Decree of the Ministry of Foreign Trade No. 106 / 1963 Coll.
Order of the Ministry of Foreign Trade issuing the Customs Road Code
Valid
Effective from 01.01.1964
106.
DECLARATION
Ministry of Foreign Trade
of 29 December 1963
establishing the Customs Code for the Road
The Ministry of Foreign Trade provides in the agreement with the participating central offices pursuant to § 54 (a) of Customs Act No. 36 / 1953 Coll.:
Basic provisions
In the case of road transport in contact with abroad, general customs legislation applies, *) unless otherwise provided for in this Decree.
Rights and obligations of customs authorities in road transport
(1) When carrying out customs control, road traffic shall not be interrupted more than strictly necessary.
(2) Customs authorities may, on the basis of a service order, accompany the means of transport on the section between national borders and border customs and, if necessary, on those inland roads which follow the customs route. The carrier shall be obliged to carry this authority accompanied by the vehicle free of charge to the place where the baggage or goods are to be handled.
Obligations of road transport operators' staff
(1) Road transport operators and their staff are required to follow the instructions of the customs authorities when dealing with goods and persons, to give them the necessary explanations and to allow them to consult the documents relating to the goods transported.
(2) If the person transporting the goods is unable to carry out auxiliary work in customs proceedings (composing, loading, unpacking and packaging of the goods, etc.), they shall be obliged to arrange for the execution of the goods on their own cargo as instructed by customs.
(3) Employees of domestic road transport operators are also obliged to take care of the interests of the customs administration. In particular, they are required to notify the customs administration of infringements which they detect during operations and to eliminate defects which could cause nationwide economic damage to the customs authorities.
Customs routes
(1) Road means of transport may only cross national borders through customs routes. However, in an agreement with the competent authorities of the Ministry of the Interior, road customs may, on a case-by-case basis, allow the transfer of national borders outside the customs route.
(2) The border customs office may require persons transporting goods across borders by road vehicles (hereinafter referred to as "the carrier ') to use the routes specified by customs when travelling from the customs office to the place of destination or, where appropriate, when passing through the domestic territory, without delay, without change of cargo and without divergence.
(3) The border customs office may, if it agrees with the competent authority of the Ministry of Interior, authorise carriers to transfer goods under customs control at national borders from foreign means of transport to domestic or vice versa.
Timetables
Both domestic and foreign transport undertakings, which operate regular public transport of persons across national borders by road vehicles, are obliged to adjust the timetable so that customs authorities have sufficient time to carry out the customs procedure. The timetable and any change thereto shall be notified to the border customs office in due time.
Working time
(1) Road customs shall set working hours to meet transport needs. If necessary, continuous working hours may also be introduced.
(2) Customs duties for which continuous working hours are introduced are to be carried out by customs procedures concerning passengers and their baggage, which do not contain goods intended for trade, as well as persons in border traffic, at any time of the day or night, and also on working days, provided that passport checks are carried out at that time. They shall also be required to discuss perishable goods and live animals without delay at the request of a customs representative.
Road transport equipment
(1) Road means of transport shall not have secret or difficult to detect spaces and shelters.
(2) The premises of goods road vehicles intended for the transport of goods must be fitted with a device enabling seals to be attached and adapted so that, when the seals are attached, neither the goods nor other goods can be removed from them without leaving any visible traces.
(3) Where the International Convention contains provisions on clearance for goods motor vehicles, the conditions laid down for the construction and installation of vehicles apply.
Customs
The customs office shall determine the customs office, taking into account the transport needs and proper customs control. As a general rule, rooms, storerooms and road spaces are the customs offices intended for carrying out the customs procedure.
Customs seals
(1) Goods which are transported by road and which are subject to customs control are normally placed under a spatial or partial seal. The number and marks of the seals shall be indicated by customs in the customs or, where appropriate, in the transport documents.
(2) In cases where, under international agreements, customs seals are mutually recognised, border customs offices shall not replace border customs at the entry of foreign customs seals, provided that they are not infringed, nor shall they normally remove their own exit conclusions. If the foreign or its own conclusion is removed, it shall be replaced by a new conclusion.
Damage, damage or theft of goods during transport
Where goods subject to customs control during transport have been damaged or damaged, or where there is a suspicion that they have been stolen, the carrier shall immediately transport the goods to the nearest customs office to take the necessary measures. If this is not possible, the carrier shall report without delay to the competent authority of the Ministry of Interior, which shall inform the nearest customs office.
Accident
(1) Where a road vehicle which is under customs control has an accident, the holder of the vehicle shall, if the vehicle is unable to continue to drive, notify the nearest customs office or authority of the Ministry of the Interior accordingly in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.
(2) Where the carrier leaves a crashed motor vehicle free of charge to a domestic undertaking authorised to trade in motor vehicles or a company authorised to collect raw materials, the customs authorities shall not measure the duty.
Imports
Motor vehicles
(1) Buses, including combination of buses with trailers, passenger cars of all kinds including trailers, motor tricycles, motorcycles, scooters and other types of single-track motor vehicles, as well as special means of transport, such as ambulances, radio and television motor vehicles, public radio wagons, mobile workshops, rescue cars, racing motor vehicles and delivery combined vehicles (SW), will discuss border customs offices for domestic traffic, with an entry in the vehicle holder's travel document indicating the registration number of the motor vehicle. The lodging of a customs refund security shall be waived. On re-exit, the border customs office shall also confirm the exit of the vehicle in the travel document.
(2) Motor vehicles, negotiated in accordance with the preceding paragraph, may remain in the country for a maximum period of six months.
