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to misrepresent an article
недостоверно декларировать
вещь
to detain
изымать, задерживать
to confiscate
конфисковать
to doubt / doubt
сомневаться / сомнение
to assist / assistance
помогать / помощь
in cash
наличными
to comply (with)
соблюдать, исполнять,
подчиняться
regulations
правила, порядок, инструкция
to own / owner
владеть / владелец
responsibility
ответственность
to pack / unpack / repack
упаковать / распаковать /
переупаковать
to keep
хранить, сохранять
for the duration of the stay
во время пребывания
to stay / stay
оставаться, пребывать /
пребывание
to renew
восстанавливать, возобновлять
in case of loss
в случае утери
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UNIT 8
CUSTOMS REGULATIONS
ON VALUABLES
I. Starting up
Task 1. Discuss the questions with your partner.
1. Can you enumerate any valuable items?
2. Why are they considered valuable?
3. Do you have any valuable articles at home? Do they have any
historic or artistic value? Why are they valuable to you?
II. Reading
Reading 1
Task 2. Read and translate the text to learn about Customs regu-
lations on valuables. Pay special attention to the meaning of the words
in bold:
Under Russian law items older than fifty years are considered
part of Russia’s national and cultural heritage. But an object must
be more than just old to be called an antique. Antiques of all kinds are
highly valued for their beauty, craftsmanship, quality of design and
sometimes for their relation to a historical period or to some wellknown person.
Cultural valuables include:
– items and their fragments obtained from archeological exca-
vations;
– art valuables such as original hand-made pictures, drawings,
works of traditional folk arts as well as sculptures, icons, engrav-
ings and handicrafts;
– ancient books, manuscripts and document relics;
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– photo-, audio- and video- archives;
– unique and rare musical instruments;
– furniture, rugs;
– other movable items including rare flora/fauna collections,
post stamps; various kinds of metal ware, orders, medals, coins etc.
Modern items and items of mass production are not related to
cultural valuables.
Export and import of cultural valuables are regulated and
controlled by the state bodies. Exported cultural valuables are sub-
ject to special registration in the order established by the Federal
Customs Service and the Culture Ministry which keep the State
Protection Lists and Registers.
There is a standard procedure for individuals who want to
take cultural valuables out of the country. The owner must apply to
the Culture Ministry for permission and present the proof of owner-
ship or evidence of authorship for the valuable item. It can be a re-
ceipt from the shop or an auction, an old photo, a will or some other
document. When they receive the necessary documents, the Ministry
issues an Export certificate confirming the right to export cultural
valuables. The certificate allows carrying cultural valuables across
the customs and state border of the country.
When passing through the customs control a person should
declare the valuable item both in his exit and entry declaration
forms and it is obligatory to present it for inspection and expertise.
Undeclared items found during the searchare detained and the per-
son may be accused of smuggling.
Carriage of common souvenirs and cultural items across cus-
toms border of the Russian Federation do not require presentation
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of Export certificate to Customs Authority. However, when a Customs
Officer has a doubt in qualifying goods, being imported as cultural
items, he can claim a standard certificate to make sure that the items
are not subject to state registration and do not require Export certificates.
Cultural valuables in search are subject to arrest for their fol-
lowing return to the legal proprietors.
The author has the right to take out of the Russian Federation
any quantity of cultural valuables created by him, no matter whether he
is leaving the country temporarily or for permanent residence
abroad.
Illegal bringing in and taking out of cultural valuables is con-
sidered as smuggling and is to be punished in accordance with the
Criminal Code or the legislation of the RF related to administrative
violations.
Comprehension
Task 3. Try to guess the meaning of the words. Consult the dic-
tionary if necessary.
relics, bracelet, theatre, frame, medallion, piano, brooch, orna-
ments, album, statuette, diamond, portrait, silver, ballet, candelabrum,
vase, teapot, sapphire, cross, gold, earrings, guitar, icon, figurine,
tomb, ruby.
Task 4. a) Give the Russian equivalents of the following words
and word combinations:
b) Explain the meaning of the underlined words and expressions:
‒ under Russian law
‒ national and cultural heritage
‒ an antique
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‒ original hand-made pictures
‒ ancient books and manuscripts
‒ items of mass production
‒ State Protection Lists
‒ Evidence of authorship
‒ proof of ownership
‒ the customs and state border
‒ cultural valuables in search
‒ legal proprietor.
Task 5. Find in the text the English equivalents of the following
words and word combinations:
считаться частью национального наследия; (не) относить-
ся к культурным ценностям; подлежать специальной регистра-
ции; вести реестр; вывозить культурные ценности; обратиться
в Министерство культуры; предъявить доказательство права
собственности; выдать сертификат; сомневаться в том, как
правильно квалифицировать товар; изъять незадекларированные
ценности; обвинить
в контрабанде; наказать в соответствии с
законодательством.
Task 6. a) Match the antonyms:
old modern
ancient mass production
unique common
special permanent
original new
rare ordinary
temporary copy
hand-made standard
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b) Complete the sentences with the proper words:
1. This chair is a copy of the __________ design.
2. He was wearing a pair of expensive _____________ shoes.
3. Computers are an essential part of __________ life.
4. The expert said that the paintings were rather __________,
not valuable at all.
5. He was excited to see such a ____________ icon.
6. We have a very _______ guest with us at the meeting today.
7. She was employed on a ____________ basis.
8. Searching luggage at airports is now a ___________ practice.
9. Each person’s fingerprints are ____________.
c) Make up at least 5 sentences using words or word combinations from the exercises above.
