Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 396 of 2002 in Riga, September 3 (pr. No 37 § 1) Customs procedures, transit enforcement order Issued in accordance with article 24 of the Customs Act, the second part i. General questions 1. determines the order in which you execute the customs procedure – transit (transit procedure).
2. Declaring goods transit procedure using the single administrative document (sad) or the TIR Carnet or ATA Carnet pages to be used for the application of the transit procedure (hereinafter referred to as the transit declaration). Declaring goods transit procedure goods transport services by rail, on the transit declaration can use the rail waybill or natūrlap. Declaring goods transit procedure for the carriage of goods by pipeline, used goods and receipts. Declaring an electricity transit procedure, used in the reconciliation statement. Declaring military goods transit procedure, use the travel command (annex 1).
3. If the transit procedure, the transit declaration must contain two or more types of goods, transit procedure may be simplified and the Declaration of goods for the use of loading lists to be used in accordance with the declaration procedure and which include the following: 3.1 the description of the goods, packaging, marking, numbering and number;
3.2. the sending State;
3.3. the gross weight (in kilograms).
4. Presentation of the transit procedure by electronic means the Customs office where the goods are being launched, the application of the transit procedure (hereinafter referred to as the Customs Office of departure) of the transit declaration used the transit accompanying document (annex 2). The loading list or the list of goods (annex 3), to which reference is made in the transit accompanying document, considered an integral part of this document and is not separable from it.
 
 
II. Description of the transit procedure, the transit declaration 5 applies only to goods that are in the same vehicle and intended for transfer from the Office of departure to the Customs office where the goods are complete, the application of the transit procedure (hereinafter referred to as the requested customs authority). Where a transit declaration is the rail Bill of lading, it applies to all vehicles falling rail waybill.
6. If the same vehicle is used for moving goods between several trade offices of departure and destination of the goods, the Customs authorities of each of the transit procedure is used to separate a transit declaration. Goods transport by rail transit declaration (train note) can be used for several transit procedures.
7. Entering the transit procedure, the principal or his representative shall submit to the Office of departure, which with the State revenue service order is authorized to design the transit procedure, in accordance with the completed and signed declaration of the transit accompanying document and the goods (goods transport by rail or pipeline-32. these provisions or paragraph 38 referred to in documents).
8. If the transit declaration presented in accordance with the Declaration of the goods for the procedure, the Customs Office of departure shall immediately adopt and register state revenue service established by assigning a number to the transit declaration. The transit declaration shall specify the particulars of the goods and transport of the goods to the consignee in the term of the Office, as well as make notes about the release of the goods. Transport of the goods to the consignee in the term of Office shall be determined taking into account the capabilities of the vehicle, the route and type of goods carried in transit. Road transport the Customs Office of departure of the transport of the goods to the consignee at the time the Customs office determined by the carrier's proposals, taking into account the work of customs authorities and that the deadline may not exceed 48 hours.
9. If the period of transport of the goods to the Customs Office of destination ends after the business hours of the Customs Office, goods delivered and transit declaration shall be presented at the Customs Office of destination of the following working day.
10. by paragraph 8 of these rules of registration set out in the Customs Office of departure shall retain its copy of the transit declaration, while the other copy shall be returned to the principal or to his representative. These copies of the transit declaration at the time of the transit procedure must be located together with the goods.
11. The transit accompanying document shall be subject to the same conditions as other documents, which the transit procedure must be located together with the goods.
12. If the shipping time in transit accident or force majeure or lost customs security, the principal or his representative to the laws made in accordance with the procedure prescribed under the check mark and the transit declaration in accordance with article 92 of the Customs Act shall inform the Customs authorities.
13. the carrier shall make the necessary entries in the transit declaration (sad) in form 4 and 5 in accordance with the completion of the single administrative document, submission, acceptance, registration, application and presentation of goods, but the goods transport services by rail – the relevant railway waybill in box and displays them along with the shipment at the nearest customs office in the following cases: 13.1 if a predetermined route;
13.2. If in the course of transport security has been damaged as a result of force majeure;
13.3. If goods are moved to another vehicle;
13.4 in the event of imminent danger, if there is a need for the immediate partial or total unloading of the means of transport, as well as if there was a situation which affects or may affect the ability of the principal or the carrier to comply with his obligations.
14. This provision in point 13.3. the movement of goods to another means of transport carried out by the customs authority. The authorized consignor or consignee, the customs authority may authorize the movement of goods without customs supervision. Movement of goods to another vehicle without customs supervision is not applicable for sensitive goods.
  15. the transit procedure is complete when the goods and the corresponding transit declaration is delivered to the recipient by the Customs authorities or the approved recipient.
16. when the requested customs authority receives the goods and the corresponding transit declaration it made in the transit declaration, the necessary control marks, certifying the completion of the transit procedure and immediately send the Office of departure of the transit declaration to be copy (copy 5 of the transit declaration). Goods transport by rail, the requested customs authority natūrlap rail waybill or the necessary marks for the transit procedure has been completed and shall send a copy of the invoice of the State revenue service to the main customs administration.
17. the transit procedure is allowed to complete another Customs office where the transit declaration is not specified for the requested customs authority. That Customs office becomes the recipient of the Office to carry out the control of transit procedure.
18. If the requested customs authority is changed, be of the transit declaration, copy (copy 5 of the transit declaration) in the column "the requested customs authority, customs authority control", the following mark: ' differences – the requested customs authority (name and code) ". Goods transport by rail, the customs body shall carry out the appropriate mark on the rail waybill or Bill of lading natūrlap and send a copy of the State revenue service to the main customs administration.
19. In order to simplify the customs formalities, to State revenue service allows individuals to act as a recognized senders, entering the transit procedure specified premises without the permission of the goods and the corresponding documents at the Office of departure, if the person: 19.1. last six months regularly (at least once a week) the transit procedure;
19.2. using the comprehensive guarantee of the customs debt incurred;
19.3. ensure customs authorities access to all official documents the presentation of which requires appropriate to the goods to the customs regime;
19.4. the year is not penalized in accordance with the Latvian Code of administrative offences on administrative violations in the field of customs related to the reduction of customs duties;
19.5. received by the State revenue service's permission to submit the customs declaration electronically and the transit declaration shall be sent to the information Office for processing.
20. to facilitate customs formalities, the State revenue service allows individuals to act as authorized recipients, completing the transit procedure specified premises without the permission of the goods and the corresponding documents are presented, the requested customs authority if the person: 20.1. last six months regularly (at least once a week) receive goods placed under a transit procedure;
20.2. register product register and of the stock records of the Customs Office provides official access to all documents the presentation of which requires appropriate to the goods to the customs regime;
20.3. the year is not penalized in accordance with the Latvian Code of administrative offences on administrative violations in the field of customs related to the reduction of customs duties.

