocustoms

duty

Theti

tle

ofthe

siate

tocu

stom

sdut

ysh

all

become

exte

ntby

(a)pa

ymen

tofthe

duty;

(b))

remission

ofth

eduty;

(c)

paym

ent

ofthe

duty

from

thepr

ceed

softh

esale

ofthe

respective

)

1g

1

lli

paym

ent

ofthe

duty

from

the

deposi

tedcus

toms

bond.

abondment

of

thegoods

tothe

stat

e;for

lecutr

eofthe

good

sto

the

state

conces

sion

ofthe

!goods

include

toassertthe

due..

Sect

ion

54

Remiss

ionan

dred

uction

ofcus

toms

duty

11)If

thepay

ment

ofcustoms

duty

would

result

inhar

dship

,ful

lor

par.

tintr

emissi

onof

thedu

tymay

begranted.

(2)Remission

or

reduct

ionof

customs

duty

whose

amount

des

not

et-

ceed

20,00o

drawn

shal

lbe

within

the

competence

ofth

ecustoms

hous

e.In

other

case

ssuch

competence

shall

belong

tothe

Customs

Dire

ctor

ite.

13)The

Fede

ral

Mini

stry

ofForeign

Trade,

acti

nginagreement

withthe

Federa

lMin

istry

ofFr

ance

,sha

llsil

puirut

eby

Noti

cethe

details

regarding

remiss

ionand

redu

ctio

nof

customs

duty

.Se

ctio

n55

Non-assertion

ortit

le(11

Customs:

duty

(stipp

lement

aryduty)

may

not

bele

vIed

oren

forc

edaft

erthe

explor

ation

ofthree

years

from

tho

end

ofthe

cale

ndar

year

inwhich

thedue

to

thedu

tyha

dar

ise.

12)If

good

san

devaded

customs

inspec

tion

orif

good

shad

been

haddin

edin

conirn

ventio

nof

the

conditions

under

which

they

were

rele

ase,

cus.

toms

duty

[suppl

ementa

rydu

tyma

yno

tbe

levi

edoil

such

goods

orits

paymen

ten

forc

edafter

the

expi

rati

onof

fiveyears

from

the

end

ofthe

ca-lender

year

inwiich

the

title

duty

had

rise

n.(3)

Anew

term

ofth

ree

year

ssha

llrun

from

theen

dof

the

cale

ndar

year

inwh

ich

titlepa

rty

toth

ecustoms

proceedingswas

noti

fied

oran

act

aimed

inthe

they

ofcu

stom

sdu

ty(su

ppleme

ntary

duty

orat

enfo

rcin

gthe

paym

ent

ofsuch

duty

,or

inwhicih

such

partywas

gran

ted

defe

rmen

tof

paymen

tof

thedu

ty(supplementary

duty).

Howe

ver,

customsdu

tysup-

plemen

taryd

uty

may

not

beIe

vIed

orit

spa

ymen

ten

forc

edif

foms

year

sha

veela

psed

slice

the

end

ofthe

calendar

year

inwhich

lite

tile

toli

medut

yha

dar

isen

..14)

Awri

tten

reminder

topa

ycustoms

duty

,served

on

thepa

rtyto

unmres

pectiv

ecus

toms

proceedings,

also

cons

titu

tesan

act

toenforce

thepa

y-men

tof

customs

duty

(sup

plem

nent

ary

duty

l.Re

fund

ofcustoms

duty

Sect

ion

55I

The

customs

hous

esha

llretund

the

customs

duly

ifthe

duty

was

paid

byape

rson

not

obligated

todo

so.

(2)Thecustoms

hous

esha

llals

orefund

paid

duty

iftheex

port

ofgo

ods

releas

edfor

tree

circ

ulat

ion

abrond

did

not

materiales.

131Th

ecustoms

hous

esh

all

retuntd

over

entr

yif

mare

was

paid

indu

tytha

nwns

due.

14)The

cust

oms

hous

emay

refu

ndpaid

Import

duty

ifgo

ods

rele

ased

for

free

circ

ulat

ionin

Czechoslavakia

are

re-exported

inun

alte

red

cond

i-tion

with

inone

year

oftheen

dof

the

calendar

year

inwh

ichthe

ywereimpo

rted(5)The

custom

shou

sema

yref

undpa

idexport

duty

itgo

odreleased

for

free

circul

ation

abro

adare

re-imp

orted

inunl

atered

condition

within

one

year

ofthe

end

ofthe

calend

eryear

inwhi

chthe

ywere

export

edSec

tions,

57

[1)Ifth

edut

ycoveoren

trydo

esnote

xceedthe

amou

ntof

ten

crowns,

thecu

stom

shuose

shall

netref

undit.

12)

The

titl

eof

thep

aprt

yto

customs

proc

eedi

nigs

lore

fund

ofduty

fove

r--e

ntry

paid

byhimshallexp

ireif

itis

not

asse

rted

bythe

end

mill

ion

third

calender

year

following

the

year

inwh

ich

histh

ewsis

esta

blis

hmen

t

CHAP

TER

SIX

CUSTOMSPROCEEDINGS

Division

One

General

prov

isio

nsSec

tion

58

The

purpose

ofcustoms

proc

eedi

ngs

This

purpose

ofcu

stom

sproceedings,

carr

ied

out

with

iin

the

framework

ofcustoms

insp

ecti

ons

,is

todetermine

whether

the

imported,

exported

ortransistinggo

odsare

inbe

rele

ased

and

ifso

,under

wihch

conditions.

Sect

ion

59

Releaseofgo

ods

Good

sshall

tocleared

and

released

bythe

cust

oms

antherities

,if

their

import,

expo

rtor

tran

sit

are

bein

gre

aliz

edin

acco

rdea

nce

with

there

gula

-tions

stipul

ating

import.

expo

rtor

tran

sit

bans

orre

stri

ctio

ns,

and

inac

-cordance

witht

herespective

auth

oriz

atio

ntoenga

gein

fore

ign

trad

eacul-

sities

Purisiction

(1)

Cust

oms

procee

ding

shall

be

carried ou

tby

the

customs

house

towhi

chthegoods

have

been

submit

ted.

(2In

case

swhere

cust

oms

customs

carr

ied

out

byfor

mere

customs

hous

eswouldh

ampe

rtraiff

across

thestat

efur

ther

the

Fede

ralMinistry

ofForeignTr

ade,

acti

ngin

agre

emen

twith

thecent

ralauth

orie

itie

sIn

volv

edsh

all

shup

ian

that

certain

goods

are

tobe

subm

itte

dfo

rcustoms

proc

eed

ingsa

tan

inland

custom

shou

se

The

place

ofcus

toms

procee

dings

Section61l

1Cu

stos

mspr

ocee

ding

sshall

becarried

out

an

acustoms

house

orin

"cus

otmsar

eaCustosm

areas

include

railway

stations,

ports,

alports

andoth

erpem

ises

reserv

edor

cust

omsproc

eedi

ngs.

2Thecustoms

area

shall

bede

velopm

entby

the

repr

esen

tati

vecu

stom

shousein

agreem

entwit

hth

eor

gani

zati

onsi

nvol

ved.

.At

therequest

ofthe

party

tothecus

toms

proc

edin

gsthe

sepro-

ceedin

gsmay

also

he carried

outoutside

acust

oms

area

.4

Arisigni

nagreement

with

theFedereal

Mini

stry

ofTransporot

andthe

Federa

lMin

istr

yof

Communications,

theFederal

Ministryo

fFederal

Trade

shalll

sulphate

byNoticethe

cond

itio

nsunder

whic

hcus

toms

proceedings.

maybe

carried

out

outs

ide

acustomsar

ea.

.Sec

tion

s62

1Cu

stom

spr

ocee

ding

sma

yals

o be

carried

out with

outa

trai

nininme-

tion

ofa boatis

naviga

ting.F

:.

121

The

sect

ors

inwh

ich

customs

proc

eedi

ngs

many

becarriedout

also

moving

train

orbo

ntsh

all

beshe

cified

byth

eFed

eralM

inis

try

ofregional;

Trade

inag

reem

entwith

the

Federal

Mlnisiry

ofTransportan

dth

eFederal

Mini

stry

ofthe

interior..

