(iv) Enhancing participation of customs authorities by

Customs transit systems were considered a priority issue by many Customs authorities from developing countries.

In case of emergency, coordination occurs between the customs authorities, police authorities and the air transport company.

In cases of suspicions, the declared custom value is not accepted by the customs authorities, and the value determined by the customs authorities in the order prescribed by the legislation is taken for the processing of customs documentation.

In those cases in which information is provided by the security authorities, customs authorities conduct extensive checking procedures.

) implemented under the authority of the Mainland public security and customs authorities.

These statistics are expected to be available with the national customs authorities.

The Customs authorities are conducting customs control, which does not have a special regulation for the religious, benevolent and cultural organizations.

The negotiations shall also aim to achieve effective cooperation between customs and any other appropriate authorities on trade facilitation and customs compliance issues.

Although customs authorities have shown their political will to cooperate with the United Nations to improve further the arms embargo, worrisome arms flows in the region indicate that circumvention of customs supervision and control to move arms into Somalia requires the regional customs authorities to allocate more resources to deal with this serious customs offence.

The customs authorities conduct regular monitoring campaigns parallel to those conducted by the security authorities, the Civil Aviation Authority and airports.

Personal luggage is checked by customs and security authorities by means of X ray.

Customs and security authorities have dogs trained in the detection of drugs and explosives.

Goods for import or export are checked by the customs authorities, which sometimes, when doubt exists, receive information from the security authorities.

The Customs authorities shall grant clearance of goods on the strength of the inspection certificate.

(1.7) The customs authorities have implemented the World Customs Organization recommendations concerning implementation of the Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, in coordination with the authorities concerned in the Ministry of the Interior and Local Development.

Upon transportation, goods, registrations and licenses will again be strictly inspected against the lists by Customs authorities.

(h) Customs control means measures applied by the Customs authorities of the Contracting Parties to ensure compliance with the laws, regulations and agreements that they are responsible for enforcing

Goods from Contracting Parties which are in transit shall be exempted from Customs duties and taxes under the supervision and conditions established by the Customs authorities of the transit States.

In cases where police authorities or customs have doubts with regard to persons, entry badges are not granted

A circular informing all Traders and Declaring Agents of the above has been issued by Singapore's customs authorities.

Schemes enabling cooperation between customs authorities and regional networks of chambers of commerce also exist at the regional level.

Entry permits to restricted areas are issued by the senior airport official after consultation with police authorities and customs.

In case of classification under red line , customs will proceed to a thorough screening of documents and physical inspection of goods In case of suspicious shipments, customs generally notify the responsible authority (generally the NOU, in some cases Customs Court, or other authorities).

Although the customs border enforcement in the region has improved since the beginning of the Monitoring Group's mandate, it is advisable that all customs authorities in the region adopt the technique of customs risk assessment in dealing with the illicit arms trafficking.

Regarding the unique role of customs in border enforcement, it is important to encourage the regional customs authorities to improve their capability in identifying illegal cross border movements of arms and ammunition.

The efforts of conducting special operation on illicit arms cross border movement made by the regional customs authorities should be encouraged.

(vi) National authorities should provide customs and enforcement personnel with more tools, monitoring devices, and or mechanisms for monitoring ODS movement

The Peruvian customs administration, which was a member of the World Customs Organization, operated a national and international information network which allowed it to collect data on the illicit trade in weapons and explosives and to exchange such information with customs authorities all over the world.

The security authorities pursue the objective in full coordination with customs authorities in order to establish adequate plans and measures to ensure optimum effectiveness and returns in the implementation of these controls.

Tourists in transit are obliged to deposit hunting weapons with customs authorities and weapons are only returned to them by the authorities 24 hours prior to their departure from the Tunisian borders.

In the case of any doubt, customs authorities conduct an extensive physical inspection of all contents of the container or trailer concerned.

As mentioned earlier, the names of listed individuals has been circulated all immigrations checkpoints, law enforcement agencies, customs authorities and financial institutions.

It is clear that information and intelligence are important as customs authorities rely on them to conduct physical inspections of transit shipments.

(i) Efforts should be made to intensify integrated training for relevant authorities, including customs and enforcement officers, members of the judiciary and prosecutors

Direct sailings from countries of supply to countries of consumption are clearly considered as a risk and receive special attention from customs authorities.

(b) Travellers and their personal belongings are checked upon arrival or departure primarily by the customs authorities and, to some extent, by the security authorities, which devote their attention to a televisual surveillance system.

In such cases, the customs authorities should inform the military authorities accordingly so that they can determine whatever security measures need to be taken during the time that such merchandise is in the country.

In accordance with Article 7 of the Customs Act, businesses involved in the international carriage of explosive goods and firearms should inform the customs authorities at least 24 hours before the arrival in the country of such merchandise.

Article 3 of the Customs Act also stipulates that federal and local officials and employees shall, in their respective spheres of competence, assist the customs authorities in the performance of their duties at their request and must report any violations of the Customs Act and hand over the goods involved in such violations.

The customs authorities may also consider establishing a mechanism to share information and best practices in the implementation of the United Nations arms embargo.

Notwithstanding the discussions between the United Nations and the host Government, the telecommunications authorities declined to give permission to clear shipped items from customs.

(a) In the two customs zones, i.e. the land customs zone and the maritime customs zone

Furthermore, the United States Customs Service has 25 overseas attaches based in United States embassies who are in direct contact with the national customs authorities and act as contact points for information and tip offs in international cases of child pornography.

At the same time, relevant information materials in the resource kit, including the guidance document for designated national authorities, will be updated to reflect the importance of information flow between designated national authorities and customs officials.