Статья 10«Протокол между Федеральной таможенной службой (Российская Федерация) и Объединенной национальной службой таможенного и налогового администрирования Боливарианской Республики Венесуэла (СЕНИАТ) об обмене документами и сведениями о таможенной стоимости товаров, перемещаемых между Российской Федерацией и Боливарианской Республикой Венесуэла» [рус., англ.]

Настоящий Протокол вступает в силу с даты подписания и заключается на неопределенный срок.

Любая Сторона может прекратить действие настоящего Протокола путем направления другой Стороне соответствующего письменного уведомления. В этом случае настоящий Протокол прекращает свое действие через шесть месяцев со дня получения другой Стороной такого уведомления.

Все запросы, находящиеся на исполнении в момент прекращения действия настоящего Протокола, должны быть выполнены в соответствии с положениями настоящего Протокола.

Совершено в Москве 5 апреля 2019 года в двух экземплярах, каждый на русском, испанском и английском языках, причем все тексты имеют одинаковую силу. В случае разногласий для целей толкования настоящего Протокола используется текст на английском языке.

The Federal Customs Service (Russian Federation) and the Integrated National Service of Customs and Tax Administration of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (SENIAT), hereinafter referred to as the Parties,

pursuant the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on cooperation and mutual assistance in customs matters, dated October 15, 2010 (hereinafter — the Agreement),

tending to provide the effective control of declaring the customs value of goods moved between the Russian Federation and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela,

with a view to establish favorable conditions for trade between the Russian Federation and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela,

with a view to combat customs duties, tax and other obligatory charges evasion,

have agreed as follows:

The subject of this Protocol is cooperation and mutual assistance between the Parties to ensure control over accuracy of declared data on customs value of goods moved between the Russian Federation and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

1. In order to ensure customs control implementation, the Parties upon request or on their own initiative provide each other with documents and data (hereafter — information) on customs value of goods i.e.:

a) copies of customs declarations, invoices, shipment and transport documentation with seals of customs bodies submitted by declaring goods;

b) data from the electronic data bases of customs declarations;

c) additional information which may be used in goods customs value control.

2. In accordance with the legislation of its State, the requested Party shall render assistance to the requesting Party with the view of undertaking activities aimed at prevention of illegal actions and violations to protect economic interests of the states of the Parties by control of customs value of goods and to ensure full payment of customs duties, taxes and other charges.

3. In the framework of this Protocol, the Parties cooperate in the following fields:

a) study of declaration and customs value practices by import/export of goods for higher efficiency of methods applied for control over accuracy of the declared data;

b) exchange of information specifying customs value of goods;

c) exchange of the impressions of seals and stamps of customs bodies of the States of the Parties.

1. Information received by the Parties under this Protocol may be used only for the purposes of this Protocol. For other purposes information may be used on a written consent of the Party, presented such information.

2. Information received by the Party is treated as confidential if the other Party considers and designates it as such.

3. The Party which receives any information under this Protocol shall ensure its protection in accordance with the legislation of its state determining the order of confidential information protection.

4. The Parties may use information received under this Protocol as evidences in judicial and administrative proceedings. The use of such information as evidences in courts and administrative bodies, and its probative value determined in accordance with the legislation of the States of Parties.

Basis for a request on providing information (hereinafter — request) are:

a) available data testifying the possible violation of customs legislation requirements of the state of the requesting Party;

b) customs control procedures carried out by customs body according to the customs legislation of its state.

The requests shall be made in accordance with the Article 16 of the Agreement.

1. Request is executed within a period not exceeding one month from the date of its receipt and if the request has the mark «urgent» — no more than 2 weeks. In this case the requested Party may address to the requesting Party for further information for request execution if necessary.

2. The requested Party shall respond to the request and, if necessary, directs also related materials and certified by officials (executors) copies of the documents directly to the requesting Party. A reference to the details of the request is necessary.

3. If it is not possible to fulfill the request partially or fully within the terms of this Protocol, the requested Party informs the requesting Party on estimated terms of execution of the request. If the requested Party does not possess the requested information, it takes measures to obtain this information on its own behalf, in accordance with the legislation of the state.

4. The requested Party shall direct the response, and related materials to the requesting Party addressing it to the official who signed a letter of request.

5. The response of the requested Party shall contain:

a) requested information, including copies of the customs, commercial, transport (shipping) and other documents to the request officially certified in due course by the Requested Party;

b) information on survey and its results, if such has been carried out;

6. If the request cannot be performed for the reasons beyond the control of the requested Party, it sends to the requesting Party the appropriate response with the indication of the reason for such non-performance.

Providing with information on a request may be refused if:

a) the requesting Party failed to provide necessary information within two months from the date of sending the request for additional information necessary to fulfill the request;

b) request cannot be executed for objective reasons beyond control of the requested Party;

c) execution of the request may prejudice the sovereignty, national security, contradict to the legislation of the state or international agreements of the state of the requested Party.

Disputes and disagreements between the Parties arising from the interpretation and implementation of this Protocol shall be settled through consultations and negotiations between them.

By agreement of the Parties, this Protocol may be amended and supplemented by separate protocols.

This Protocol enters into force on the date of its signing and is concluded for an indefinite period of time.

Any Party can terminate current Protocol execution by sending written notification to other Party. In this case the execution of current Protocol will be terminated within 6 months since the date of such notification receipt by the other Party.

All requests in the process of execution at the time of termination of this Protocol shall be completed in accordance with the provisions of this Protocol.

Done in Moscow on 5 April 2019, in duplicate, in the Russian, Spanish and English, all texts being equally authentic. In case of divergence of interpretation of this Protocol, the English text shall be used.

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