Section

3

Intiation

ofcustoms

proc

eedi

ngs

Cuto

mspr

ocee

ding

sare

lntialledon

themo

tion

ofth

epa

rty

tothe

pro-

ceed

ings

.Se

ctio

n84

Part

yin

thecu

stom

sproceedings

il)Th

eparty

tocustoms

proceedings

19th

epe

rson

who

Impo

rts

orex

port

sgoods

ormo

vesth

emin

transit.

121The

person

forwhom

Impoted,

expo

ted

ortr

ansf

ing

good

sare

tobe

released

isolso

aparty

tocu

stom

sproceedings.

Sect

ion

05

Repr

esen

tati

veof

thepa

rty

tocustoms

proc

eedi

ngs

11lA

party

tocu

tsto

msproceedings

may

appoin

gin

repr

esen

tati

vein

are

for

himinthe

proc

eedi

ngs.

.12

)Su

chre

pres

entative

shal

lpr

ove

byapo

wer

onmo

ntrn

eythat

heis

author

ized

bythe

part

yin

the

cust

oms

procee

dings

toact

for

him.

.(3)

Ifa

transport

orga

niza

tion

orthepostcarry

goods

with

resp

ect

ofwhich

customs

proceedings

are

tobe

carr

ied

out,

such

organization

orthe

post

are

auth

oriz

edun

der

the

present

Code

tocarry

outthe

acts

necessary

forcustoms

proc

eedc

ings

,un

less

such

acts

are

mode

bythe

party

tothe

.proceedings.

Sectiosn

66

Cust

oms

appl

icat

ion

1The

moti

onto

Intiatilec

usto

msproceedings

shall

hemade

asa

rule

inwr

itin

g.

such

cust

oms

appl

icat

ion

shall

spec

ifi

whether

therespective

good

sare t

obe

released

for

free

circ

ualt

edor

fredunder

dutlabel

status.

121Th

ecu

stom

sapplication

shal

lbe

supplemented

with

the

specif

ieddocuments.

131

The

party

tocustoms

proceedingsmay

ascering

the

tacts

needed

for

ming

thecu

stom

sapplicable

byins

pecifi

ngth

egoods

unde

rcustom

su-

pervis

ion..

141The

party

tocus

toms

proceedings

may

change

his

applic

ation

upto

the

time

customs

insp

ecti

onbei

ngln

the

course

ofcu

stom

sins

pectio

nand

the

end

ofthe

customs

proceedings

the

applic

able

may

bechanged

only

will

respect

toIn

form

atio

nwhetehr

thego

ods

areto

berelenseul

for

free

circul

ation

orunder

hlii;iltn

sasl

tsor

for

re-imp

ortor

reex

port

.(5

)Th

eFederal

Ministry

ofForeign

Trade

shal

lst

ipul

atio

nbyNo

tice

what

data

must

belisted

inthe

cust

oms

applic

ation

which

codu

ment

smus

tbe:-

company

itan

dbewhat

rose

sthe

customs

house

many

aditît

ton

mrn1

cuis-

times

appl

icat

ion.

n.Pr

oced

ure

Section

67

ITh

epar

tyto

customs

proc

eedi

ngs

shal

lsu

bmit

thegoods

for

res-

toins

proceedings,

suppll

ythe

nece

ssar

yexplatifitltis

and

prep

are

thegoods

for

customs

inspectin.it

-0< r- 1- o

(2)Wh

enfi

llin

gacustoms

appl

icat

ion,

theParty

tothe

cust

oms

proceed-

ings

shall

supp

lyth

ecustoms

house

with

allexact

and

comp

lete

date

re-

garding

the

imported,

exported

ortranslting

good

s,which

are

necessary

for

determiningwhether

thego

odsma

ybe

released

for

the

prop

osed

cir-

cula

tion

..13)Th

ecu

stom

sho

use

shall

insp

ect

thego

ods

soas

tobe

able

todeter-

mini

tewh

ethe

rthegoods

correspond

totheda

talistedin

thecu

stom

sappli-

cation.

(4)

TheFederal

Mini

stry

ofForeignTr

ade

shall

stipulate

byNo

tice

when

acu

stom

sho

usema

ywa

ive

the

pres

enta

tion

sof

thegoods

forcustoms

pro-

ceed

ings

.Se

ctio

n88

(1)

The

customs

proc

eedi

ngs

shall

beca

rrie

dout

inth

epr

esen

ceof

the

Party

inthe

proc

eedi

ngs.

(2)

Customs

proc

eedi

ngsma

ybe

carr

ied

out

inthe

absence

ofth

eparty

tothe

proceedings

inca

seswhere

such

Party

refu

ses

toat

tend

thepr

o-ce

edin

gsor

ifhiswhereabouts

areunknown

orif

ther

eis

danger

ofde-

fault.

Sect

ion

09

Decisions

incustoms

proceedings

(1)Th

edecision

issued

incustoms

proceedings

shall

incl

ude

inparti-

cular

(a)th

eruling

whether

thegoods

are

released

ornot;

(b)the

cond

itio

nsun

derwhich

thegoods

are

rele

ased

under

dutiable

sta-

tus

orforco

ndit

iona

lfree

circ

ulat

ion:

(c)instructions

onfurtherprocedure

tobefo

llowed

incases

wher

ethe

cust

omsho

use

does

not

rele

ase

thegoods.

(2)

ltth

eca

saof

dutiab

legoods

thedecision

shal

lspecify

the

amou

ntof

duty

and,

wher

eap

plic

able

,th

eruling

that

thego

ods

are

rele

ased

duty

free.

Section

70Handling

atgo

ods

Unle

ssthe

cuts

toms

house

deci

des

othe

rwis

e,th

epa

rty

onthe

customs

proc

eedi

ngs

may

hand

leimported,

exported

ortransiting

good

sonly

after

thw

rullin

greleasing

such

good

sha

sbe

enissued.

Sect

ion

71Ri

ghts

and

obli

gati

onsar

isin

gin

Cust

omspr

ocee

ding

s(1)

The

representative

ofthe

party

tocu

stom

sproccedings

shal

lbe

re-

sponsi

blefor

the

implementationof

theobligationsa

rising

incu

stom

spro-

ceddings

unti

lhe

has

notified

the

Iatterof

Diede

cisi

onan

ddelivered

the

good

sto

him.

12)The

customs

house

perm

iton

theno

tion

ofth

epa

rty

tothecu

stom

spr

ocee

ding

sthat

athi

rdpe

rson

assu

mefu

lly

orla

part

the

lights

and

ob-

ligati

onsari

sing

from

the

release

ofim

port

ed,exported

ortransmittingg

oods

.Se

ctio

n72

Canc

ella

tion

ofde

cisi

ons

Ifgoodswe

rere

leas

edfo

rfree

circulation

orun

der

dutiable

stat

usab-

road

,th

ecustomshousesh

allcancel

onthe

moti

onof

theparty

tothe

customs

proc

eedings

the

decision

itha

dissued,ift

hego

ods

have

andyet

crosse

dthe

stat

efro

ntlar.

Befo

remaking

this

decision,

thecustomsho

usemay

requ

ire

that

thegoods

bepr

esen

ted

toit

togeth

erwith

thenec

essary

documents.

Non-cooperation

ofthepa

rty

tocu

stom

spr

ocee

ding

sSection

73(1)

Ifthe

party

tocustoms

proceedingss

fails

tofi

lea

customs

appl

ica-

tionwithin

two

days

afte

rpresentation

ofthe

respecti

vegoods

toth

ecus-

toms

house,

tjecu

stom

sho

use

may

stor

eth

egoods

under

Section

80of

the

presentAc

tat

his

cost

and

risk

,or

take

othe

rme

asur

esto

prevent

un-

auth

oriz

edha

ndli

ngot

thego

ods.