21. The State revenue service issued by the authorized consignor or consignee permit, which contains the following information: 21.1. rooms or areas, one of which has the right to initiate or receive the transit procedure goods placed under a transit procedure;
21.2. the information and the exchange of documents with customs authorities;
21.3. the supervisory customs authority;
21.4. the authorised consignor using the stamp and security arrangements;
21.5. the recognised the imprint of the stamp of the sender;
21.6. the list of goods prohibited to apply the transit procedure, the transit procedure begin in the premises of the consignor or recognition to complete the approved beneficiary's premises.
22. The recognised security of dispatch shall meet the following requirements: 22.1. These are easily verifiable and identifiable;
22.2. you may not remove or open without breaking;
22.3. any defects are immediately visible;
22.4. it is not possible to use more than once, except for the use of multiple securities. Multiple-use guarantees can identify each use;
22.5. they are hard to atdarinām or faked, they allow at least three security features;
22.6. the types and size may vary depending on the system of taxation, but the size is that identification marks are easy to read;
14.1. they are made of a material strong enough to prevent the accidental breakage or noticeable damage;
22.8. they are numbered.
23. the recognized sender security samples approved by the State revenue service.
24. the recognized sender security not used heavyweight, bulky, loose goods and uniform for live animals. Such goods as a means of identification used in the description of the goods, if it is sufficiently detailed to the quantity and type of goods could be easily verified.
25. If another person has abused the recognised seals, but sending the authorized consignor cannot prove that it took all necessary safety precautions recognized sender conservation stamp, the authorized consignor shall be responsible for payment of all customs duties.
26. The State revenue service cancels a recognized sender or recipient recognized status, if it is established that the person concerned has breached that rule 19, 20 or 21 (except 20.1. and 21.1) the requirements laid down in the permit issued or these conditions.
27. in order to carry out the transit procedure, the principal or his representative at the Office of departure shall provide guarantee for the customs debt or other charges, except in the case when the principal or his representative is exempt from the provision of guarantee in accordance with article 93 of the Customs Act, the second or the third.
 
