AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN AND GOVERNMENT OF TURKMENISTAN

of October 8, 2015

About mutual assistance customs affairs

The government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government of Turkmenistan which are hereinafter referred to as by the Parties

considering that violation of the customs legislation causes damage to economic, social and cultural interests of the states of the Parties,

recognizing the need for international cooperation for questions of administration and observance of the customs legislation,

understanding importance of ensuring exact charge of the customs duties and other taxes levied during the importing or commodity export and also including the correct cost determination and goods origins,

being convinced that the efforts directed to prevention of violations of the customs legislation can be more effective by means of close cooperation of customs authorities of the states of the Parties,

in view of the Recommendation of Customs Cooperation Council of mutual administrative assistance of December 5, 1953, provisions of the Single Convention on drugs of March 30, 1961, Conventions on psychotropic substances of February 21, 1971, Conventions of the United Nations on fight against illicit trafficking in drugs and psychotropic substances of December 19, 1988,

agreed as follows:

Article 1 Determination

For the purposes of this agreement the applied terms mean:

1. "Customs legislation" - set of regulatory legal acts of the states of the Parties regulating procedure for import, export and transit of goods, hand luggage and baggage of passengers, the international mailings, currency and other values, collection of customs duties and other taxes and fees or establishment of privileges, prohibitions, restrictions, permissions, control of movement of goods through customs border;

2. "Customs authorities":

for the Republic of Uzbekistan - the State Customs Committee,

for Turkmenistan - the State Customs Service;

3. "The requesting customs authority" - customs authority which sends inquiry for assistance in customs affairs according to this agreement or which receives such assistance;

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