Customs legislation and procedures. 1. The Parties agree that their respective trade and customs legislation and procedures shall to the extent possible be based on:
Customs legislation and procedures. 1. The Parties shall base their respective customs legislation and procedures on international instruments and standards applicable in the area of customs and trade, including the substantive elements of the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonisation of Customs Procedures, as amended (Revised Kyoto Convention), done at Brussels on 26 June 1999, the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (hereinafter referred to as "HS Convention"), the Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade and the Customs Data Model of the WCO.
Customs legislation and procedures. 1. The EC Party and the Signatory CARIFORUM States agree that their respective trade and customs legislation, provisions and procedures shall draw upon international instruments and standards applicable in the field of customs and trade, including the substantive elements of the revised Kyoto Convention on the simplification and harmonisation of customs procedures, the WCO Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade, the WCO data set and the HS Convention.
Customs legislation and procedures. 1. The Parties agree that their respective trade and customs legislation, provisions and procedures shall draw on international instruments and standards applicable in the fields of customs and trade, in particular the substantive elements of the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonisation of Customs Procedures, concluded at Kyoto on 18 May 1973 and revised at Brussels on 26 June 1999 (the 'revised Kyoto Convention'), the WCO Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade, the WCO data set and the International Convention on the Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System (HS). The Parties shall ensure the free transit of goods through their territory on the most suitable transit route. Any restrictions, controls or requirements must be justified by a legitimate public policy objective, and must be non-discriminatory, proportionate and applied in a uniform manner. Without prejudice to legitimate customs checks, the Parties shall treat goods in transit to or from the territory of the other Party no less favourably than domestic goods, exports, imports and their movement. The Parties shall establish transport regimes under customs control to allow the transit of goods exempt from the payment of customs duties and other charges, subject to the provision of appropriate guarantees. The Parties shall endeavour to promote and implement regional transit regimes with the aim of reducing barriers to trade. The Parties shall have recourse to the international standards and instruments relating to the transit of goods. The Parties shall ensure the cooperation and coordination of all the relevant authorities in their territories in order to facilitate transit traffic and promote cross-border cooperation.
Customs legislation and procedures. 1. The Parties agree that their respective trade and customs legislation, provisions and procedures shall be based upon the international instruments and standards applicable in the field of customs and trade, including the substantive elements of the revised Kyoto Convention on the simplification and harmonisation of customs procedures, the WCO Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade, the WCO data set and the Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System ("HS Convention"). The Parties shall ensure freedom of transit through their territory via the route most convenient for transit. Any restrictions, controls or requirements must pursue a legitimate public policy objective, be non-discriminatory be proportionate and be applied uniformly. Without prejudice to legitimate customs control and supervision of goods in transit, the Parties shall accord to traffic in transit to or from the territory of any Party, treatment not less favourable than that accorded to domestic goods, exports and imports, and their movement. The Parties shall operate bonded transport regimes that allow the transit of goods without payment of customs duties or other charges subject to the provision of an appropriate guarantee. The Parties shall promote and implement regional transit arrangements with a view to reducing trade barriers. The Parties shall draw upon and use international standards and instruments relevant to transit. The Parties shall ensure co-operation and co-ordination between all concerned authorities and agencies in their territory to facilitate traffic in transit and promote co-operation across borders.
Customs legislation and procedures. 1. The Parties agree that their respective trade and customs legislation, provisions and procedures shall draw on international instruments and standards applicable in the fields of customs and trade, in particular the substantive elements of the revised Kyoto Convention on the simplification and harmonisation of customs procedures, the WCO Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade, the WCO data set and the International Convention on the Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System (HS Convention). The Parties shall ensure the free transit of goods through their territory on the most suitable transit route. Any restrictions, controls or requirements must be justified by a legitimate public policy objective, and must be non-discriminatory, proportionate and applied in a uniform manner. Without prejudice to legitimate customs checks, the Parties shall treat goods in transit to or from the territory of the other Party no less favourably than domestic goods, exports, imports and their movement. The Parties shall establish transport regimes under customs control to allow the transit of goods exempt from the payment of customs duties and other charges, subject to the provision of appropriate guarantees. The Parties shall endeavour to promote and implement regional transit regimes with the aim of reducing barriers to trade. The Parties shall have recourse to the international standards and instruments relating to the transit of goods. The Parties shall ensure the cooperation and coordination of all the relevant authorities in their territories in order to facilitate transit traffic and promote cross-border cooperation.
Customs legislation and procedures. 1. The EC Party and the Signatory CARIFORUM States agree that their respective trade and customs legislation, provisions and procedures shall draw upon international instruments and standards applicable in the field of customs and trade, including the substantive elements of the revised Kyoto Convention on the simplification and harmonisation of customs procedures, the WCO Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade, the WCO data set and the HS Convention. 2. The EC Party and the Signatory CARIFORUM States agree that their respective trade and customs legislation, provisions and procedures shall be based upon: (a) the need to protect and facilitate trade through enforcement of and compliance with legislative requirements and the need to provide for additional facilitation for traders with a high level of compliance; (b) the need to ensure that requirements for economic operators are reasonable, non-discriminatory, safeguard against fraud and do not lead to the application of excessive penalties for minor breaches of customs regulations or procedural requirements; (c) the need to apply a single administrative document or electronic equivalent in the EC Party and in the CARIFORUM, respectively. CARIFORUM States shall continue efforts to this end, with a view to implementation at an early stage after the entry into force of this Agreement. A joint review of the situation shall be carried out three years after the entry into force of the Agreement; (d) the need to apply modern customs techniques, including risk assessment,
