Text c. Principles of customs control

I. Read the article and give Russian equivalents for the words and phrases in bold.

1. In conducting customs control measures, the customs authorities proceed from the principle of selectivity and, as a rule, confine themselves to the forms of customs control sufficient for ensuring the observance of the customs legislation.

2. In opting for the most appropriate form of customs control, customs authorities will rely on the risk management system, said risk being regarded as a probability of breaches of the customs legislation of the Russian Federation.

The risk management system is based on efficient utilisation of customs resources for preventing breaches of the customs legislation, as follows:

- recurring;

- predicated on evasion of dutiable payments in considerable amounts;

- undermining competitiveness of domestic producers;

- infringing on vital interests of the state whose observance is vested in customs authorities.

3. The customs authorities apply the risk assessment methods for determining the goods, means of transport, documents, and the persons that should be subjected to customs control and determine the decree of such customs control measures.

4. The Federal Customs Authority determines the customs control strategy proceeding from the risk assessment evaluation system.

5. With a view to further improving the customs control measures, the Federal Customs Authority cooperates with the customs authorities of foreign countries, concluding mutual assistance agreements.

6. With a view to raising the effectiveness of customs control measures, the Federal Customs Authority and other customs authorities shall seek to promote cooperation with the participants of foreign economic activities, customs carriers, and other organisation, whose activities are associated with foreign trade, as well as with their trade unions (associations).

II. Using the vocabulary give the gist of Text b and Text c. Text d. Forms and order of customs control measures

I. Read the article and give Russian equivalents for the words and phrases in bold.

Customs control measures may have the following forms:

[1] verification of documents and information;

[2] verbal inquiry;

[3] acquirement of explanations;

[4] customs monitoring;

[5] customs examination of goods and means of transport;

[6] customs inspection of goods and means of transport;

[7] personal search;

[8] verification of special markings or other identification of goods;

[9] customs inspection of rooms and territories for customs control purposes;

[10] customs auditing.

Verification of Documents and Information

1. The customs authorities verify the documents and the information submitted to them at the instance of customs registration of goods and means of transport in accordance with the provisions of this Customs Code for the purpose of verifying the authenticity of documents and of the information contained therein, as well as the compliance of their formats.

2. Verification of the authenticity of the information submitted to the customs authorities in the process of goods customs registration shall be performed by way of comparing said information with the data acquired from other sources including the data obtained based on the results of application of other forms of customs control measures, analysing the available special customs statistics data, processing the available data using computer software, and by other ways which are not prohibited by law of the Russian Federation.

3. In the process of goods customs registration formalities, the customs authorities have the right to request additional documents and data exclusively for the purpose of verifying the information contained in the goods customs declaration and other goods-related customs documents. The customs office shall request such documents in writing and stipulate sufficient time limits for their submission.