ZAGREB, April 29 (Hina) - A new act on customs will replace the act which was adopted in 1991 and which is still in effect. The adoption of the new law is necessary due to changes in the economic and fiscal policy, intensified
preparations for Croatia's inclusion into European and the world's integration processes and Croatia's bid to enter the World Trade Organisation (WTO), said the head of Croatian Customs Administration, Josip Knezic, to the Croatian National Parliament (Sabor) on Thursday. Knezic presented a draft bill on customs to the House of Representatives during its 39th session. The bill, which is in the first reading in the lower house, should enable speedier transit of goods at border crossings, the storage of commodities in one's own warehouses, and introduction of the standard documentation i.e. the same forms for goods. Knezic stressed that a part of the bill regulated the issue of the val
ZAGREB, April 29 (Hina) - A new act on customs will replace the act
which was adopted in 1991 and which is still in effect. The adoption
of the new law is necessary due to changes in the economic and fiscal
policy, intensified preparations for Croatia's inclusion into
European and the world's integration processes and Croatia's bid to
enter the World Trade Organisation (WTO), said the head of Croatian
Customs Administration, Josip Knezic, to the Croatian National
Parliament (Sabor) on Thursday.
Knezic presented a draft bill on customs to the House of
Representatives during its 39th session.
The bill, which is in the first reading in the lower house, should
enable speedier transit of goods at border crossings, the storage
of commodities in one's own warehouses, and introduction of the
standard documentation i.e. the same forms for goods.
Knezic stressed that a part of the bill regulated the issue of the
value of goods in line with the agreement on the implementation of
1994 7th GATT (Uruguayan round).
Under the bill, customs officers will be able to make additional
controls, and have more authority for the control of goods, persons
documents and space.
The bill also includes issues which have so far been regulated by
other acts.
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