Task 7. Insert prepositions if necessary:
1) to regulate and control _____ import and export
2) subject _____ special registration
3) export is regulated _____ the state bodies
4) to present the proof _____ ownership _____ the valuable item
5) a receipt _____ the shop
6) when crossing _____ the border
7) to declare _____ the valuable item
8) to present _____ inspection
9) found _____ the search
10) accused _____ smuggling
11) to take _____ _____ the country
12) illegal bringing _____ is forbidden _____ law
13) to return _____ the legal proprietor
14) _____ Russian law
15) to apply _____ the Culture Ministry
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Task 8. Complete the sentences.
1. Cultural valuables include . . .
2. Cultural valuables don’t include . . .
3. To move some cultural valuables across the border the person
has to . . .
4. Culture Ministry officials usually . . .
5. When crossing the border it is obligatory to . . .
6. To declare an item means …
7. When a Customs Officer has a doubt in qualifying goods, …
8. If customs officers find undeclared items during the search . . .
Task 9. Answer the questions:
1. What can be called an antique?
2. What do cultural valuables include?
3. What items are not related to cultural valuables?
4. How does Culture Ministry control the export of antiques?
5. Is it possible for individuals to take valuables out of the country?
6. How can a person obtain permission for export?
7. What can be accepted as the proof of ownership?
8. What must a person remember when passing through the cus-
toms control?
9. Carriage of which items does not require presentation of Ex-
port certificate?
10. What can happen if the person violates the regulations?
Task 10. Translate the sentences from Russian into English:
1. Министерство культуры и таможенная служба контроли-
руют ввоз и вывоз культурных и исторических ценностей.
2. Какие доказательства права собственности вы можете
предъявить?
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3. Перед тем, как выдать разрешение на вывоз, сотрудники
Министерства культуры регистрируют ценности в специальном
реестре.
4. Во время досмотра багажа таможенники обнаружили не-
сколько старинных книг и рукописей.
5. Ваша коллекция современных иностранных монет не
представляет ценности. Вам не нужно разрешение на вывоз, но вы
должны ее задекларировать и предъявить для
досмотра.
6. Этот художник регулярно вывозит свои картины на международные аукционы.
7. Ваш музыкальный инструмент находится в розыске. Мы
изымаем его, и после проведения следствия он будет возвращен
владельцу.
8. При подаче таможенной декларации пассажир не указал,
что в его багаже имеются иконы.
9. При проведении таможенного досмотра автомобиля в багажнике
среди личных вещей было обнаружено 6 икон.
10. Согласно закону, регулирующему ввоз и вывоз куль-
турных ценностей, провоз данных предметов может осуществляться на основании разрешения Министерства культуры.
Reading 2
Task 11. Read and translate the text to fulfil the tasks below:
United States customs law defines an antique as an object that is
more than 100 years old.
Most antiques are things that were originally used as household
furnishings. These include furniture, silver, glass, ceramics, rugs, embroideries, metal ware, and other objects of decorative art. Such objects are studied, collected, and bought and sold by cultural and social
historians. They are studied and exhibited in ways that are different
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from the ways in which the fine arts (paintings, prints, and sculpture)
are studied and presented.
Antiques are usually classified according to their countries
of origin and the dates when they were made. The predominant classi-
fications derive from styles that originated in London or Paris. The
names of various periods into which antiques are classified may be de-
rived from the reigning monarch of the time and place where they were
made. A piece of art may be termed Georgian, Regency, or Victorian if
it is English or Louis XIV, XV, or XVI, Napoleon, or Empire if it is
French. Unfortunately, it is not always as simple as that. Antiques, es-
pecially pieces of furniture, are sometimes called by the name of the
leading craftsman or designer of their period – Chippendale, Sheraton,
Phyfe or Faberge.
Antiques are bought and sold in a variety of ways. Some are sold
at auctions. In the biggest auction houses, similar things are grouped
together in sales for which catalogues are published. These sales re-
ceive international advertising and publicity. Bidding can be done
in person, by agent, or by telephone. Auctioneers cover their expenses
and make a profit by charging the seller a percentage of the sale price.
Many antiques are sold by dealers – merchants who buy objects from
private owners, auction houses, and from other dealers. Most antique
dealers display their wares in their own shops. The antiques show
is another popular way to buy and sell such goods. Often a show is run
for the benefit of a charity.
Comprehension
Task 12. Make a glossary. Choose seven words to remember.
Make up at least 3 sentences using them.
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Task 13. Speak about 1) the things that are termed antiques;
2) the way antiques are classified;
3) the way objects of art can be sold
or bought.
III. Language work
Vocabulary and Grammar Practice
Task 14. Put these adjectives into the correct category.
ancient bright dark disgusting fascinating portable modern
woolen huge round Italian long digital yellow new brilliant triangular plastic cotton racing running Spanish square tiny pink wooden
1 – OPINION
2 – SIZE (and most other
qualities)
3 – AGE ancient
4 – SHAPE
5 – COLOUR
6 - ORIGIN / NATIONALITY
7 – MATERIAL
8 – PURPOSE
Task 15. a) Put the adjectives in the correct order.
1. a / black and white / landscape / photograph
_______________________________________________
2. a / silk / Japanese / delicate / kimono
_______________________________________________
3. an / dining / oval / oak / table
_______________________________________________
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