(2)If

thecu

stom

sap

plic

atio

nis

incomplete

oris

theparty

tothe

cus-

toms

proc

eedl

ngs

does

not

furnish

thene

cess

arydocuments

orprovids

the

requ

ired

expl

anat

ion,

thecustoms

hous

eshallas

khi

mto

supplement

hisap

plic

atio

norfurnish

thenecessarydocuments

orpr

ovid

ethere

quir

edex-

planation

wlthin

aterm

itspe

cifies

.(3)

Ifthe

partly

tothe

cust

oms

proceedings

falls

todo

so,

the

customs

house

shall

reje

ctthecu

stom

sapplicationanddi

spos

eof

thegoods

inth

ema

nner

spec

ifie

din

para

grap

h1. Se

ction

74(1)

ifa

prop

ercu

stom

sap

plic

atio

nis

net

filed

afte

rthe

expl

rati

onof

thete

rmss

tipula

tedin

Sect

ion

73,

pars

.1an

d2,

with

inthe

eeadd

itiona

lda

ysin

thecase

ofperishable

goodsor

within

thir

tyadd

itiona

lda

ysin

the

case

ofot

her

good

s,th

ecu

stom

sho

usemay

stillthegoods.

lnsuch

case

itshallpr

ocee

din

keep

ing

with

thepr

ovis

ions

ofSe

ctio

ns10

7to

109.

[2]If

thego

ods

are

ofgr

eate

rvaluean

dar

eno

tperishable,

thecu

stom

sho

usesh

allnotify

the

part

yto

thecu

stom

sproceedings

inti

meof

theIn-

tended

sale

ofhisgoods.

[3]Th

ecu

stom

sho

usemay

grant

the

part

yto

thecustoms

proc

eedi

ngs

an

appr

opri

ate

addi

tion

alterm

for

filing

thecu

stom

sapp

licati

on,supple-

ment

ing

it,furnishing

the

necessarydo

cume

nts

orpr

ovid

ing

the

required

explanation.

Divi

sion

Two

Themethods

ofre

leas

ing

goods

Free

circ

ulat

ion

Section

75(1)

The

cust

oms

house

shal

lrelease

for

free

circ

ulat

ion

inCz

echo

sla-

vaki

aim

port

edgo

odswh

ich

are

tore

main

permanentlyon

the

territory

ofth

eCz

echo

slov

akSo

cial

ist

Republ

ic.(2)

The

customsho

use

shall

rele

ase

for

free

circ

ulat

ionab

road

import

edgo

odswi

thar

eto

remain

perm

anen

tly

on

the

terr

itor

yof

another

state

(3)Go

ods

released

for

free

circ

ulat

ion

inCzechoslovakia

orfo

rfree

cir-

cula

tion

abro

admay

befreely

disposed

offr

omth

eview

poin

tof

the

pre-

sent

Act.

Section

78(1

)If

dutiab

lego

ods

are

rele

ased

duty

free

or

agai

nst

thepayment

ofre

duce

ddut

y,th

ecu

stom

sho

usemay

stipulate

tothe

partlytothe

customs

__

c

proc

eedi

ngs,

that

such

goods

rnay

bwus

edonly

for

aparticular

purp

ose

orthat

they

must

not

beallenated

atth

emos

twithout

five

year

sof

theday

they

had

thus

been

released.

(2)

Imported

goods

rele

ased

under

paragraph

1shall

bein

cond

itio

nal

free

circulation

inCzecoslovakia

and

expo

rted

goods

soreleased

shal

lbe

inconditional

free

circulation

abro

ad.

(3)In

the

case

ofgo

ods

released

for

cond

itio

nal

free

circ

ulat

ion,

cus-

toms

hous

esshall

cont

rol

whether

thepa

rty

toth

ecu

stom

spr

ocee

ding

sis

observing

theconditions

stipulated

under

paragraph

1.

Duti

able

stat

us

Section

77

(1)

Good

ssh

alll

beunder

dutiable

stat

us,

ifth

eyar

ere

leas

edas

temp

o-ra

rily

impo

rted

orexported,

cons

igne

d,st

ored

and

carr

ied

orshipped

intr

ansi

t..

(21

Inlit

eca

seof

gonds

rlconsed

tind

ier

(lutifhile

sini

tls,

lte

cust

oms

Ioit

sesh

til

COui

lroi

wlie

thîe

rlit

epa

rtly

toeil

ierusttis

piroceotlings

Ismeet-

Insg

Ilw

obiligatieonssl

tpuI

nlad

litilI

ecusitoiîs

proccenditgs.

(3)

Tl'e

Finler

aliMi

list

ryof

l-ornlgit

Traite

shall

regulalo

iyNotice

lite

deil

tils

tifreleasinggonds

inii

erdoulinlie

si1.1us.

Snct

ionî

711( 1I

The

cisI

ols

hotieu

sesiail

riensrm

ieuuil

îo-ari

lylinporind

gond

sun

der

lite

itot

dili

lini

lOint

sucl

ipo

uals

shali

lie

re-î

xpon

ried

arou

ndwillilî

asp

eci-

tiret

terntt

.12)

Tlc

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Ilou

seshinIl

roie

tse

ltnili

ioanri

lyexpîortedgods

uilt

oril

i'rn

otil

liits

ialia

surtl

gootns

shil

ali

ern-

lnwitl

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dlwl

ihin

isp

cplf

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(erin.

131

(;oods

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tcip

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peri

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Czocliislovakia

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rlug

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edor

dler.tenseul

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gnotis

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15)

Tite

Foulderal

Mlit

istm

yot

Fore

igu

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shali

silplt

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lyNotice

lite

puîî

îuîs

nsfo

rwh

Icli

goot

isniay

UntMinporarily

linp

orte

ctor

expo

rted

.

Sect

lon

79

1i1Th

terns

loîins

llou

sesai

al'co

ilsi

lgi

goOd

sln

case

sfvltrnfu

rtlu

ercu

s-lo

ins

itro

r.ce

tili

ngsai

cto

be-r

erri

eti

out

ltyat

ioti

ercr

uslo

msba

ouse

.(21Tu

ecoasiîgiti(l

gond

sst

ilhieb icmier

litnrust

aoîs

cont

rol

oflit

econ-

sititigiR

ctui

siot

tsli

ons'

etit

ilith

eyar

epr

eseî

inedtelt

herecîpiont

cutslenis

lotîse.

(3)A

frontier

customs

hous

ema

yin

itia

teth

econsignment

ofgo

ods

incaseswhen

thecu

stom

spr

ocee

ding

sdis

turbth

eflow

oftrafficac

ross

the

stat

efrontier

and

there

isan

othe

rcu

stom

sho

use

between

the

fron

tler

cus-

toms

housean

dth

epl

aceof

dest

inat

ion

ofthe

goods.

(41

Thae

'tiitr

tylo

lite

cuistonis

proc

endh

tigs

silirlirs

ent

the

consigiled

gainai!s

ioIl

ierec

ifflen

itei

sion

isho

tiso

wvil

itii

litesperifieul

Inri

nln

ititlItrend

t-eîîî

ta,

wvttlî

lite

cist

oins

senl

utiaisitirietilatd

wvlt1i

lite

atln

ciîe

ddo

cit-

1'IIf

atr

anis

tinr

lor

tnit

znil

oti

iran

stor

sli

tero

iusi

gint

(lgontis

loas

ioll

ier

lltill

tl-îIitl

att11tlizOaiin

for

[trilier

Iranti

sptori

,lii!

tililu

ganhlo

speclfleul

lntlie

precoc

llnig

paragr

aîîh

shait

itGss

onto

every

subs

eque

ntorg

nolzal

ItnIra

ns.11i

'letin

gli9

t',cosiigtict

goods.

Scct

lan

80111

(Coo

dswi

îich

caîimot

heconsigned

orre

leas

edfor

fren

cirr

ulai

lon

orfo

rte

Inmp

rory

Impo

rlat

ion

orexportation,

orwhicli

cannot

bcclenred

fnr

expo

rl.

inny

bust

ored

.(2

)Goods

shal

lbe

scored

onthe

init

iati

veof

thecustoms

hous

ein

case

swhere

importation,

exportation

ortransit

affe

cted

inco

ntra

vent

ion

ofthe

pres

entAc

tca

nnot

beot

herw

ise

prevented.

(3)Th

ecustoms

hous

ema

yalso

Init

iate

the

stat

ingon

case

swhere

(a)

acu

stom

sap

plic

atio

nis

not

filled

;(l

ja

file.t

cusionts

appl

icnt

'ton

IsIn

comp

lete

,wrnng

ornot

accn

ipnî

l"rl

bylh

erespective

docunmenis;

(c)

lilepa

rly

Iocustoms

proceediîigs

refuses

Io-p

aydu

lyor

deposit

ncls.

loins

boJI

d.Se

ctIo

n81

(Il

(;on

dssh

all

bestored

iitcu

stom

swsrehounses,

operational

wnru-

Ibou

ses

aiotransport

orgaffizatloîîsan

dtlhe

post

,or

Incustoriis-house

ware

-Iho

mîses.

