AGREEMENT

of September 27, 2024

About procedure for putting down by customs authorities of the State Parties of the Commonwealth of Independent States on transport (transportation) and business documents of seals and stamps of customs authorities

The Customs Services of the State Parties of the Commonwealth of Independent States which further are referred to as with the Parties

proceeding from provisions of the Agreement on cooperation and mutual assistance in customs affairs of April 15, 1994,

considering need of development of package of measures, the customs transactions (customs clearance) and customs control directed to enhancement of procedure for carrying out concerning the goods moved through customs borders of the State Parties of the Commonwealth of Independent States

aiming to provide effective customs control on identification of transport (transportation) and business documents, for the purpose of control of customs value of the moved goods,

recognizing need of strengthening of fight against violations in the field of the customs legislation and smuggling by prevention of replacement of transport (transportation) and business documents,

agreed as follows:

Article 1.

The purpose of this agreement is establishment of procedure for putting down on transport (transportation) and business documents of seals and stamps of customs authorities of the State Parties of the Commonwealth of Independent States (further - the CIS) in places of crossing of customs borders when moving goods automobile, railway, aviation, water modes of transport and in case of the mixed movement.

Article 2.

This agreement is applied by the Parties to goods which follow en route through customs areas of the states of the Parties, including concerning goods which movement begins and/or comes to an end outside the territories of the State Parties of the CIS.

Article 3.

The procedure for putting down on transport (transportation) and business documents of seals and stamps of customs authorities of the State Parties of the CIS (further - marks of customs authorities) is intended for identification of the documents provided to customs authority for the purposes of customs control and registration, and also identification of the moved goods and increase in efficiency of fight against violations in the field of the customs legislation and smuggling on customs areas of the states of the Parties for prevention of replacement of transport (transportation) and business documents.

Article 4.

For the purposes of this agreement transport (transportation) and business documents are implied only as those from them which are used when moving goods by the State Parties of the CIS, namely:

1. The transport document containing basic information about conditions and nature of movement and also the main quality and quantity characteristics of the moved goods:

a) when moving by the air transportation - the air waybill established by the Convention for standardization of some rules concerning the international airborne transportations (Warsaw, on October 12, 1929) or the Convention for standardization of some rules of the international airborne transportations (Montreal, on May 28, 1999);

b) when moving by road transport - the delivery note established according to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road of May 19, 1956;

c) when moving by railway transport - superimposed SMGS in the form established by the Agreement on the international railway freight traffic of November 1, 1951;

d) when moving goods in the international mailings - the documents determined by acts of Universal Postal Union for support of the international mailings.

2. The business document - the document containing exhaustive information on cost characteristics of the moved goods (invoices, invoices, pro forma bills and other documents).

3. If according to the legislation of the states of the Parties customs declaration of goods is performed electronically, marks of customs authorities in transport (transportation) and business documents can not be put down.

Article 5.

Places of putting down of marks of customs authorities in transport (transportation) and business documents are the columns which are specially determined for this purpose.

In case of absence in the transport (transportation) and business document of specially certain place for mark of customs authorities, any empty seats on the face of forms of these documents where these marks can be identified by customs authorities can be places for putting down of such marks.

In case of use when implementing customs transactions (customs clearance) of transport (transportation) and business documents in the form of electronic documents, marks of customs authorities are not put down.

Article 6.

1. In commodity importation cases from one State Party of the CIS on customs area of other State Party of the CIS, absence on transport (transportation) and business documents of marks of the relevant customs authorities of the State Parties of the CIS can be the basis for carrying out additional forms of customs control.

2. Provisions of Item 1 of this Article are not applied if according to international treaties which participants are participants of this agreement, putting down of marks of the relevant customs authorities of the State Parties of the CIS in transport (transportation) and business documents is not provided or such marks are put down in electronic form.

Article 7.

For goal achievement of this agreement of the Party in time no more than 30 (thirty) calendar days after the introduction of this agreement in force in writing notify each other on forms of the operating marks of customs authorities.

The notification shall contain list of forms of marks of customs authorities, samples and the description of their prints, specifying of cases of application. In case of change of form of these marks the Party which entered these changes in time no more than 30 (thirty) calendar days sends the adequate formal notices to other Parties of this agreement.

The notification on forms of the operating marks of customs authorities electronically is allowed.

Article 8.

Concerning implementation of provisions of this agreement it is corresponded in Russian.

Article 9.

By mutual consent of the Parties changes and additions which are its integral part which are drawn up by the relevant protocol can be made to this agreement and become effective according to the procedure, provided in Article 11 of this agreement.

Article 10.

The disputes and disagreements between the Parties connected using or interpretation of provisions of this agreement, are permitted by consultations and negotiations between the Parties.

Article 11.

This agreement becomes effective after 30 (thirty) days from the date of receipt by depositary of the third written notice of accomplishment by the Parties of the interstate procedures necessary for its entry into force which signed it.

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