The agreement between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government of the Republic of Lithuania on cooperation in fight against violations of the customs legislation

of June 7, 1995

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

recognizing that violations of the customs legislation cause damage to economic, tax and public concerns of their countries, meaning that illicit trafficking in drugs and psychotropic substances constitutes health hazard of society,

recognizing need of the correct application of the customs duties, charges and other payments levied when importing, exporting and transit of goods, and also exact observance of the provisions concerning prohibitions, restrictions and control

convinced that observance of the customs legislation and the correct collection of customs duties, charges and other payments will be more effective in case of close cooperation of customs administrations,

in view of the Recommendation of Customs Cooperation Council of administrative mutual assistance of December 5, 1953, regulations of the Single convention of the UN on drugs (New York, on March 25, 1961 in amended wording according to the Protocol to it of March 25, 1972), Conventions on psychotropic substances (Vienna, on February 21, 1971) and the Conventions on fight against illicit trafficking in drugs and psychotropic substances (Vienna, on December 19, 1988) drafted under the auspices of the Organization of the United nation

agreed as follows:

I. Determinations

Article 1

For the purposes of this agreement the applied terms mean:

a) "customs legislation" - body of laws and the rules applied by customs administrations, regulating procedure for import, export and transit of goods and collection of customs duties, charges and other payments, and also procedure for prohibitions, restrictions and control;

b) "customs administration" - in the Republic of Uzbekistan the Head customs authority of the State Tax Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan, in the Republic of Lithuania - Customs department under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania;

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