(3) The holder of a vehicle to which an entry in the travel document has been made and which is returned by another means of transport (by rail, by air, by other vehicle) is obliged to demonstrate to the customs office of exit for which reasons he left the motor vehicle in the country (e.g. accident certificate, customs security certificate, export of the vehicle). Otherwise, the customs office of departure shall detain the passenger for the purpose of clarifying the case and, where appropriate, securing the customs refund. A passenger who has entered with a motor vehicle and whose travel document has been made on the import of a motor vehicle shall be obliged, in the event that another person is to leave the territory of the CSSR, to visit the nearest customs office with that person and to confirm the transfer of the import record of the motor vehicle.
(4) The central customs administration may allow it to be used for the transfer of national borders of international customs documents (triptyks or carnets) for the following road vehicles:
(a) lorries (lorries, lorries),
(b) combination of towing motor vehicles with trailers and semi-trailers;
(c) special motor vehicles with special transport equipment, handling of goods and other purposes, with the exception of the special vehicles referred to in paragraph 1.
The central customs administration may entrust the Czechoslovak organisation of motorists with the issue of such international customs documents.
(5) The central customs administration may provide for further concessions for the consideration of motor vehicles in the course of domestic traffic, in particular for persons enjoying privileges and immunities in the CSSR.
(6) Motor vehicles to be debated for free circulation in the country will be referred to by the border customs office of the relevant inland customs office.
Replacement parts of motor vehicles
(1) Replacement parts carried by the vehicle in reasonable quantities will release customs offices duty-free as accessories of the vehicle.
(2) Replacement parts sent in addition to the repair of a foreign motor vehicle which is in circulation in the country for which replacement parts are required shall be entered on the customs record. The holder of the vehicle shall, on exit, demonstrate to customs that the imported spare parts have been fitted to the vehicle.
Fuel
(1) The propellants and lubricating oils in tanks associated with the engine of the vehicle are exempt from customs duty.
(2) Customs will refrain from collecting duties on propellants carried on the vehicle in reserve containers, not more than: for trucks, special vehicles and buses - 60 l, for passenger cars - 20 l.
(3) Lubricating oils in reserve containers will be released duty-free by the customs authorities in a quantity of reasonable travel consumption.
Other means of road transport
Road means of transport which are not motor vehicles and which are used in the travel and transport of goods shall be released into circulation in the domestic territory, without a proposal from the customs participant and without special procedure, for the period during which they shall remain temporarily in the domestic territory. For such means of transport, the customs authorities shall, as a general rule, waive the requirement for a security for a customs refund.
Description
(1) On importation and transit of goods, the carrier shall submit to customs a signed list of the goods in duplicate. The customs office shall indicate on the list the dates of the negotiations of the goods; one copy of the list shall be retained and returned to the carrier.
(2) Customs authorities are authorised to inspect or check goods at random; the inspection must be carried out where the seals are breached or where there are other serious reasons for doing so for the interests of the customs administration.
(3) The central customs administration may permit the use of international customs documents (e.g. TIR carnet) on imports and transit of goods.
Luggage
Customs inspection of passengers and inspection of baggage shall normally take place in the vehicle. If it is not possible to carry out a customs inspection in a vehicle, or if goods intended for trade or goods whose importation is restricted or prohibited are found in luggage, the passenger shall be obliged to take his luggage to the inspection room to invite the customs authorities. This also applies to passengers who are unduly stalling the customs inspection.
Export
Vehicles
(1) Motor vehicles of all kinds, imatricated in the CSSR, with which domestic residents are present for temporary stay abroad, the border customs office shall discuss the record in foreign circulation by indicating the entry on the vehicle holder's travel document and indicating the registration number of the motor vehicle, unless it has already been indicated by the issuing authority. The re-entry of the vehicle shall also be confirmed by the border customs office on the travel document. The holder of a vehicle that has entered a foreign country with a motor vehicle and is returning to another means of transport shall be obliged to prove to customs the reason for leaving the motor vehicle abroad.
(2) Motor vehicles which have been examined in the course of an offshore recording operation in accordance with the preceding paragraph may remain there for a maximum period of six months. The Central Customs Administration may provide for a different period of time for the members assigned to the service and work abroad for the return of the vehicle.
(3) Road means of transport which are not motor vehicles shall be released into the foreign circulation in the same way as at entry (§ 15).
Goods and baggage
(1) When the goods are exported, the carrier is obliged to submit a signed list of the goods to customs. Where goods have been discussed for export by inland customs, the exit customs office shall examine the seals and documents. If they do not find a fault, they will release the cargo abroad and confirm the output of the goods in the cargo list and on export documents. He'll keep the manifest.
(2) Customs authorities are authorised to inspect or check goods at random; the inspection must be carried out where the seals are breached or where there are other serious reasons for doing so for the interests of the customs administration.
(3) The customs authorities will discuss the baggage in a similar manner to the imports (Section 17).
Final provisions
Order No 150 / 1954 of the Minister for Foreign Trade (No 176 / 1954 of the Ú. v.) issuing the Customs Road Code is hereby repealed.
This Decree shall take effect on 1 January 1964.
Minister:
Hamouz v. r.
*) Customs Act No. 36 / 1953 Coll. and Decree No. 82 / 1961 Coll., implementing the Customs Act.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Decree of the Ministry of Foreign Trade No. 106 / 1963 Coll., issuing the Customs Road Code |
|---|---|
| Regulation Type | - |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 29.12.1963 |
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| Effective from | 01.01.1964 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
The regulation text is for informational purposes only.
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