The agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan on cooperation and mutual assistance in customs affairs

of March 2, 1994

The government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan which are hereinafter referred to as with the Parties

wishing to develop friendship including by means of cooperation in the field of customs affairs,

aiming to promote by cooperation of Customs Services to development and acceleration of passenger and freight traffic between the Parties,

meaning that customs offenses cause damage to economic interests of the Parties,

convinced that observance of the customs legislation and fight against customs offenses can be performed more successfully in case of cooperation of Customs Services of the Parties,

agreed as follows:

Article 1 of Determination

For the purposes of this agreement the applied terms mean:

"customs legislation" - set of the precepts of law regulating procedure for import, export and transit of goods, hand luggage and baggage of passengers, currency and other values, the international mailings, collection of customs duties, charges and other payments, provision of privileges, establishment of prohibitions and restrictions, and also control of movement of goods through customs borders of the states;

"Customs Services" - the State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation and the Head customs authority of the State Tax Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan;

"customs offense" - violation or attempt of violation of the customs legislation;

"person" - physical person or legal entity;

"drugs" - the substances included in lists of the Single Convention of the UN on drugs of 1961 with subsequent changes and amendments;

"psychotropic substances" - the substances included in lists of the Convention of the UN on psychotropic substances of 1971 with subsequent changes.

Article 2 Scope of the Agreement

1. Based on this agreement Customs Services of the Parties within the competence and will cooperate with compliance with law of the Parties for the purpose of:

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