APPLICATION OF THE REVISED PROVISIONS UNDER PHASE II

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APPLICATION OF THE REVISED PROVISIONS UNDER PHASE
II

• Agenda Item 5 (f)Implementation of examples
• of best practices

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Implementation of examples of best practices

• Aim to facilitate the application of the TIR
  Convention at the national level, in particular
  in countries which have recently acceded to the
  TIR Convention and/or which have no fixed
  procedures available
• Not to be confused with comments or other
  recommended practices adopted by the Working
  Party or the Administrative Committee

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Implementation of examples of best practices

• Approved by WP.30 and endorsed by TIR
  Administrative Committee
• Procedure for the termination of a TIR operation
• Procedure for the discharge of a TIR operation
• Inquiry procedure
• Documents to substantiate claims for
  non-discharge
• Implementation of best practices at the national
  level

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Procedure for the termination of a TIR operation

• The Customs office of destination or exit (en
  route) shall
• Carry out controls of the documents, the load
  compartments and the goods contained therein
• Register the TIR Carnet
• Provide a certificate of termination
• Complete and remove voucher No. 2
• Return TIR Carnet
• Create a record on the termination of the TIR
  operation in an international control system.

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Procedure for the discharge of a TIR operation
(1/3)

• National Customs authorities shall keep separate
  registers in their Customs ledgers for TIR
  Carnets
• The Customs office of departure or entry (en
  route)
• Shall retain voucher No. 1
• Shall enter name and address in box For official
  use
• Shall ensure that box 22 of voucher No. 1
  contains the name of the Customs office of
  destination or exit (en route)
• May inform preliminarily the Customs office of
  destination or exit (en route) of the dispatch of
  the goods

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Procedure for the discharge of a TIR operation
(2/3)

• The Customs office of destination or exit (en
  route)
• shall detach and send the TIR certificate of
  termination to the indicated Customs office of
  departure or entry (en route)
• alternatively, a special e-mail or teletype
  message can be used and sent to the indicated
  Customs office of departure or entry (en route),
  which shall without delay compare the information
  contained therein with the retained voucher No.
  1
• shall make available without delay all
  information concerning the termination of the TIR
  operation required by the Recommendation of 20
  October 1995.

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Procedure for the discharge of a TIR operation
(3/3)

• In case of several offices of departure or
  destination the procedure shall apply mutatis
  mutandis
• In case of change of office of destination or
  exit (en route) the indicated office of
  destination should be informed without delay
• Verification a posteriori by the Customs office
  of departure or entry (en route)
• Customs authorities shall take necessary measures
  to protect their telecommunications, ledgers,
  files etc. from unauthorized access or
  falsification.

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Inquiry procedure

• Recommended inquiry procedures to be undertaken
  by the Customs offices of departure or entry (en
  route), destination or exit (en route) or the
  Central Customs office on the basis of procedures
  used in the European Community and the Russian
  Federation.

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Inquiry Procedures and Customs Claims
Timescale according to Article 11 of the
Convention
Acceptance of TIR Carnet
Notification to association
Payment by association
Reimbursement of payment
Customs claim
(if within 2 years from the date of the claim it
is proved that no irregularity has taken place)
Less than 1 year (2 years in case of fraud)
Not less than 3 months, but not more than 2 years
Not more than 3 months
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Specimen

• Specimen inquiry notice
• Specimen reminder letter

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Documents substantiating claims for non-discharge

• Documentation should at least cover
• Reasons establishing the liability of the
  national guaranteeing association
• Amount of import and export duties and taxes to
  be paid by the national guaranteeing association.
• Appropriate documents
• Copy of voucher No. 1
• Documents confirming the application of Article
  8, paragraph 7
• Statement on main points infringement and reasons
  why evidence was rejected.

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Implementation of best practices at the national
level

• At free disposal of Contracting Parties
• Internal administrative Customs procedures
• Compliance with legal obligations in TIR
  Convention
• No repercussions on legal position of third
  parties.