Статья 7«Протокол о взаимодействии между Федеральной таможенной службой (Российская Федерация) и Главным управлением акцизов и таможенного Департамента по доходам Министерства финансов Республики Индии в сфере борьбы с таможенными правонарушениями, связанными с перемещением товаров воздушным транспортом» [рус., англ.]

Настоящий Протокол вступает в силу с даты его подписания и действует в течение пяти лет.

Срок действия настоящего Протокола может быть продлен по взаимному согласию Сторон.

Каждая из Сторон может прекратить действие настоящего Протокола путем направления письменного уведомления об этом другой Стороне не менее чем за 90 дней до предполагаемой даты прекращения действия настоящего Протокола.

Совершено в г. Нью-Дели 6 апреля 2015 года в двух экземплярах, каждый на русском, хинди и английском языках, причем все тексты имеют одинаковую силу.

В случае разногласий для целей толкования будет использоваться текст на английском языке.

Federal Customs Service (Russian Federation) and The Central Board of Excise and Customs, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of India (hereafter referred to as the «Parties»),

considering the Agreement between Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of India on Mutual Assistance in Customs matters dated March 25, 1997 (hereafter referred to as the «Agreement»),

taking into consideration that violations of customs legislation cause damage to economic, revenue, social, cultural and commercial interests of the Parties;

acknowledging the importance of effective enforcement of Customs laws and the collection of due Customs revenues;

aiming to protect economic sovereignty and security of the Russian Federation and the Republic of India by ensuring the effective combating, prevention and investigation of offences against Customs laws;

Have agreed on the following:

1. The Parties shall communicate to each other the list of contact officers of the Parties, who shall carry out the exchange of advance information on an urgent basis, when such information concerning the following becomes available:

a) physical or judicial persons, who in accordance with available information are preparing, committing or are likely to commit violations or offences, which are connected with illegal transportation of goods and other subjects using the channel of international air transportation between territories of the Parties indicated in Enclosure agreed by the Parties;

b) goods and other subjects, which can be conveyed by physical or judicial persons using the channel of international air transportation between territories of the Parties in case of having suspicion concerning possible violations of customs legislation of the other Party.

2. List of goods and other subjects covered by the Para 1 of this Article shall be mutually agreed.

The Parties should promptly inform each other about any changes in such list.

Exchange of urgent advance information shall be carried using the message form mutually agreed by the Parties and filled in English.

Feedback on the outcomes arising out of the information received shall be sent using the form mutually agreed by the Parties and filled in English.

1. The Parties shall exchange the details of contact officers and list of goods and subjects in terms of Article 1, the form for exchange of urgent advance information in terms of Article 2 and the form for providing feedback in terms of Article 3 within fifteen days of the coming into force of this Protocol.

2. The Parties shall promptly inform each other about any changes in the contact officers communicated in terms of Article 1 or their contact particulars. Such details shall be updated in writing or by email, at least once in a calendar year.

3. All urgent advance information and feedback information shall be exchanged between the Parties through mutually confirmed channels and between the officers of the Parties covered by the Article 1 of the Protocol. Such information shall be considered as confidential and the Parties shall protect this information in accordance with their national legislation.

Any dispute arising out of the interpretation, implementation or application of any provision of this Protocol shall be settled amicably through consultation or negotiation between the Parties.

Amendments and additions to this Protocol can be made by mutual consent of the Parties.

The present Protocol shall come into effect on the date of its signature and shall remain in effect for a period of five (5) years.

Thereafter, it will be renewable by mutual consent of the Parties.

Either Party may terminate the present Protocol by giving a written notice of its intention to terminate to the other Party at least three (3) months in advance of expiry of the Protocol.

Signed in New Delhi on the sixth day of April, 2015, in two originals each in the Russian, Hindi, and English languages, all text are equally authentic.

In case of divergence of interpolation, the English text will prevail.

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