Representatives of the Federal Customs Service of Russia have been studying specifics of customs system in Transdniestrian Moldavian Republic. The expert group comprised of the head of Representatation of the Federal Customs Service of Russia to Moldova and Ukraine, officials from the General Directorate of Organization and Inspection and Chief Department for Contraband Control of the Federal Customs Service of Russia. The results of this work were summarized in the course of the meeting with participation of the President of Transdniestrian Moldavian Republic.
Representatives of the Federal Customs Service of Russia have analyzed the current legislation in Transdniestria, normative legal documents implemented in customs area as well as the level of their practical application at customs houses and customs check points. Therefore customs experts visited customs check points of Tiraspol and Bendery customs houses. In accordance with preliminary experts’ estimate customs legislation of Transdniestrian Moldavian Republic conforms with international standards. However it was noted that the standard of minimizing human factor in the processes of customs control and customs clearance of goods and means of transport is not implemented sufficiently.
Russian colleagues proposed Transdniestrian customs officers a range of methodological guidelines, including those regarding risk management system, implementation of which would allow reducing time of customs procedures and enhancing their efficiency.
President of Transdniestrian Moldavian Republic has expressed his hope that thanks to the carried out analysis and experts’ guidelines Transdniestrian Customs Service would succeed in enhancing customs control procedure with a view to simplify as much as possible foreign trade activity of Transdniestrian economic operators as well as the border crossing procedure for TMR citizens. The issues of customs control efficiency should be of first priority, it was emphasized.
In their turn specialists of the State Customs Committee have put to representatives of the Federal Customs Service of Russia a number of questions relating to information exchange procedure, establishing risk profiles, and further cooperation in law-enforcement area.
The administration of the State Customs Committee of Transdniestria has noted the importance of work conducted by members of Russian expert group especially taking into consideration the process of harmonization of Transdniestrian customs legislation with Russian one as well as the implementation of free trade area agreement signed in October 2011 between heads of CIS countries governments.
Representatives of the Federal Customs Service of Russia and the State Customs Committee have agreed on further cooperation in customs area.
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