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Document 21984A0512(01)
1982 International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods
International Convention on the harmonization of frontier controls of goods
The regulation approves on behalf of the European Economic Community (now the EU) the International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods.
The convention:
Parties to the convention are committed to streamlining administrative procedures at borders and reducing the number and duration of controls carried out by customs authorities. This commitment should be reflected in:
Parties to the convention agree that:
Goods are subject to customs controls as described in Annex 1. These controls are to ensure compliance with the laws and regulations in force at borders. Other types of controls may also be carried out, also at points within the country.
Customs services are in charge of organising cooperation and coordination with other goods control services so as to expedite the passage of goods.
Information regarding these controls is to be found in the annexes listed below:
Prohibitions or restrictions relating to importation, exportation, or transit remain applicable when they are imposed for reasons of public safety. Emergency measures may also be introduced if necessary.
The convention does not preclude the right of regional economic integration organisations (such as the EU) to apply their own legislation at their internal frontiers. It enables preferences and financial facilities to be maintained, on condition that they do not reduce in any way the facilities deriving from this convention.
Disputes between the parties are to be settled by negotiation or by voluntary recourse to arbitration.
The regulation has applied since 1 June 1984. The convention has applied since 12 September 1987.
Council Regulation (EEC) No 1262/84 of 10 April 1984 concerning the conclusion of the International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods (OJ L 126, 12.5.1984, pp. 1-2)
International Convention on the harmonization of frontier controls of goods (OJ L 126, 12.5.1984, pp. 3-19)
Amendment to the International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods (Harmonization Convention), Geneva, 21 October 1982 (OJ L 317, 30.11.2011, pp. 13-15)
Council Decision 2009/161/EC of 25 September 2008 approving on behalf of the Community Annex 8 to the International Convention on the Harmonisation of Frontier Controls of Goods (OJ L 55, 27.2.2009, pp. 21-39)
Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, pp. 1-141). Text republished in corrigendum (OJ L 191, 28.5.2004, p. 1-52)
Successive amendments to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 have been incorporated into the original text. This consolidated version is of documentary value only.
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