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Summary

Keywords

COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF - CUSTOMS DUTIES - APPLICATION TO DRUGS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH ILLEGAL CHANNELS - NOT PERMISSIBLE - PENALTIES FOR OFFENCES - POWERS OF MEMBER STATES

Summary

NO CUSTOMS DEBT ARISES UPON THE IMPORTATION OF DRUGS OTHERWISE THAN THROUGH ECONOMIC CHANNELS STRICTLY CONTROLLED BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES FOR USE FOR MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES , REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE DRUGS ARE DISCOVERED AND DESTROYED UNDER THE CONTROL OF THOSE AUTHORITIES OR ARE NOT DETECTED BY THEM .

THIS FINDING IS WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE POWERS OF MEMBER STATES TO TAKE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN RESPECT OF CONTRAVENTIONS OF THEIR DRUGS LAWS AND TO IMPOSE APPROPRIATE PENALTIES , INCLUDING FINES .