(2)

Inorder

Iofacilitate

(ore

ign

Irad

etransactions,

socl

alls

lorganiza-

lions

inny

esia

blis

licu

ston

iswa

rclh

ouse

s.(3

)Ct

isto

inswa

reho

usse

sin

nyhe

esta

btis

lied

only

alle

rpr

iorap

prov

atiî

ythe

Fede

ral

Miii

istr

yof

Foreignt

Trad

e.(4

1Cu

stoi

nswarehouses

arc

lite

îitd

edfo

rst

orin

ggoods

wlilch

ilsln

tith

eoblect

offoreign

Irad

e.Other

goods

shaî

thn

stor

edlit

ol)e

rait

onni

lwnreiloî,ses

oflrartsl)ort

orgn

iiza

llon

san

n'lh

Opost

and

Incusioms-11miuisq

WLirt

lIOU

St!s

.(5)Goods

stor

edin

customs

ware

hous

es,

inop

erat

iona

lwarehouses,

oftransport

orga

niza

tion

san

dthe

post

and

incustoms-housewarehouses

maynot

be han

dledin

anyma

nner

which

would

aller

its

kind

and

character

(6)

Storage

fees

shall

bepaid

for

the

storage

ofgo

odsin

customs-house

warehouses

inaccordance

willtheratesst

ipul

atge

din

thestorage

tari

ff.

(71

Tltn

Federal

Min1

siry

ofForeignTrade,

acting

Inag

renn

ieni

twlli,

lim!

Fedo

ral

Pric

oC'

onir

olOffice

and

lite

Fedo

ral

Minl

siry

of'lumiare.,

slimil

;Ailu

late

iyNotice

tîto

lariff

ofslorage

feeus

or.go

ods

stor

edln

custîî

mîs-

-house

warehotises.

Sectlo,î

82

1l)Ctistoms

lhouses

shai

lci

car

lor

transitgo

ods

transporind

frotn

al)r

nnal

loan

othe

rco

untr

ythrough

tie

lerr

ilor

yof

(lie

Czec

hosl

ovak

Sociallst

Re-

1)U1)

1it.

(2)The

fron

tier

cust

oms

hous

eth

roug

hwhich

thegoods

are

transported

into

theCzechoslovak

SocialistRepublic

shal

lco

nsig

nthego

ods

intr

ansi

tto

the

fron

tier

customs

hous

ethrough

whic

hit

isto

beshipped

abro

ad.

(3)

The

customshousesh

all

carr

yout

cust

oms

Inspection

ofth

etr

ansi

ting

goods

Ifther

eis

suspicion

that

the

transit

ofsuch

good

sis

bein

gma

dein

cont

rave

ntio

nof

thepresent

Act. Sect

ion

83(1)

The

customs

house

shallcl

eanfo

rtransit

goods

transportedfrom

the

terr

itor

yof

the

Czechoslovak

Soci

alis

tRepublic

thro

ugh

theterritory

ofan

othe

rstateback

toth

ete

rrit

ory

oftheCzecoslovak

Socialist

Republic.

< 9. r- e: L 0

(2)

Such

transitmay

becarried

out

only

inse

ctor

sand

under

cond

itio

nsstipulated

byth

eFe

dera

lMinistry

ofFo

reig

nTrade

inagreement

with

the

Ministry

ofTransport.

13)Th

egoods

itsu

chtransit

shall

beun

der

the

control

ofth

eCustom,

hous

eof

exll

until

they

are

presented

forcustoms

proccedings

attheW

loms

hous

eof

entr

y.(4)The

party

tothe

customs

proceedings

shal

lpr

esan

tth

etranslling

goods

toth

ecustoms

hous

eof

entr

ywi

thin

the

spec

ifie

dte

rmin

zanster'4

cond

itio

n,with the

customs

seal

inta

ctand

with

the

acconipanying

docu

-

CHAPTERSEVEN

CUSTOMSOFFENCEPROCEEDINGS

Sect

ion

84

Cust

oms

offence

Acustoms

offe

nce

isaculpable

not

spec

ifie

din

Sectio

ns85

to87

ofth

epresent

Act,

unless

Ilis

qualified

asacrime

ormisdemeanour.

Viol

atio

nof

regu

lati

onsgo

vern

ing

circ

îlîa

tion

ofgoods

inco

ntac

tswi

thot

her

countries

(1)Acutoms

offence

viol

atin

gth

ere

gula

tion

sgoverning

circ

ulat

ion

ofgo

ods

incontacts

with

othe

rco

untr

ies

shal

lbe

comm

itte

dby

whoe

ver

(a)

fall

sto

declare

goods

toacustoms

housewhen

cros

sing

thest

atefrom

ller;

(b0Im

port

sor

expo

rts

goods

unde

ra

permit

issued

bythe

competent

agency

onthe

basi

sof

Inis

e,al

tere

dor

lorgod

docu

ment

sor

fals

eIn

-fo

rmat

ion;

(c)

caus

esgoods

tobe

released

for

him

onth

eba

sis

ofwr

ong

orfa

lse

Information;

(d)

allentes

good

ste

mpor

aril

yim

port

edor

exported

with

out

auth

oriz

a-tion;

(c)

buys

orot

herw

ise

acqu

ires

without

auth

oriz

atio

nte

mpor

aril

yimported

orexported

goods.

(2)

The

fine

impo

sed

for

viol

atio

nof

regu

lati

ons

gove

rnin

gcirculation

ofgoods

incontacts

with

other

coun

trie

smay

amount

toas

much

asth

epr

ice

otthegoods

but

notmo

retha

n50

00crowns.

Sect

ion

80

Evosion

ofdut

y

(1)The

cust

oms

offe

nce

ofevasion

ofdu

tyshallbeco

mmit

ted

bywho-

ever

(a)

Imports

orex

port

sgo

ods

without

the

payment

ofduty;

(b)

alle

naie

ste

mpor

aril

yim

port

edor

expo

rted

goods

orgoods

incondi--

tional

free

circulationwithout

the

paym

ent

ofduty;

(c)

styl

esfn

ise

data

for

the

asse

ssme

ntof

duty

inim

port

orex

port

cus-

toms

proceedings.s.

(2)

The

fince

impose

dfor

evas

ion

ofduty

maybe

Ievled

upto

doub

leth

eamount

ofthe

evaded

duty

may

not

exce

edin

gthe

amou

ntof

5000

crowns.vins.

Sect

ion

87

Frnsirationof

customsinspection

(1)The

customs

offerceof

rusl

rati

onof

customs

inspection

shal

lcommitted

bywhoever

(a)

forges

customs

orother

documents

concerning

imported,

exported

ortranslling

goods;

(b)

stiles

wron

gda

taco

ncer

ning

imported,

expo

rted

ortransilling

good

sdu

ring

cust

oms

inspection;

(c)

falls

tome

ettheconditions

setwith

respect

togoods

raleased

for

tem-

pora

ryim

port

orexport

orfo

rconditional

free

circ

ulat

ion;

(d)

tran

spor

tsor

receives

goodswhich

evaded

cust

oms

insp

ecti

on;

(e)

rele

ases

goods

frorm

acu

stom

sor

operational

warehouse

with

out

the

appr

oval

ofthecustoms

authorities;

(f)disturbs

thecustoms

seal

onshipments,

conveyances

orpr

omis

escon-

tain

inggo

odswh

ich

are

subject

tocustoms

inspection;

(g)

obstructs

cust

oms

auth

orit

ies

inthe

exer

cise

ofth

eir

acti

vity

.(2)The

fine

imposed

for

frus

trat

ion

ofcustoms

inspection

shal

lno

tex-

ceed

theam

ount

of10

00crowns.

Section

88

Penalitica

(1)A

cust

oms

hous

emay

impo

seon

eof

the

following

penalties

for

acustoms

offence:

(a)

repr

iman

d;(b)

afi

nein

theamounts

spec

ifie

din

Sections

85,88

or87;

(c)

forfolture

ofth

egoods.

