Ukraine-EU Customs Agreement Comes into Effect

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Ukraine-EU Customs Agreement Comes into

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PR Newswire

KYIV, Ukraine, June 26, 2012

KYIV, Ukraine

,

June 26, 2012

/PRNewswire/ --

Ukraine

and the EU begin cooperation in information

exchange and risk management as the joint framework

cooperation strategy regarding customs comes into

force. The First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Valeriy

Khoroshkovskyi informed about the initiative to create

the bilateral working group to implement the

agreement.

The new plan of EU-Ukraine cooperation - Strategic Framework for Customs

Cooperation - will contribute to the quality of bilateral trade relations, as well as

help protect the citizens of both parties against customs fraud. The strategy

features four components: reform of customs control, preparation of the

expansion of the transit system, institutional development, and customs

information exchange.

In May of 2012, the EU and

Ukraine

reached political agreement over the

document. The draft of the document was first submitted to the EU in July of

2011.

Customs cooperation of the EU and

Ukraine

for 2011-2013 includes three

priorities. The first priority is the creation of safe and smooth conditions for

trade. Namely, the sides aim to speed up all customs proceedings, integrate

border control, and improve border infrastructure.

The second priority of Ukraine-EU customs cooperation is the introduction of

the effective analysis system of customs violations. This is to be done through

information exchange between the parties. The third priority is the

modernization of

Ukraine's

customs service, including fight against corruption,

simplification of procedures, and introduction of up-to-date standards in the

customs service.

Recently, in an effort to improve customs system,

Ukraine

introduced a more

elaborate and transparent VAT return system, as well as simplified its customs

procedures. As part of

Ukraine's

efforts to implement international standards,

including European, into its customs legislation, in March of 2012 the Ukrainian

parliament adopted a new Customs Code of

Ukraine

.

The EU customs and logistics experts participated in the preparation of the

code. Among the most valuable innovations, introduced by the document, is the

right of entities of foreign economic activity to be subjected to customs

processing at any customs body.

The code regulates the enforcement of time limit in customs control procedure

performance, prohibits customs authorities to confiscate goods and vehicles, as

well as strips customs authorities of the right to execute court rulings

independently. The new code features the exhaustive list of documents one is

required to submit at customs.