 
III. control of the transit procedure 28. State revenue service's main customs administration controls the transit procedure, comparing the information of the Office of departure to a Customs Office of destination information.
29. Where a transit declaration is the copy to be returned (the fifth copy of the transit declaration) in which the Customs authorities are receiving marks for completion of the procedure, is not received at the Office of departure within 20 days after the start of the transit procedure, the Customs Office of departure shall notify the principal or to his representative on the completion of the transit procedure and the incurrence of a customs debt, in accordance with article 180 of the Customs Act. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to the carriage of goods by rail.
30. the principal or his representative to the completion of the transit procedure may be approved, by the Office of departure: 30.1. the requested customs authority, or receiving approved recognized transit declaration or other document accompanying the goods, a copy of a copy;
30.2. other national customs authorities, a customs document presented (the original or a certified copy of the Customs Office), which shows that the transit procedure items are actually exported from the customs territory (if the States concerned Latvia has an agreement for mutual cooperation in the field of customs).
31. the principal is responsible for the vehicle of the customs or other collateral. If a Customs seal is damaged, the principal is responsible for the shortage of goods and customs debt incurred. The name of the item or discrepancy in class of freight documents, the news and the actual item is liable to the consignor.
32. If the goods at the Customs Office of destination is not delivered within the time limits as well as 10 days after the date of notification of the customs debt at the Office of departure is not provided in this provision of the acts referred to in paragraph 30, the customs debt to be paid immediately.
 
 
IV. application of the transit procedure for individual modes of transport 33. the transit procedure for the carriage of goods by rail, a transit declaration can be used natūrlap or railway if the following conditions are met: 33.1. natūrlap or rail Bill of lading contains the information required for the application of the transit procedure;
33.2. natūrlap rail Bill of lading or customs office of departure and the requested customs authority shall mark the goods in the transit procedure;
33.3. the customs authority shall retain natūrlap or rail waybill copy and record it in your accounting system.
34. The railway staff helps customs authority perform Customs control the Customs authorities, on request, be produced to the cargo and the accompanying documents, as well as professionals in the seconded survey work. After customs officials justified (indicates) the written decision, the goods station with seizures are made in all cargo operations (loading, unloading, transshipment). The consignee or the consignor shall be borne by the customs controls (for example, with the handling and movement).
35. Goods transport services by rail carrier is the transit procedure, the principal shall, except when the principal responsibility of the other person.
36. After the trainset design, but not later than the time of departure of the train, the principal provides electronic State revenue service with information about natūrlap.
37. Transport by rail under the customs control of goods from the Republic of Latvia to the free zone to the Customs authorities at the Customs Office of the railway station, the transit procedure and presented in the transit declaration.
38. the transit procedure shall Apply to goods that are transported in the luggage of a passenger train wagons, the carrier's authorized representative and acceptance of goods transfer station Customs Office shall lodge a transit declaration.
39. moving goods by pipeline, the simplified transit procedure shall be carried out: 24.3. the transit procedure is initiated, the importation to the customs territory and complete removal of goods from the customs territory of the community;
24.4. the pipeline operator is the principal;
39.3. the principal is responsible for all accounting and the goods received in customs authorities timely information on receipt of the goods by goods and making a copy of the legislation or if the permission of the Customs authorities concerned when sending messages electronically;
24.5. the transit procedure is controlled by the Customs Office, which is located under the supervision of the carrier;
24.5. the principal item passes the Terminal tanks or underground storage of natural gas in accordance with the transfer and adoption of legislation.
 
 
V. the use of vehicles and containers for the application of the transit procedure 40. Transit procedure permitted to perform, if the goods are transported in specially equipped vehicles and containers.
41. Specially equipped vehicles and containers vehicles and containers are suitable for transport of goods under Customs seal, i.e. their cargo are made and fitted, subject to the following conditions: 25.5. no goods can be removed from the sealed load compartment or load it without removing the Customs seal;
41.2. the cargo can be easily and efficiently impose customs guarantees;
41.3. cargo compartments is not a secret hiding place of the goods;
25.7. placing of goods for all sites are readily accessible for customs inspection.
42. The container is vehicle equipment (container, removable tanks, rail tank or similar device) that meets the following characteristics: 42.1. it is fully or partially enclosed to create a partition for the stowage of goods;
26.2. it is intended for repeated use;
26.3. It enables transport of goods, by one or more means of transport without handling it.
26.3. it is appropriate to move from one vehicle to another vehicle;
26.4. it is appropriate for easy loading and unloading of goods;
26.5. the internal volume is at least one cubic metre.
43. where the goods are moved in one place, on one vehicle is considered: 43.1. road vehicle with trailer or semi-trailer (trailer) (semi-trailers);
43.2. connect the train platform (wagon);
43.3. the ship, forming a single string;
43.4. containers that were loaded in the same vehicle within the meaning of this paragraph.
44. If the appropriate authorization, the Customs authorities of goods by weight, size or physical properties may not be transported in closed vehicles and containers may be transported in vehicles and containers that are not specially equipped.
 
