Decree of the Minister of Foreign Affairs No. 98 / 1960 Coll.
Ordinance on the Agreement between the Government of the Czechoslovak Republic and the Government of the German Democratic Republic on a Uniform Customs Code for Lassi Ships
Valid
Effective from 05.05.1960
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DECLARATION
Minister for Foreign Affairs
of 7 June 1960
on the Agreement between the Government of the Czechoslovak Republic and the Government of the German Democratic Republic on the Single Customs Code for the ships of the United Kingdom
On 18 September 1959, an Agreement was negotiated in Prague between the Government of the Czechoslovak Republic and the Government of the German Democratic Republic on a uniform Customs Code for the Elbe Ships.
The Government approved the Agreement on 6 January 1960. The approval of the Agreement by the Government of the Czechoslovak Republic, was communicated by a note of 30 January 1960 and its approval by the Government of the German Democratic Republic, was communicated by a note of 5 May 1960.
Pursuant to Article 7 thereof, the Agreement entered into force on 5 May 1960.
The Czech version of the Agreement is hereby published at the same time.
David v. r.
AGREEMENT
between
by the Government of the Czechoslovak Republic and the Government of the German Democratic Republic, on the Single Customs Code for the ships of the Slovak Republic
The Government of the Czechoslovak Republic and the Government of the German Democratic Republic, in an effort to promote international transport and facilitate navigation to the Elbe, have decided to conclude the Agreement on a single Customs Code for the Elbe ships.
To that end, they appointed their agents:
Government of the Czechoslovak Republic
Stanislav Saura,
Head of Central Customs Administration,
Government of the German Democratic Republic
Anton Ruh,
the Head of the Customs and Control Office of the goods,
who, following the exchange of their full powers, found in perfect order and proper form, have agreed as follows:
For the treatment of ships under customs clearance at the Elbe, its presence and its continuous waterways in the territory of the Contracting Parties, the attached single rules of customs clearance for the ships of the Elbe (hereinafter referred to as the "closing order '), which forms an integral part of this Agreement, shall apply.
The certificate of eligibility of ships for customs clearance and the certificate authorising the operator to carry goods under customs clearance (hereinafter referred to as "certificates' and" certificates'), issued in accordance with the provisions of the rules of conclusion by the customs authorities of one Contracting Party, shall be recognised by the customs authorities of the other Contracting Party, without prejudice to the provisions of Section 25 of the rules of conclusion.
Withdrawal of a certificate or certificate by the customs authorities of one Contracting Party shall be recognised by the customs authorities of the other Contracting Party.
The central customs administrations of the Contracting Parties shall communicate to each other which customs authorities are entitled to issue or withdraw certificates and certificates.
The central customs administrations of the Contracting Parties shall agree to amend the rules of conclusion which they shall prove necessary when implementing the Agreement.
This Agreement shall be open to third States if their ships are authorised to sail to the Elbe on the territory of the Contracting Parties under the relevant agreements and if they agree to the accession of the Contracting Party.
The declaration of access shall be communicated by a note to each of the Contracting Parties.
For the acceding State, the Agreement shall enter into force on the date on which the Contracting Parties notify their consent to access.
This Agreement shall be subject to approval under the national provisions of the Contracting Parties and shall enter into force on the date of the exchange of notes on its approval.
Each Contracting Party may terminate the Agreement in writing, subject to a six-month period; if one of the Contracting Parties which signed it has declared the Agreement, the Agreement shall cease to apply after the expiry of the period of notice.
Written in Prague on 18 September 1959 in two copies, each in Czech and German languages, the two texts being equally authentic.
For the Government
Czech Republic:
Saur v. r.
For the Government
German Democratic Republic:
Ruh v. r.
SINGLE CUSTOMS FINAL RULES FOR LAB SHIPS
(1) Those who request that goods subject to customs supervision for transport to the Elbe, their presence and the associated waterways be released under customs seals shall be declared by the following documents:
(a) a certificate of the ship's eligibility for clearance (hereinafter referred to as "the certificate" see Model A); and
(b) a certificate authorising the operator to carry the goods under customs clearance (hereinafter referred to as "certificate" see model B).
(2) Only ships intended for the transport of goods whose construction and closure facilities comply with the provisions of § § 2-16 of these Regulations may be released under customs clearance.
I. General provisions
Ships shall not have secret premises or entrances which cannot be detected immediately during an external inspection. Parts of the external walls shall be so connected (cut, riveted, welded, fixed screws, etc.) that they cannot be removed without leaving obvious traces.
