The agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on cooperation and mutual aid in customs affairs

of September 22, 2000

The government of the Republic of Belarus and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (further - Contracting Parties),

being guided by regulations of the Contract between the Republic of Belarus and Ukraine on economic cooperation for 1999-2008 and for accomplishment of Actions of the interstate program of long-term economic cooperation of the Republic of Belarus and Ukraine for 1999-2008,

proceeding from the fact that violations of the customs legislation cause damage to economic, tax, social and trade interests of their countries

in view of that illicit trafficking in drugs and psychotropic substances constitutes health hazard of citizens and society,

considering importance of ensuring exact charge of the customs duties, taxes and other payments levied during the importing or commodity exportation, proper accomplishment of conditions of prohibitions, restrictions, and also control of import or commodity export

considering that efforts on prevention of violations of the customs legislation and on ensuring the correct collection of customs duties, taxes and other payments can become more effective thanks to cooperation between customs authorities of their states,

according to the Recommendation of Customs Cooperation Council of mutual administrative assistance of December 5, 1953,

in view of regulations of the Convention of the United Nations on fight against illicit trafficking in drugs and psychotropic substances of December 20, 1988,

agreed as follows:

Article 1 of Determination

The concepts used in this agreement mean:

a) "customs legislation" - body of laws and other regulatory legal acts of the states of Contracting Parties, control of which execution is imposed on customs authorities of the states of the Contracting Parties regulating import, export and transit of goods, procedure for collection of customs duties, taxes and other payments, establishments of prohibitions, restrictions, and also control during the importing or commodity export;

b) "customs offense" - any violation of the customs legislation;

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