 
VI. final question

45. Until 1 July 2003, a recognized sender securities purchased in the State revenue service.
Prime Minister a. Smith financial Minister g. Smith Editorial Note: the entry into force of the provisions with the September 7, 2002.




2. the annex to Cabinet of 3 September 2002, the Regulation No 396 in the completion of the transit accompanying document 1 of the procedure for the transit accompanying document shall be drawn up on the basis of the latest data of the transit declaration (completed by the declarant and/or verified by Customs). Completing the transit accompanying document, indicate the following data:-procedures 1.1 PRN registration number;
1.2. box 3:1.2.1 the first section-specific printed page number;
1.2.2. the second section – the total number of pages printed, t.sk. item list (not used if there is only one item);
1.3. box 8 on the right side of the Customs offices of entry, address where the transit accompanying document shall be sent back to be sent a copy.
1.4.53. box indicates that you may not change the receiving customs authority;
1.5. (C) in box: 1.5.1. the Office of departure Office;
1.5.2. the Office of departure registration number;
1.5.3. the date of acceptance of the transit declaration;
1.5.4. the consignor or consignee of the recognised name and powers number;
1.6. (D) in box: 1.6.1. testing results;
1.6.2. If necessary, "the receiving Customs Office must not change";
1.6.3. where appropriate, the indication "fixed route".
2. print the transit accompanying document shall take into account the following conditions: 2.1. If the requested customs authority is connected to a computerised transit system and no loading lists are used, only print A copy;
2.2. If the requested customs authority is connected to a computerised transit system and loading lists are used, print A copy and (B) copy;
2.3. If the declared Customs Office of destination is not connected to a computerised transit system, regardless of whether loading lists are used or not used, print out A copy and (B) a copy.
3. when sending the results of the inspection, take into account the following conditions: 3.1 the requested customs authority is the same as that indicated on the transit accompanying document, and it is connected to the computerised transit system: 3.1.1. If it does not use the loading list, the results of the check to the Office of departure shall notify by electronic means;
3.1.2. If it uses a loading list, the results of the check to the Office of departure shall notify by sending copy B of the transit accompanying document and the list of the load;
3.2. the requested customs authority is the same as that indicated on the transit accompanying document, but it is not connected to a computerised transit system-test results are reported using the copy B of the transit accompanying document, including loading lists or list of goods (if applicable), whether the use of loading lists are used or not;
3.3. the transit accompanying document specified in the Customs Office is connected to the computerised transit system but the requested customs authority is another, and it is not connected to the computerised transit system: 3.3.1. If the requested customs authority does not use the loading list, the results of the inspection, notify, send the Office of departure a photocopy of the transit accompanying document and A copy of it (along with the list, if one is used);
3.3.2. If the requested customs authority shall use the loading list, the results of the inspection, notify, send the Office of departure a copy B of the transit accompanying document (including loading lists);
3.4. the transit accompanying document specified in the Customs Office is not connected to the computerised transit system but the requested customs authority is another, and it is connected to the computerised transit system: 3.4.1. If the requested customs authority does not use the loading list, the results of the check to the Office of departure shall notify by electronic means;
3.4.2. If the requested customs authority shall use the manifest validation results communicated through copy B of the transit accompanying document and the list of goods.
4. where a loading list is used, the transit accompanying document copies A and B in print from computer systems. In this case: 4.1 the total number of loading lists shall indicate in box 4, not filling out the box 3;
4.2. the box "description of goods" respectively "see loading list (s) no ____";
4.3. also print the box "additional information".
5. Other specific product information indicates the corresponding loading lists and attached to the transit accompanying document.
Financial Minister g. Smith