(1) Walls or divisions which separate the closing spaces between themselves and from the other spaces of the ship must be made of sheet, the individual plates of which must be so connected to each other and to the ship's body that they cannot be separated from each other and from the ship's body without leaving obvious traces. Such tin walls shall also be separated from the closing areas by landfill and mast seals in which the moving masts are embedded. Doors and other openings that would lead from the quarters directly to the closing rooms are not allowed.
(2) In the case of wooden ships, the walls or divisions referred to in paragraph 1 may also be made of bundled boards which are of the same height as and with the ship's body. Each plank shall be firmly connected to the structure of the divisions in such a way that their removal is not possible without leaving obvious traces.
(1) The ashes, eyes, nails, rivets, clamps, bolts, bolts, etc. used on the outside of the ship must be secured (bent, riveted, screwed, welded, etc.) so that they cannot be removed from the outside without leaving obvious traces.
(2) The joints are not to be used if the mink is not used. The joints shall be welded with the outer edges of the articulated belt. Only the middle tongue of the joints may be rotating and must also be welded. The joint pins shall not be merely riveted or bolted at the end.
(3) Steel parts of closing devices such as bars, eyes, creams, joints, etc., can be protected against rust only by transparent protective coating.
(4) The end bars shall be drawn or drawn from a single piece of iron, curved at one end in a sufficiently large head (eye) and cut for a closed wedge at the other end.
(1) Pumps, cranes, ventilation pipes, pipes, skylights, grates, etc., in closing areas, on their walls or on board shall be fixed in such a way as to ensure the safety of the conclusions and to prevent the removal of such devices without leaving obvious traces.
(2) Pumps and cranes which can be removed must be separated from the closing areas by a fixed arm, which must be fitted in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of this Regulation.
II.
A. Fixed deck ships
(1) The deck must be so chipped, harvested, riveted, welded or otherwise firmly joined with the ship's body that access to the enclosure is not possible without leaving obvious traces. The parts connecting the deck to the body shall only be within the enclosure; their assembly, riveting, slotting, etc., shall be carried out in the manner prescribed in Section 4 of this Regulation. In addition, welding of the deck with the ship's body may be carried out from the outside.
(2) There shall be no access to the closing areas with decks other than loading holes. The deck shall form a continuous unit with side walls which is firmly connected by nails, rivets, screws, welds etc. with internal ribs and divisions.
(1) The openings leading to the closure spaces must have fixed frame frames and may be closed by lids or doors. Where the lid and door are made of metal, they shall be made of one piece of thick sheet, or, where appropriate, several pieces joined by riveting or welding, etc. When made of wood, boards must be so connected from the inside that individual boards cannot be removed without leaving obvious traces.
(2) Ships transporting goods which need permanent ventilation may have holes closed to the lids and doors of bars made of wire mesh or perforated sheet embedded in a wooden or iron frame. The mesh wires shall be at least 2 mm thick and not more than 25 mm apart. The diameter of the metal openings shall not exceed 25 mm. Wire mesh or perforated sheet shall be so connected to the frame that it cannot be removed without leaving obvious traces.
(1) The device used for closing holes must be so modified that the opening lid or door cannot be bent, raised or extended without leaving obvious traces.
(2) The aperture frames, as well as the opening lids and doors, shall be provided with meshes or petticoats and meshes to extend or extend the steel end bars or steel ropes.
(3) At least two sufficiently strong steel bars linked to the opening frame referred to in paragraph 2 must be used to close several adjacent opening caps.
(1) In the case of tanker ships, individual tanks may be combined. The openings leading to the tanks (loading holes, ducts, etc.) shall be closed with steel lids and shall be provided for safe closure according to § 8 of this closing order. Tanks shall be so designed that their identification and connection can be easily identified. Taps, valves, flaps, flanges, etc., shall be adjusted so that the seals can be attached.
(2) All piping and coupling pieces, valves and flanges must be of hard metal or of equally valuable plastics.
B. Ships with detachable or sliding cover
(a) Ships with anti-turkey equipment
(1) The cover boards of the removable housing shall be of the same length as those of the side cover and shall be provided on the inside with a bar preventing the planks from moving along the steps. Each board shall exceed the bottom board by at least 2 cm and the cover board on the ridge shall be the same size. If the detachable cover is provided with side boards (side cover), this board must be connected to the housing beams so that it cannot be released from the outside without leaving obvious traces.
