1. Write down 10 words that you think relate to the topic.

2. What means of conveyance do you know?

3. Are means of conveyance¹ subject to customs control? Why?

4. Guess the meaning of the following words:

cargo, inspect, power, contraband, personal, formality, produce, effects, grant.

All means of conveyance, entering or leaving the country are legally liable to customs clearance and control. The person-in-charge of an inward means of conveyance is to:

1. answer questions as to the means of conveyance, its cargo, crew, passengers, stores and voyage;

2. produce the necessary documents in the authorized form in respect of the means of conveyance, its cargo, crew etc.

The customs officer on duty checks the inward documents. If they are in order, the necessary papers are signed and the date is stamped.

The customs officer on duty inspects the means of conveyance, as well as seals up those premises on board a vessel or aircraft that contain those goods or articles which may not be landed/taken ashore. Not a person, except the authority, can break or erase the seals. The customs officer is responsible for controlling the stores that are used by crew members and passengers while the ship or aircraft is outside Russia.

The power of the customs officer on duty includes the right to examine personal effects of the crew and passengers, if any. Any ship or

CM R note road freight shipping line freight forwarder carriage vessel delivery

contract of carriage a document of title

to establish a document

the Single Administrative Document транспортная накладная

автодорожные перевозки

судоходная линия

транспортный агент, экспедитор

перевозка

судно

доставка

контракт на перевозку

товарораспорядительный

документ

дать юридическое

подтверждение документу

Единый Административный

Документ

8. Prior to departure the pcrson-in-charge must produc e....

9. The customs officer inspects the means of conveyance ....

10. After the means of conveyance has cleared ....

    3. FIND THE BEGINNING OF THE SENTENCES IN THE TEXT

1 are legally liable to customs clearance and control.

2 the necessary papers are signed and the date is stamped.

3 seals up those premises on board a vessel or aircraft that

contain those goods or articles which may not be landed/taken ashore.

4 that are used by crew members and passengers while the

ship or aircraft is outside Russia.

5 the right to examine personal effects of the crew and

passengers, if any.

6 cannot depart from the customs zone without receiving

an outward clearance from the customs officer on duty.

7 must produce the outward documents and state in them

the changes which took place during the stay.

8 the means of conveyance, checks the places under seals

and removes the seals, examines the crew's personal effects and the passengers if any.

9 the customs officer grants a permit to depart.

3. MATCH THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT

   1. outward а. входящий, прибывающий

   2. effects b. документы для оформления

прибытия судна

3. premises с. выходящий, убывающий (о трансп. средстве)

4. a person-in-charge d. документы для оформления

отхода судна

5. inward е. помещения

6. crew f. ответствен ное л и но

7. outward documents g. команда

8. contain (v) h. маршрут

9. voyage i. содержать

10. prior to j. продовольственные запасы

aircraft arriving is liable to rummage for contraband. Any undeclared articles found on a rummage may be seized. The person-in-charge of any means of conveyance cannot depart from the customs zone without receiving an outward clearance from the customs officer on duty.

Prior to departure the person-in-charge must produce the outward documents and state in thein the changes which took place during the stay.

The customs officer inspects the means of conveyance, checks the places under seal and removes the seals, examines the crew's personal effects and the passengers if an}'.

The customs officer controls and checks the new stores shipped for use on the outward trip. Ship's stores and duty-free shop or kiosk stocks, plane's bar stores and duty-free stocks are all controlled.

After the means of conveyance has cleared of all formalities the customs officer grants a permit to depart.

1. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

1. What are all means of conveyance liable to according to the law?

2. What are the duties of a person-in-charge when a means of conveyance arrives?

3. What does a customs officer on duty inspect?

4. What premises does he sea! up? Why?

5. Who can break or erase the seals?

B. What else does the power of a customs officer on duty include?

7. What must the person-in-charge do prior to departure?

8. When does the customs officer on duty grant a permit to depart?

2. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE PHRASES FROM THE TEXT

f. All means of convoyancc,entering or leaving the country are....

2. The person-in-charge of an inward means of conveyance is to:....

3. The customs officer on duty inspects ....

4. Not a person, except the authority ....

5. The power of the customs officer on duty includes the right...

6. Any undeclared articles found on a rummage ....

7. The person-in-charge of any means of conveyance cannot....

   2. receiving an outward clearance from the customs officer on duty

   3. answering questions

5. Prior to departure the person-in-charge must

1. produce the outward documents and state in them the changes which took place during the stay

2. present any article for customs control

3. break the seals

G. After the means of conveyance has cleared of all formalities the customs officer

1. checks the documents

2. grants a permit to depart

3. examines personal effects

7. ASK QUESTIONS TO WHICH THE UNDERLINED INFORMATION WILL PROVIDE ANSWERS

1. All means of conveyance, entering or leaving the country are legally liable to customs clearance and control.

2. The customs officer on duty inspects the means of conveyance, as well as seals up those premises on board a vessel or aircraft that contain those goods or articles which may not be landed/taken ashore.