(2)

Ifby

itsac

tion

aperson

commits

seve

ralcustoms

offences,

the

cus-

toms

house

shall

impose

only

one

pena

lty

under

the

prov

isio

napplying

totheof

fenc

ewhich

issubject

tothis

sirictestpe

nalt

ys(3

)Th

ecustoms

housemay

orde

rthe

forf

ellu

reor

thegoods

inaddition

toare

prim

and

ora

fine

.Section

89

Forf

eltu

reof

goods

(1)

The

cust

oms

housemay

order

forf

ellu

reof

the

goods

whic

hwere

the

obje

ctof

the

customs

offence

orwhich

were

acqu

ired

thro

ugh

such

offence

orwhichwas

used

forcommtting

such

offe

nce.

(2)

Forf

eltu

reof

good

smay

beordered

only

ifthegoods

belo

ngto

the

offender,

(3)

Forf

ellu

reof

goodsmay

not

beor

dere

dif

the

valu

eof

thego

ods

isdisproportionate

toth

eseriousness

ofthecustoms

offe

nce.

(4)Th

efo

rtei

tedgoods

pass

into

theow

ners

hip

ofth

est

ate:

Sect

ion

90

Seiz

uire

ofgo

ods

(1)

The

cust

omsho

use

may

seiz

egoodswhichwere

the

obje

ctof

acu

s-toms

offe

nce

orwh

ich

were

acqiured

through

such

offe

nce

orwh

ich

were

used

forco

mmit

ting

such

offe

nce,

ifth

eof

fend

erisun

know

nor

ifthecon-

not

thema

deinute.

(2)Go

ods

notbel

onging

toth

eoffender

may

beseized

only

ifth

eywer

eth

eobject

ofth

ecustoms

offence

orwere

acquired

thro

ughsuch

offe

nce

or

VAL/1/

Add.18

Page

13__

were

used

for

comm

itti

ngsuch

offe

nce

andl

ifth

eyth

rent

enth

esafety

ofper

sonsor pr

oper

ty,o

rif

publ

icin

tere

stso

requires.

(3)

Goods

mayno

tbe

seizee

ifth

eir

valu

eis

not

prop

orti

onat

eto

the

Seri

ousn

esso

fthecustoms

offe

nce.

fnuî

ce.

(4)The

seiz

edgo

ods

pass

into

the

owne

rshi

pofth

esifle.

Section

91

Paya

bili

tyof

fines

Afi

neimp

osedf

ora

icu

stom

soffence,

shal

lbe

payable

within

rtydays

orthe

dayth

edecision

wher

eby

itwa

simposed

became

fina

l..

Section

92

Juri

sdic

tion

(l)A

customs

offe

nceshall bec

onsidered

bythe

customs

house

with

inwhos

ejur

isdict

ionit

was

committed

orns

cerf

alie

d.(2)

The

cust

oms

house

comp

eten

tto

cons

ider

acustoms

offence

unde

rpa

ragr

aph

imay

refer

the

case

toth

ecustomshouse

within

whos

eJuris;

diclin

theoffender

resides

orworks.

Summ

ary

procedure

Inîl93

(1)Cu

stom

sof

fice

rsmay

levy

and

coll

ect

fines

forcustoms

offences

upto

theamo

untof500

crow

nswi

thou

tan

yfurther

procedure

ifth

eof

fenc

eha

sbeen

uitlin

lily

asce

rtai

nedandif

asi

mple

warn

ing

isno

tsufficient

summary proc

edur

e.ti

reo.

(2)

Ifthe

offender

refuses

topa

yth

efine,

theof

fenc

esh

all

beco

n-si

dere

dby

theco

mpet

ent

cust

oms

house.

(3)No

appeal

may

befi

led

agai

nst

afine

impo

sedun

der

summ

ary

pro-

cedure

.Se

ctio

n94

(1)

Unde

rsu

mmar

ypr

oced

ure

forf

elit

ure

mayalsob

eordered

ofgoods

which

were

the

object

ofth

ecustoms

offe

nce

orwhichwere

acquired

thro

ughsuch o

ffen

ceor

which

were

used

forcommitting

such

offence.

(2)

Ifthe

offender

refu

ses

toac

cept

theorder

regarding

the

forfelture

ofgo

ods,

theof

fenc

eshall

theconsidered

bythe

competent

cust

oms

house.

CHAP

TER

EIGH

TIf

PROCEDURECO

VERN

ING

IMPO

SITI

ONOF

FINE

SON

ORGANIZATIONS

Section

95If

anorganization

violates

there

gula

tion

sgovarning

circ

ulat

ion

ofgoods

incontacts

with

other

coun

trie

s,ev

ades

thepa

yment

ofcu

stom

sduty

ortr

iis<

rnto

scustoms

Inspection

(herelmiafter

referred

tons

"vio

lati

onof

cus-

toms

regulations"),

Itma

ybe

orde

red

bythecu

stom

shouse

topa

ya

fine

inthe

amounts

stipul

ated

inSe

ctio

ns96

,97

or98.

Sect

ion96

The

customsh

ouse

may

fine

anorg

anizat

ionuptothe

price

ofthego

ods

Involved,

ifthe

orga

niza

tionha

sviolated

ther

egul

atio

nsgoverning

circu-

lation

ofgoo

dsin

contacts

with

othe

rco

untr

ies

by

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d) (e)

(f)

(a)i

mpor

ting

orex

port

inggo

ods

with

out

icof

isr;

(b)

havi

ngfalled

tode

clar

ethego

ods

when

they

cross

thestate

iituls

'r:(c)

having

impo

rted

orex

port

edgoodsun

derali

cens

eis

sued

bythe

compelet

agency

onthe

bast

sof

,al

tere

dor

forg

eddocuments

oriir

anis

edata;

(d)

having

caus

edthe

good

sto

becleared

onthebas

tsof

incorrect

orfalsedata;

(e)hav

ingalleuated

temp

orar

lly

Imported

orex

port

edgoods

with

out

au-

thorization;

(f)havin

gbought

orot

herw

ise

acquired

temporarlly

imported

orex

port

edgo

ods.

Sect

ion

97

Thecustoms

hous

emay

IIuIR

anorganization

upto

double

the

amount

ofdu

ty,

ifth

ela

ter

hasev

aded

customs

duty

byhaving

(a)

imported

or

exported

goods

with

out

the

payment

'ofdu

ty;

(b)al

lein

ated

good

sre

leas

edfor

temp

orar

yIm

port

atio

nor

exportation

orfor

conditional

free

circ

ulat

ion

with

out

thepa

ymen

tof

duty;

(c)

list

edIncorrect

data

for

the

asse

ssme

ntof

duty

in

import

orexport

customs

proceedings.

Section

98

The

cust

oms

hous

efi

nean

orga

niza

toin

upto

the amo

unt

of25

,000

crowns,

ifthe

intter

frustrates

cust

oms

Inspection

by(a

)listingf

alseda

tare

gard

ing

the

impo

rted

,ex

port

edor

transi

ling

goods

duringcu

stom

sinspection;

(b)

falls

tome

ettheco

ndit

ions

set

will

respect

ingoods

rele

ased

for

tem-

porary

importation

orex

poro

tati

onor

for

conditionalfree

circ

ulat

ion;

(c)

tran

spor

tsgoodswh

ich

evad

edcu

stom

sinspection;

(d)re

lens

esgo

ods

from

acustoms

orop

erat

iona

lwa

reho

use

withoutthe

eipermissionof

the

customs

authorities.

Sect

ion

99

The

customs

housemay

Inif

aile

proc

eedi

ngs

on

the

impo

siti

onof

afin

eunder

Section

95only

Within

oneye

arof

the

day

onwhich

the

fact

swar-

rant

ing

the

fine

took

plac

e.

Section

100

Afine

Imposed

on

an

orga

niza

tion

for

the

viol

atio

nof

cust

oms

regu

lations

shall

bepa

yabl

ewithinthirtydays

ofthe

day

onwhich

the

decision

lmposing

thefine

became

final.

Section

101

(1)Vi

olat

ions

ofcustoms

regu

lati

onsshallbe

considered

bythe

customs

hous

ewithin

whose

jurisdiction

theof

fend

ing

organization

has

itsseat.

