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The Amendments To The Customs Law

Original Language Title: Grozījumi Muitas likumā

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The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: amended Customs Act Customs Act in (the Republic of Latvia Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 1997, no. 15) the following amendments: 1. Replace article 1, third paragraph, the words "customs territory" with the words "national territory".
 
2. Replace article 7, second paragraph, the word "published" with the words "shall enter into force on the date specified therein, but not earlier than the day following that of their publication."
 
3. Add to chapter III ' customs officials, their decisions and accountability "with 13.1 article by the following:" 13.1 article. Opinion on the compliance of Latvian goods CN code (1) On the written application of the person based on the Cabinet in the order of the State revenue service Customs Administration provide a written opinion on the conformity of the goods in the combined nomenclature codes of Latvia.
(2) the State revenue service, the Customs Administration opinion on the compliance of Latvian goods CN code is only used for identification of the goods in accordance with the combined nomenclature.
(3) the Person served in opinion on the compliance of Latvian goods CN code, are obliged to demonstrate compliance with this article of the goods referred to in the first subparagraph, the goods described in the application, if requested by the Customs Office.
(4) the opinion on the compliance of Latvian goods CN code is valid for a period of six years from the date of issue. The State revenue service Customs Administration revoke the opinion issued in cases where it is established that the applicant has provided inaccurate or incomplete information. The cancellation of the opinion is notified to the Customs authorities, as well as in the opinion of the applicant.
(5) the State revenue service issued the opinion of the customs administration shall cease to be in force, if the force loses or is amended by legislation, on the basis of which it was issued, or in cases where the opinion of the reference issued by it. Invalidity opinion that indicates you are notified in writing to the Customs authorities, as well as requesting the opinion. "
 
4. Turn off the article 21, first paragraph, second sentence.
 
5. Make the article 29 the following: ' article 29. Arrangement and support (1) the Customs authorities are entitled to request a guarantee of the customs debt was incurred.
(2) the guarantee are: 1) the individual guarantee furnished — for once making a temporary storage of goods, one customs procedure or one time out of temporary storage and customs procedures;
2) comprehensive guarantee, for a specific period of time and a certain amount of the customs debt.
(3) the final vojum is provided: 1) lodged a security;
2) submitting an insurance policy;
3) submitting a bank guarantee;
4) submitting those international treaties guarantee provided in the supporting documents, which acceded to the Republic of Latvia.
(4) a Person is entitled to choose the type of guarantee and security.
(5) the guarantee is provided by a person who is or may be responsible for the temporary storage of goods under a customs procedure. The Customs authorities may not require a guarantee in excess of the amount of the customs debt.
(6) the customs debt shall be the customs debt which may arise in the goods for release for free circulation or exported.
(7) guarantee the submission and adoption procedure is determined by the Prime Minister kabine s. "
 
6. Supplement article 40, before the words "exported the goods in Latvia" by the words "in accordance with the customs of the procedure-export (export)".
 
7. Replace the words "article 72 applicable upon import" with the words "applicable product release for free passes by you".
 
8. Express 77. the second subparagraph by the following: "(2) goods the export procedure is completed at the moment when the goods are exported from the customs territory or in a free zone or imported under the customs warehousing."
 
9. Replace article 78, second paragraph, the word "importation" with the word "create".
 
10. Article 91 of the turn in the second paragraph, the words "when the carrier is unable to meet this statutory order".
 
11. Replace the first subparagraph of article 94, the word "declarant" with the word "principal".
 
12. the supplement to Chapter XVIII 111.1 article as follows: "article 111.1. Customs control measures (1) the Customs authorities may take all or only certain aspects of customs control measures in the cases provided for in this law and other laws and regulations on customs matters.
(2) the customs control measures do not mean that the person is exempted from the obligation to comply with international treaties, this law and other laws and regulations on customs matters. "
 
13. Replace article 122 and in article 123 the words "simplified customs declaration" and the "simplified declaration" (the fold) with the words "pirmsmuitošan document" (fold), but the words "design" and "issued" — the words "design" and "served".
 
14. Add to article 133 of the third paragraph as follows: "(3) foreign goods under customs control from the time they are brought into the customs territory, until they become Latvian goods are imported into a free zone, being re-exported from the customs territory of the community, are destroyed or person waives them for the good of the country."
 
15. To complement the E section with section XXIII1 by the following: "chapter XXIII1. Simplified declaration procedures article 147.1. Simplified customs declaration form and content (1) in order to simplify the procedure of customs clearance of the goods, the Customs authorities may allow: 1) don't produce the customs declaration single messages or add individual documents, which are necessary for the customs procedure in question;
2) instead of the customs declaration to submit trade documents together with the application for specific customs procedures;
3) fulfill the customs procedure, register the necessary information in electronic format. In this case, the application of the goods for customs purposes is optional.
(2) application of simplified customs declaration, be it news, which provides identification of the goods.
 
Article 147.2. Additional customs declaration (1) using the simplified customs declaration, the declarant is responsible for it, to be submitted to the Customs authorities of the customs declaration supplementary, which is General, periodic or recapitulative nature also.
(2) a customs declaration of the ld Sig, together with simplified customs declaration form a single and indivisible Customs document, which shall enter into force on the date of acceptance of the simplified customs declaration.
(3) the registration of the electronic messages have the same legal effect as a written customs declaration.
(4) the simplified declaration types and their application procedures determined by the Cabinet of Ministers. "
 
16. Replace article 165, first paragraph, the words "value of the imported goods" with the words "customs value of the imported goods."
 
17. in article 167: the expressions of the second subparagraph of paragraph 5 by the following: "(5)) of the exporting country the price of goods for export to a third country.";
turn off third.
 
18. Replace article 168 first paragraph, the words "in paragraph 2 was delivered to the buyer" with the words "supplied by the buyer".
 
19. Article 172: make the first paragraph by the following: "(1) normal (non-preferential) origin of the goods in the Republic of Latvia obtained or produced goods is determined in accordance with the second and third, but in the Republic of Latvia imported goods based on the origin of the supporting documents, laid down in the relevant international agreements and laws to: 1) Article 171 applied the fifth subparagraph 1 and 2 referred to the rate of customs duty;
2) apply other legislation on customs matters in specific commercial policy measures;
3) prepared and issued no preferential certificates of origin. ";
Add to paragraph 9 of the second paragraph after the word "process" with the words "as well as used products";
Replace in the second sentence of the third paragraph, the word "States" with the words "may determine".
 
20. Supplement article 173 the first part by the numbers and word "3 and 4" with the words "or to use the Republic of Latvia trade incentives: generalised system of tariff preferences and global system".
 
21. Make 188 article third and fourth subparagraph by the following: "(3) the guarantee shall be released as soon as the customs debt in respect of which it is requested, deleted or can no longer arise (when the customs procedure is completed).
(4) the cabinet shall determine the amount of the guarantee and p iemērošan. "
 
22. Supplement article 190 paragraph 5 with the following: "5) the tax paid or the extension of the application of the relevant statutory time limit for payment and order. Customs debt payment remains on those customs duties and taxes not covered in the tax payment extension or the applicable statutory tax payment deadline and procedures. "
The law adopted by the Parliament of 14 May 1998.
 
The President g. Ulmanis in Riga in 1998 on May 28.