3. The customs officer is responsible for controlling the stores that are used by crew members and passengers while the ship or aircraft is outside Russia.

4. The power of the customs officer on duty includes the right to examine personal effects of the crew and passengers, if any.

5. Anv ship or aircraft arriving is liable to rummage for contraband.

6. Prior to departure the person-in-charge must produce the outward documents and state in them the changes which took place during the stay.

7. The customs officer inspects the means of conveyance, checks the places under seal and removes the seals, examines the crew's personal

8. After the i customs officer grants a permit to depart.

11. power

12. inward documents

13. store к. зд. полномочия 1. вещи m.перед, до

5. MATCH THE WORD AND EXPLANATION

1. to make smth. separate into two or more pieces

2. the ability to control people and events

3. a place where planes can fly from

4. if smth. such as a bag, a box,

or a place has some thing inside it

5. a supply of smth. that you keep to use later

6. 1. contain (v)

   2. break (v)

   3. power

   4. store

   5. seal up (v)

   6. airfield

   to close an entrance or opening

6. USING THE INFORMATION FROM THE TEXT CHOOSE THE RIGHT ANSWER

1. All means of conveyance, entering or leaving the country are

1. liable to duty

2. liable to customs clearance and control

3. liable to fine

   2. The person-in-charge of an inward means of conveyance is to

      1. fill in a declaration form

      2. answer questions as to the means of conveyance, its cargo, crew, passengers, stores and voyage and produce the necessary documents

      3. prepare personal effects for customs control

   3. Any undeclared articles found on a rummage may be

      1. sold

      2. hidden

      3. seized

   4. The person-in-charge of any means of conveyance cannot depart from the customs zone without

a. paying duties

outward

outward documents

in the authorized form premises

a person-in-charge crew

on board a vessel voyage contain (v)

to land/to take ashore

to break a seal

store power

personal effects prior to

to grant a permit выходящий, убывающий

(о трансп. средстве)

документы для оформления

отхода судна

в надлежащей форме

помещения

ответственное лицо

команда

на борту судна

эд. маршрут

содержать

выгружать авиа груз/морской груз

срывать пломбу (снимать таможенное обеспечение) продовольственные запасы зд. полномочия личные вещи перед,до дать разрешение

8. TRANSLATE THE RUSSIAN WORDS AND PHRASES IN THE SENTENCES INTO ENGLISH

1. Все транспортные средства, entering or leaving the country подлежат customs clearance and control.

2. The customs officer проверяет the means of conveyance, as well as seals up those помещения on board a vessel or aircraft that со­держат those goods or articles which may not be landed/taken ashore.

3. Никто, кроме уполномоченного лица, can break or erase the seals.

4. The power of the customs officer on duty includes the право to examine личные вещи of the crew and passengers, если таковые имеются.

5. Перед отправлением the ответственное лицо must produce the outward documents and state in them the changes which произош­ли during the stay.

6. The customs officer inspects а транспортное средство, checks the places under seals and снимет пломбы, examines the crew's personal effects and the passengers if any.

7. The ответственное лицо of any means of conveyance cannot depart from the customs zone без получения an outward clearance from the customs officer on duty.

8. After the means of conveyance has cleared of all formalities the customs officer дает разрешение to depart.

9. SPEAK ABOUT

   1. The powers of the customs officer on duty on entry of a means of conveyance and on its departure.

   2. The obligations of the person-in-charge of a means of conveyance on entering and leaving the country.

   3. The customs regulations which the crew and the passengers must follow.

ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY

inward входящий, прибывающий

inward documents документы для оформления

прибытия судна

goods are detected the Customs authorities have the right to initiate the procedure on a violation of the customs regulations.

Customs controls over the coding of goods declared by the participant and is competent to change the coding to make it consistent with the customs legislation of the Russian Federation.

The participant must bear in mind that after the exhibition is over customs executes the export formalities for exhibits. During this process customs officials examine the cargo to see the conditions of goods declared for return export correspond to those in fact. If some of the goods are absent, replaced or contain unspecified enclosures, the Customs authorities are competent to initiate the procedure connected with a violation of the customs regulations.

1. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

1. What does the participant of exhibition events send to the Customs authorities in accordance with the customs regulations of the Russian Federation?

2. What does the participant submit in advance?

3. What must the participant bear in mind?

4. Why do customs officials examine exhibition goods?

5. What right do customs officials have in case some discrepancies are detected?

6. What are the Customs authorities competent to change?

7. What do customs officials do after the exhibition is over?

8. What do customs officials examine during this process?

9. What are the Customs authorities competent to initiate if some goods are absent, replaced or contain unspecified enclosures?

2. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE PHRASES FROM THE TEXT

1. In accordance with the customs regulations in respect of exhibition goods....

2. The participant submits in advance....

3. The participant must bear in mind ....

4. Exhibition goods as any other goods....

5. In the process of customs clearance the customs officials...

EXHIBITION GOODS

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