(2) The cover plank which reaches the open space and adjacent to one of its entrances shall be provided on the outside with properly fixed angles which shall be covered by the counterstep in order to prevent the planks being extended.
(3) The cover boards reaching the gallery shall be secured in the same way; the end of these countermeasures must be ensured in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 3 and 4 of Section 11 of these Rules of Conclusion.
(4) If the cover board on the ridge is fixed by an articulated belt, it shall have a groove in which the belt forming the end shall fit accurately.
(1) Instead of the contact of detachable covers, the counter-step shall be covered, which shall be attached by the lower edge exactly to the cover boards on the step cover.
(2) The same anti-turkey shall be placed in the middle of the cover to prevent the planks being moved.
(3) The front and rear pairs of anti-crotch trays lying on the divisions which divide the closing spaces from the other spaces must be adjusted on the outside so that the ends of the covering boards lying underneath and the ends of the covering boards on the ridge are covered.
(4) The consolidation of this cover must comply with the provisions of Section 4 of these Rules of Conclusion.
(1) The anti-croquettes must be adjusted so that the other closure parts associated with them cannot be moved.
(2) At the lower end, the anticroc shall have a hook which shall be inserted into the eye attached to the side of the ship, the upper part of the countercroc having a belt which can be moved in the groove. This belt, as well as the counter-croquette, shall be provided with two cuts through which two hooks, fixed in the cover groves and reaching just above the belts, pass by when the countercroc is attached. The end of the belt exceeding the counter-croc shall be fitted with a petting or eye that interferes with the opposite counter-croc belt. It shall be affixed on the eye either individually to the seals or to the seals on the closure bar extending more meshes.
(b) Ships with side and ridge equipment
(1) Ships with sidebar and ridge facilities must have stands on both sides of the enclosure and openings to their sidebar spaces enclosed by sidewalls and end shield arms. The trays, the sidewalls and the end arms shall be connected to each other and to the ship's body in a rigid whole. Side attachments of removable sidewalls shall be connected to the body so that they cannot be released from the outside. The scallops shall be firmly attached to the ship's body at both ends so that the seals cannot be removed from the outside when the seals are attached; the cover on the ridge shall be so attached to it that it cannot be removed without leaving obvious traces. The groove under this cover shall correspond to the force of the wooden plates (paragraph 2).
(2) Wood plates shall be used to cover the enclosure, which, when inserted into the ridge groove and placed on the sidewall, form a completely tight and rigid cover; if these plates are composed of several planks, the planks shall be connected on the inside of at least two slats or two steel strips so that removal or displacement of each plank is not possible. Each wooden plate shall be provided with an appropriate device (e.g. at the bottom of the outlet impacting the inner side wall) so that it cannot be moved or removed when the seals are attached.
(3) In order to attach the seals, one or more petticoats of a width of 60 mm or more shall be attached to each plate and on the outside of the sidewall of the closure mesh of 75 mm or more. The connection of the firecrackers with the wooden plates and, if the firecrackers are composed of several parts, the connection of those parts between them shall not be on the joints. The closing devices shall be so modified that, when the closing bars are placed in the closed meshes, the individual plates cannot be raised without leaving obvious traces.
(1) Where metal plate covers are used to cover the closure areas instead of boards or wooden panels, the seals shall be secured in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of these Regulations.
(2) The closure devices of the plate metal covers consist of two cutters which fit into the meshes fixed on the sidewalls. The eyes stretch through the bars. The upper ends of the panes are stored in a removable ridge that is secured inside. The edges of the plates are curved and stored in a profile bar on the sides and on the ridge.
If used to cover corrugated sheet closures, the cover shall be made in the transverse direction. Individual parts must be made of one piece and thus overlap to ensure the safety of the conclusions. Closure devices must be carried out in the same way as provided for in Section 14 of these Rules.
(c) Ships with sliding cover
(1) The material of the sliding housing must ensure safe covering of the closing areas.
(2) The sliding cover is placed on the sidewall, along which it is extended lengthwise. The sliding parts of the housing shall be provided with fixed feet which make it impossible to lift. These parts shall be sufficiently overlapping when the space is closed.
(3) The sliding parts of the cover of each enclosure shall be provided with closed meshes on the sides where they touch the divisions. This eye shall be attached to the meshes attached to the sidewall after the space is closed.
(4) The ventilation holes in the sliding caps must be adjusted in the manner set out in Section 7 (2) of this Regulation.
