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

of May 28, 1996

The government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government of Georgia which are hereinafter referred to as with Contracting Parties, wishing to develop the friendly relations, 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 two countries, meaning that customs violations cause damage to economic interests of both Contracting Parties, convinced that observance of the customs legislation and fight against customs violations can be performed more successfully in case of cooperation of Customs Services of Contracting Parties, agreed as follows:

Article 1. Determinations

For the purposes of this agreement the following terms mean:

1) the term "customs legislation" means set of the precepts of law 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) the term "Customs Services" means for Uzbek Storonyglavny customs authority of the State Tax Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan, for the Georgian Side Customs Department of Georgia.

3) the term "customs violation" means violation or attempt of violation of the customs legislation;

4) the term "person" means any physical person or legal entity;

5) the term "drugs" means the substances included in lists of the Single Convention of the UN of March 25, 1961 about drugs with subsequent changes and amendments;

6) the term "psychotropic substances" means the substances included in lists of the Convention of the UN of February 21, 1971 about psychotropic substances with subsequent changes.

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