CE/PAC/en 1 INTERIM AGREEMENT WITH A VIEW TO AN ... - WITS

ARTICLE 35Customs and trade standards1. The Parties agree that their legislation, regulations and procedures, in the fields of customsand international trade, shall be based on:(a)international standards and instruments, including the revised Kyoto Convention, theWCO Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade, the WCO CustomsData Model and the International Convention on the Harmonised Commodity Descriptionand Coding System ("HS");(b)the introduction of a single administrative document, or an electronic equivalent, for thepurpose of establishing customs declarations at the import and export stages;(c)modern customs techniques, including risk analysis and risk management, simplifiedprocedures for imports and exports of products, subsequent verifications and company auditmethods. Procedures should be transparent, efficient and simplified, in order to reduce costsand increase predictability for economic operators, including small and medium-sizedenterprises;(d)non-discrimination in terms of requirements and procedures concerning imports, exports andproducts in transit, although it shall be accepted that consignments may be treated differentlyin accordance with objective risk management criteria;(e)regulations and procedures containing binding information, particularly on tariffclassification, and origin;CE/PAC/en 42