III. Certificate of eligibility for customs clearance
(1) The customs authorities of the State where the ship is registered shall be required to issue a certificate. The cruise operator submitting the application for the issue of a certificate shall present the empty ship to the customs authorities authorised under Article 4 of the Agreement for the issue of certificates and submit the following documents in duplicate:
(a) a drawing of the ship and the closure device in the transverse and longitudinal sections as well as in the view of the deck; in the case of tankers, a drawing of the ships from which the distribution of pipes and closure devices must be visible;
(b) a description containing details of the closing areas, their openings and doors, the way in which the ship is built, the quarters and other premises and the closing equipment.
(2) The competent customs authorities shall, on the basis of the documents submitted, inspect the ship and check the closure facilities in the presence of the authorised representative of the cruise operator. It shall determine whether the construction of the ship conforms to a drawing and a description of whether it complies with the rules of these Regulations and whether it allows the addition of seals. In doing so, an expert in shipbuilding may be added to the expenses of the cruise operator. If defects have not been found, the customs authority shall draw up a certificate in accordance with model A and attach to it a copy of the drawing and copy. The master of the ship shall keep those documents in a waterproof box on board the ship and submit them to the customs, navigation or safety authorities for inspection whenever they so request. The documents shall remain in the custody of the customs authority which issued the certificate.
(1) The certificate is valid for five years; before the expiry of that period, the ship must be brought to the competent customs authority for a new inspection. If no defects are detected during the inspection, the customs authorities shall verify the certificate. The certified certificate shall be valid for another five years.
(2) If the operator of the voyage does not propose, after the expiry of the period of validity of the renewal, it is obliged to return it to the customs authority which issued it. If the operator does not comply with this obligation, each customs authority shall be entitled to withdraw this certificate.
(1) Where they are used to cover the ship's closure areas or facilities, they shall be reported to the competent customs authority before the application for further release under customs clearance is filed. The report shall be accompanied by a drawing and a description of the construction change, each in duplicate and in the documents referred to in Section 17 (1) of these Rules of Conclusion. At the same time, the ship, if necessary empty, must be brought in for inspection.
(2) If no defects are detected during the inspection of the sealing devices, the customs authority shall re-verify on confirmation that the ship is fit for clearance and shall attach to the confirmation a copy of the drawing and the description referred to in paragraph 1. The second copies shall be sent to the customs authority which issued the certificate.
(3) If defects are detected during the examination of closing devices and are not removed by the cruise operator within the prescribed time limit, the customs authority shall retain the documents referred to in paragraph 1 and send them to the customs authority which issued the certificate, indicating the defects.
(1) Before the customs authorities place seals on the sealing premises, they must check the proper state of the closing facilities.
(2) The customs authorities are authorised to check the eligibility of the ship after unloading its premises. If defects are detected, the customs authority shall withhold the documents referred to in Section 1 and proceed in accordance with the provisions of Section 19 (3) of these Rules.
IV. Authorization of the cruise operator to transport goods under customs clearance
The cruise operator shall be certified for each ship on which the goods are to be carried under customs clearance. The certificate shall be drawn up by the competent customs authority in accordance with the model B and shall be kept together with the documents referred to in Section 17 of this Schedule.
(1) The operator certified shall:
(a) ensure that the seals are not damaged and that there is no measure allowing access to the goods without breaching the seals;
(b) to report any modification of the ship's closure facilities in the manner provided for in Article 19 of these Regulations to the competent customs authorities before submitting a application for release under customs clearance;
(c) report within 14 days to and return to the competent customs authority any ship which no longer operates under its orders;
(d) do not employ on this ship persons who have committed an offence of a customs or foreign exchange nature.
(2) Central customs administrations may allow exemptions to point (d).
(1) In the event of a breach of the provisions of Section 22 of these Rules, the customs authorities may, by virtue of national rules, impose a customs refund or a fine in cash. In addition, a certificate may be withdrawn.
(2) The legal provisions of the Contracting Parties on the prosecution and punishment of offences of a customs or foreign exchange nature remain unaffected.
The translation of the documents referred to in Sections 1, 17 and 19 of these Rules must be officially verified.
V. Transitional provisions
Ships which have been recognised as eligible for customs clearance under the current rules shall be released under customs clearance conditions until 31 December 1960.
MODEL A
Certificate No.:
MODEL B
Certificate No.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Decree of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs No. 98 / 1960 Coll., on the Agreement between the Government of the Czechoslovak Republic and the Government of the German Democratic Republic on the Uniform Customs Code for the ships of the Slovak Republic |
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| Regulation Type | - |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 09.07.1960 |
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| Effective from | 05.05.1960 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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