(2)

such

orga

niza

tion

deos

not

have

its

sent

intheCz

echo

slov

akSo

-ci

alis

lRepublic,

there

spec

tive

viol

atio

nof

customs

regulationsmay

becon-

sidered

byth

ecu

stom

sbo

use

with

inwhose

jurisdiction

the

viol

atio

nto

okpl

ace

orth

ecu

stom

shouse

within

whose

juri

sdic

tion

the

viol

atio

nwas

asce

rtai

ned.

< r --

CHAP

TER

NINE

PROCEDUREOF

SECU

RING

ANDSE

LLIN

GGOODS

Division

One

Securinggoods

Section

102

(1)

The

customs

housemay

secu

regoods

towhich

acu

stom

s,lien

has

been

atta

ched

(or

thepu

rpos

eofre

cove

ring

customs

duty.

(2)

Inorder

toco

nsid

err

illicI

tIm

port

,ex

port

or

transit

ofgoods,

the

customs

hous

emay

(a)

secu

refrom

on

Indi

vidu

algoods

whic

hwere

the

object

atacustoms

offe

nce

orwhich

were

acqu

ired

thou

ghsuch

offe

nce

or

which

were

used

for

comm

itti

ngsu

choffence;

(b)

secure

from

an

orga

niza

tion

good

swhich

were

the

obje

ctof

viola-

tion

ofcustoms

regulations

orwhich

were

acquired

thro

ugh

such

vio-

lation

orwhichwere

used

forsuch

violation.

(3)The

cust

oms

hous

emay

secure

goods

tinder

the

provisions

of

para

-graphs

1an

d2Irrespective

ofthe

rights

ofth

ird

persons.

(4)

Ifthere

issuspicion

that

acr

ime

orami

sdem

eano

urwere

commit-

ted

.Inth

elmportation,

expo

rtat

ion

or

Itansit

goods,

thecu

stom

shouse

shal

lsu

rren

der

the

secured

goods

tothe

agen

ctes

active

inpe

natpr

oced

-ings

atth

ela

tter

'sre

ques

t.

Section

103

(1)

Ifgoods

cannot

tose

rcur

edunderSe

ctio

n102,

pars.

1and

2,because

they

are

not

avet

inbl

eorbecause

they

have

been

used

up,th

ecustomshouse

may,

inorder

torecover

customs

duty

or

afi

neim

pose

don

personwho

comm

itte

da

customs

offence

or

anor

gniz

atio

nwhich

violated

cust

oms

regu

lati

ons,

also

secure

othe

rgoods

imported,

exported

or

siilliped

totr

an-

sit

bysuch

persons

or

organizations.

(2)Th

ecustoms

hous

emay

secure

goods

under

para

grap

hIon

lyIt

(a)

thegoods

belong

tothe

pers

onoror

gani

zati

onwhich

talled

topay

the

duty

or

thefi

ne;

(b)th

eva

lueof

thegoods

isproporllonate

toth

eamount

ofth

eduty

or

the

imposedfi

nee.

Sect

ion

104

(1)Th

ecu

stom

shouse

shall

Issue

adecision

securing

the

goods

and

shal

lcommunicate

itto

the

parson

or

orga

niza

tion

from

whom,

thegoods

were

secured.

(2)Th

ede

cisi

onsecuring

thegoods

shall

l1st

thegr

ound

son

which

the

goods

are

being

secu

red

and

incl

ude

instructions

rega

rdin

gthe

rightsand

obligations

ofthepe

rson

or

orga

niza

tion

affected

byth

edecision.Th

ede-

cision

shall

also

contain

thewarning

that

thegoods

will

be

sold

unle

ssthe

duecu

stom

sduty

and/or

fine

are

paid.

(3)

Good

swhich

can

besecured

unde

rSe

ctio

ns102

and

103may

be

left

by

the

cust

oms

house

inth

epossessions

ofthe

person

or

orgn

aniz

atio

nin-

volved

with

theinstruction

that

thegoods

must

not

beused,

soId

orother-

wise

disposed of.îi

ni.

Sect

ion

105

(1)

Theperson

ororganization

editttlied

of

the

decision

ofthecustoms

house,

secu

reti

ngitsgoods,

shall

surr

ende

rthe

good

sto

thecustoms

hous

e.

(2)

Ifthe

secured

goods

are

not

surr

ende

red

onthe

order

ofth

ecu

s-to

mshouse,

they

may

bela

kenaway

from

whoever

hasth

eminh

ispo

sses

-sion. (3)A

docu

ment

shal

lbe

Issu

edre

gard

ing

insu

rren

der

orre

mova

lor

secu

reil

goods,

whic

hshall

also

Include

thede

scri

ptio

nof

such

good

s,and

îsh

all

bese

rved

onthe

pers

onor

the

orga

niza

tion

which

surr

ende

red

the

goods

orfr

omwhom

thegoodswe

retak

enwa

y.

Section

108(1)

IfIh

ese

cure

dgo

ods

are

nolonger

needed

for

futu

erproceedings

and

iftheirfo

rtcu

ltur

e,und

erSection

89or

seizureun

der

Sect

ion

90or

sale

under

Sect

ion

107

are

not

envi

sage

d,th

eysh

all

bereturned

tothe

person

ororganization

from

whom

they

weer

secured.

(2)

Iftil

letothe

secu

red

goods

isas

sert

edby

another

person

ororgani-

zation

than

thos

efr

omwhom

thegoods

were

secured

,the

cust

oms

house

shall

surr

ende

rth

egoods

tothe

person

ororganization

aboutwh

ose

thisth

eret

ois

not

indo

ubt.

(3)

Ifthecu

stom

shouse

has

doubts

asto

whet

her

thego

ods

belo

ngin

thepe

rson

ororganizationf

romwhom

they

were

secu

red

orto

another

pers

onor

orga

niza

tion

which

claims

the

ther

eto,

thecu

stom

shouse

shaIl

lnstruct

such

persons

and

orga

niza

tion

sto

asse

rtheircolm

inpr

ocee

d-in

gsconcerned

with

the

settlementof

their

prop

erly

rela

tion

s.

DivisionTwo

Sale

ofgoods

Sect

ion,

107

(1)Th

ecustom

shousemay

sell

goods

secured

unde

rSection

102,

par.

1.If

thecu

stom

sdu

tylevied

onsuch

goods

isno

tpa

idwithin

thirty

days

ofth

eday

thedecision

orde

ring

thepaymentbe

came

enfo

rcea

ble.

(2)The

customs

housema

ysell

goods

secured

unde

rSe

ctio

n10

2,pa

r.2,

With

respect

ofwh

ich

tori

eitu

rewas

notordered

orwh

ichwe

reno

tse

lzed

for

the

purp

ose

ofrecovering

afine

imposed

onape

rson

for

acu

stom

sof

-fe

nce

oron

anor

gani

zati

onfor

leaving

violated

cust

omsre

gula

tion

s,if

that

Flit

eis

not

paid

within

thirty

days

oftheda

ythe

decision

whereoliy

itwas

imposedbecame

final.

(3)Th

ecustoms

housemay

sell

goods

secured

unde

rSection

101.

Ifthe

cust

oms

duty

orfine

impo

sed

ona

pers

onfo

racustoms

offe

nce

oron

anorganization

for

the

violation

ofcu

stom

sre

gula

tion

are

not

paid

within

the

term

sspecified

inparagraphs

1an

d2.

(4)

Goods

whic

hco

nsti

tute

national

prop

erty

may

not

beso

ldun

der

theprovisions

ofpa

ragr

ophs

1to

3.

Sect

ion

108

M<

(1)

Thecu

stom

shouse

shall

sell

the

goods

toth

ecompetent

trade

oru

/oth

erorganizations.

(2)

The

cust

oms

housemay

also

sell

the

good

sat

apu

blic

auct

ion.InI

doing

soit

shall

proceed

inac

cord

ance

with

specialr

egulations.

(3)

Goods

which

must

not

besold

orus

edfor

publ

iche

alth

,veterinary,

phytopathological,

safe

tyor

other

reas

ons

shall

bebandled

bythecustomsc»

house

inac

cord

ance

with

special

regu

lati

ons.

The

Act

No.

174/1950,co

ncor

ning

auctions

other

than

execulory.

