The agreement between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government of Ukraine on cooperation in customs affairs

of December 5, 1996

The government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government of Ukraine which are hereinafter referred to as the Party

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 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. Determinations

For the purposes of this agreement the applied terms mean:

"customs legislation" - set of precepts of law of the Parties 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 Parties;

"Customs Services" - the central customs authorities of the Parties;

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

"person" - physical person or legal entity;

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

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

Article 2. Scope of the Agreement

The parties, based on this agreement and by means of Customs Services, within their competence and with compliance with law of the Parties, will cooperate for the purpose of:

a) enhancement of passenger and freight traffic between the Parties;

b) ensuring the correct collection of customs duties, charges and other payments, and also applications of customs privileges;

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