Sect

ion

.109

(1)The

proceeds

ofth

esale

ofgoods

shall

bepr

afer

cull

ally

used

for

payi

ngth

ecustoms

duty

,tr

ansp

orta

tion

lens

,storage

fees,

post

age,

the

fine

imposed

on

aperson

for

acustoms

offe

nce

oron

an

organization

for

viola-

tion

ofcustoms

regu

llat

ions

,and

theco

sts

or

the

proc

eedi

ngs.

The

balance

ofthe

proc

eeds

shal

lbe

paid

by

thecustoms

hous

eto

the

entitled

person.

Ifsuch

person

does

not

pres

ent

itself

with

inthree

years

ofthe

day

the

good

swe

reso

ld,

such

balanceshallfalltoth

esinte.

(2)

Ifa

third

person

or

organization

asso

rts

atth

ecustoms

hous

eit

s

chai

nto

thebalanceofthe

proceed

of

the

sale

with

inthree

years

ofthe

sale

,th

ecu

stom

shou

sesh

all

instruct

such

person

ororganization

toassert

its

clai

mbe

proceedings

concerned

with

the

regu

lati

onof

properly

rela-

tions..

(3)

Theperson

ororganization

whose

goods

were

secured

or

plac

edin

storage

shal

lbe

notifi

edof

thesale.o.

Section

110

(1)The

cust

oms

house

shall

have

the

authority

tosoil

or

othe

rwis

edis

-poseof

good

sils

(a)

whic

hwere

ordered

torreileil

or

which,

were

seized

incu

stom

sof

fenc

eproceedings:gs;

(b)l

nthe

case

of

which

fort

rnlt

ture

ofa

thin

gwasor

dere

dorwh

ich

were

seiz

edin

pena

lpr

ocee

ding

srel

ating

tocrimes

and

misdem

eanour

scom-coin-

mittedinim

port

s,ex

port

sand

tran

sit

ofil

ooligon

ds;

(c)Wh

ich

theparty

customsproceedingsab

andonedf

orthebenefit

<lie

bene

fît

ofthestate..

(c)

TheFe

dera

lMi

nist

ryof

Foreign

Trad

e,acting

inageement

withthehe

Federal

Mini

stry

ofFinance,

shall

sttpulate

byNo

tice

the

proc

eedu

reto the

iefollowed

inthe

sale orothe

rdi

spos

alof

goodsspecified

paragraph1.

CHAPTER

TEN

JOIN

TRULESGOVERNING

PROC

EDUR

EBEFORE

CUSTOMS

AUTH

ORIT

IES

Sect

ion

111

Unle

ssth

eprovisions

ofth

epr

esen

tAct

Indicate

othe

rwis

e,customs

of-

fences

and

procedure

before

cust

oms

author

ities

shall

begoverned

bythe

general

regu

lati

ongoverning

misd

enen

nour

san

dadministrativepro-

Appeals

Section

112

(1)

Appeals

agai

nst

decisions

issu

edby

acustoms

house

shal

lcon-

side

red

and

decided

by

theCustoms

Directoraie

towh

ich

the

respective

customs

house

issu

bord

inat

ed.

(2)

Appeal

sagainst

deci

sion

sof

the

Cust

omsDirectorate

shal

lbe

con-

side

red

and dectedbyth

eCentral

CustomsAdministration.

Ad

niîu

Iist

ratl

on.

The

Act

No.

71/1

967,

conc

erni

ngad

mini

stra

tive

procedure.

The

Art

No.60/1961c

oncerning

the

Iasksofna

tion

alcommittees

inse

-curingso

cial

ist

order.

Sect

ion

113

(1)

Appe

als

filled

against

deci

sion

sissued

hycu

stom

sadm

inistr

ationt

iag

enci

esha

veno

dila

tory

effect.T

hecu

stom

sadministration

agency

againsti

whose

decision

theap

peal

isdi

rect

ed,or

the

appepp

lilat

agen

cymaygr

antî

tdi

lato

ryef

fect

,provided

thatitwill

notimmper

thecxecutiono

fth

ede-e

(di!.

cision

or

that

apublic

inte

rest

does

notpr

even

tso

.(2

)An

appealf

iled

intime

against

decision

concerning

acustomsof-

fenc

eor

against

ade

cisi

onfin

ingon

organization

for

viol

atio

nof

cust

omsI

Sre

gula

tion

ssh

allhave

d'iiatory

effe

ctwhich

may

not

excluded.d

Section

114

Execution

ofdecisions

Ifa

cust

oms

duty,

dransportation

fee,

storage

fee

postage,

afi

enim

-

posedon

aperson

for

acu

stom

sof

fenc

eoranorganization

forviolation

ofcustoms

regulations,

and

the

costs

ofproceedings

are

not

paid

in

thepr

e-sc

ribe

dterms

and

ifth

eycannnot

bere

cove

red

byth

esale

ofgoods.un

der

Sect

ion

107,

thecu

stom

sho

use

may

exec

ute

the

resp

ecti

vedecision

inac-

cord

ance

with

the

ruIe

sof

admi

nist

rati

veprocedure..

CHAP

TER

EL.E

VEN

JOIN

T,INTERIMANDFINALPROVISIONS

Section

115

(1)Th

epr

ovis

ions

ofthe

pres

ent

Actconcerning

the

pena

ltie

sof

for-

lecture

ofgo

ods,

seizure

ofgo

odsand

thesale

ofgoods

shall

also

applyto

lith

ings

and

othe

rva

lues

under

the

foreig

nexchange

regulations,

if

they

were

acquired

thro

ugh

acustoms

offence.

(2)The

prov

isio

nsof

the

presentActc

oucerning

thepr

oced

ure

ofsec

urein

ggoodsunder

Sect

ion

103

shall

also

apply

tothings

and

otherva

lues

sunder

thefo

reig

nexchange

regulations.

Sect

ion

11BUn

less

thepresent

Act

provides

othe

rwis

e,th

etr

ansp

ort

ofgo

ods

intra

n-sit

shall

begoverned

bythe

provisions

gove

rnin

gthe

import

and

export

of

good

s.Section

117

Cust

oms

houses

shall

cons

ider

fore

ign

exch

ange

offe

nce

ascert

ainedin1

thecourse

offo

reig

nex

chan

gecontroI

ofimports

and

expo

rts

things

andn

ndva

lues

under

the

fore

ign

exchange

regu

lati

on.

When

consid

ering

fore

igng

nex

chan

geof

fenc

escustoms

houses

shal

lproceedinac

cord

ance

with

theull

ege

nera

lre

gula

tion

sgoverningth

eco

nsid

erat

Ion

ofmisdemeanours..

Section

118

[1]The

Fede

ral

Mini

stry

ofthe

Interior,

acti

ngin

agreement

with

the

Federal

Mini

stry

ofForeignTrade,

may

authorize

memb

ers

the

Nettonat

Security

Corps

toperformsome

duties

ofcu

stom

shouses.

[2]Th

eFederal

Mini

stry

ofForeign

Trade,

actt

ing

inagreementw

iththee

comp

eten

tag

enci

esof

state

administration,

may

auth

oriz

ecu

stom

shou

sesThe

Act

No.

71/1967,

concerning

administrative

proc

edur

e.e.

aSections

24and

27(b)

ofthe

Act

No.

1421

1970

,co

ncer

ning

foreign

exchange

cont

rol.

Page16

VAL/1/Add.18r- __ o0

with

theperformance

ofsome

task

sunder

regu

lati

ons

governing

public

heal

th,

veterinary

and

phytopathological

protection

andunder

the

regula-

tiousgo

vern

ing

the

levy

ottaxes,

returnsan

dch

arge

s.Section

119

(1)Customs

houses

may

also

acce

ptforeign

curr

ency

inpa

ymen

tof

cus-

toms

duty,

transportation

and

stor

age

fees,

postage,

finesand

costs

ofpro-

ceedings.

(2)

The

cond

itio

nsunderwhich

payment

can

beac

cept

edun

der

the

pro-

ceed

ing

paragraph

shall

bestipulated

bythe

Federal

Ministry

ofFi

nanc

e.Se

ctio

n120

(1)

Proc

eedi

ngs

intlli

luqet

prior

toth

eda

yon

which

the

pres

ent

Act

en-

tere

dinto

effect

shal

lbe

completed

inac

cord

ance

with

theex

isti

ngregula-

tions. (2)

Cumt

oms

offe

nces

committed

prior

toth

eda

yon

which

the

pres

ent

Act

entered

into

effect

shalhlbe

considered

unde

rthe

existing

regu

lati

ons.

Section

121

The

cust

oms

tari

ffissued

unde

rGovernment

Decree

No.

32/1947

with

the

subsequent

amendments

and

supplements

shall

beco

nsid

ered

toth

eta-

riffo

fcommercial

goods

under

the

pres

ent

Act.

The

lump-sum

tari

ffis

sued

under

theNotice

ofthe

Mini

stry

ofForeign

Trade

No.

6/1909

shall

becon-

sidered

tobe

the

tariff

ofno

n-co

mmer

cial

goods

unde

rthe

pres

ent

Act.

Sect

ion

122

The

following

provisions

are

hereby

repealed:

1.Th

eCu

stom

sAct

No.

36/1953;

2.No

tice

ofthe

Ministry

ofForeignTrade

No.

147/

1954

,issuingthe

Rail

-wayCustoms

Rule

s;3.

Notice

ofthe

Ministry

ofFo

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Law No. 117/83 Coll. of October 27. 1983 amending and supplementingCustoms Act No. 44/1974 Coll.

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Section 32 is amended as follows:

Section 32

lnless the international agreement, by which the Czechoslovak Socia-

list Republic is bound, provides otherwise, customs officers may stop

individuals and conveyances and carry out customs inspection of luggage

conveyances, their cargo and transport and shipping documents in the

customs border zone only.

Section 112 is supplemented by the following new subsection 3:

Section 112, subsection 3

Legal remedy against decisions by a Customs Directorate concerning

a deter¹ination of customs value of commercial goods under subsection 1

may be submitted to the court of justice. This legal remedy is decided by

the Regional Court, in whose district the Customs Directorate has its scat.

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Translation

Federal Ministry of Foreign T rade

Central Customs Administration

No: 10 - 2426/1983 Prague, Il November 1983

Instruction on customs valuation

Instruction No 7/1983group 2

Instruction

on customs valuation

Part I

General provisions

Section 1 - General principles

1/ The customs value shall be determined for purposes of assesment of

customs duties on commercial goods, customs inspection and customs

statistics, for the enforcement of Art. 29 of the Notice of the Federal

Ministry of Foreign Trade No 119 1974 Coll.

Part Il

Definition of customs value and modalities

of its determination

Section 1 - definition of customs value

2/ The Customs value shall be the transaction value, that is the price

actually paid or payble for the goods when sold for export to the country

of importation

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3/ In determing the customs value under par./4/ there shall be added

to the price actually paid or payable for the goods imported or exported:

a/ the following elements, to the extent that they are incurred by the buyer but are

not included in the price actually paid or payable for the goods imported or

exported:

i/ commissions and brokerage, except buying commissions

ii/ the cost of containers which are treated as being one for customs

purposes with the goods in question,

iii/ the cost of packing whether for labour or materials,

b/ the value, apportioned as appropriate, of the following goods and services

where supplied directly or indirectly by the buyer free of charge or at reduced

cost for use in connexion with the production and sale for export of the

imported goods, to the extent that such value has not been included in the

price actually paid or payable:

i/ materials, components, parts and similar items incorporated in the

imported goods,

ii/ tools, dies moulds and similar items used in the production of the

imported goods,

iii/ materials consumed in the production of the imported goods

iv/ engineering, development, artwork, design work, and plans and sketches

undertaken els where than in the country of importation and necessary

for the production of the imported goods,

c/ royalties and licence fees related to the goods being valued that the buyer

must pay, either directly or indirectly, as a condition of sale of the goods

being valued, to the extent that such royalties and fees are not included

in the price actually paid or payable,

d/ the value of any part of the proceeds of any subsequent resale, disposal

or use of the imported goods that accrues directly or indirectly to the seller.

4/ In addition to the costs enumerated in par. /3/, there shall be included

in the transaction price of the imported goods or excluded from the transaction

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price of the exported goods the direct commercial costs accusing abroad:

a/ the cost of transport of the goods,

b/ loading,unloading and handling charges associated with the transport

of the goods,

c/ the cost of insurance.

5/ If the goods are transported by air, there shall be included in the

customs value of the-imported or exported goods the proportionate part

of the cost corresponding to the transport outside of the territory of the

Czechoslovak Socialist Republic.

6/ If the transaction value cannot be determined under par./4/above directly,

the customs value shall be determined in applying the following methods

in the order as they are enumerated except the order mentioned in par. c/and/d/ where the party to the customs proceedings is free to choose the order.

The costs under par. /3/,/4/ and /5/ have to be taken into consideration

in applying any of the following methods of determination of the transaction value:

a/ the transaction value of identLcal goods imported fran or exported to the same

country at or about the same time as the goods being valued,

b/ the transaction value of similar goods imported from or exported to the

same country at or about the same time as the goods being valued,

c/ on the basis of the unit price at which the imported or exported goods are

sold,

d/ on the basis of the computed value which shall consist of the price

or value of the materials, fabrication, general expenses and profit.

7/ The conversion of foreign currencies for the determination of the customs

value shall be effected in accordance with the Czechoslovak foreign exchangeregulations valid at the day of the presentation of the customs application.

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Section 2 - Determination of customs value

8/ The customs value of goods which are reimported or reexported after

having been worked over, adjusted, repaired against payment or leased

shall be the amount of the price for such work, adjustment, repairment or

lea sing.

9/ The party to the customs proceedings or its representative is obliged

to declare in the customs application before the initiation of the customs

proceedings the customs value of each item of the imported or exported goods

classified under the customs tariff of commercial goods in whole Czechoslovak

crowns, unless the Federal Ministry of Foreign Trade - Central Customs

Administration determines otherwise.

10/ The price of the goods /ev. of the paid repairment, work or adjustment

and the price of the leasing/ shall be proved by the presentation of the

invoice or the pro-forma-invoice, with the exception of cases specified

by the instructionsof the Federal Ministry of Foreign Trade - Central Customs

Administration on the assessment and levying of customs duties at the import

of commercial goods. If the invoice price is not specified fco Czechoslovak

border and the party of the customs proceeding entr-usts its representative

with the presentation of the customs application the price has to be verified

by a further document, f.i. the entrustment letter, the invoice adressed

by the foreign trade organization to the domestic customer etc. ln the case

of postal parcels on orderly filed international customs declaration Cl,C2/ CP3 is admitted as proof of the price.

11/ If in par. 13 of the customs application the customs value is not declared

before the initiation of the customs proceeding and these instructions do not

specify otherwise, the document is considered as incomplete and the customs

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office cannot on its basis release the goods for the proposed circulation.

The customs office may however in such a case allow the party to customs

proceedings to handle the imported goods under Art. 70 of the customs act

No. 44/1974 coll. before the decision on the release of goods /before the

presentation of the completely filled customs application/ and specify the time-

limit for the completion of the customs application.

12/ The customs value of reported or reexported goods shall be determined

in the amount of the initial customs value of such goods at their export

or import, with the exceptions of cases specified in par. /8/.

13/ The party to the customs proceedings or its representative shall be

on the basis of its written request informed in writing by the customs office

how the customs value has been determined.

Part III

Control of entries on customs value and correction of incorrect

ent ries on customs value

Section 1 - Control of entries on customs value

14/ The control of entries on customs value with the exception of the control

of the correctness of the calculation of the proportionate part of the costs

of air transport under par. /5/ above, shall be effected by the customs

office. The Federal Ministry of Foreign Trade - Central Customs Administra;-ion shall carry out the supplementary control of entries on customs value on the

basis of accounting and banking data of the parties to the customs proceedings.

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Section 2 - Correction of incorrect entries on customs value

15/ Amendments and corrections of entries on customs value shall be.

carried out according to theinstructions of the Federal Ministry of ForeignTrade - Central Customs Administration on the assessment and payment of

customs duty on import of commercial goods and to the irstructions of the

Federal Ministry of Foreign Trade Central Customs Administration on

the customs statistics.

Part IV

Final provisions

16/ The instruction No. 6/1981 gr.2 is hereby repealed.

17/ These instructions shall enter into effect on January 1, 1984.

The Director General of the Central

Customs Administration