Article 13. The rights of customs authorities of the Code on Customs Regulation in the Republic of Kazakhstan

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1. Customs authorities' rights:

1) to request and receive from the state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan and bodies of foreign states, declarants, persons engaged in activities in the field of customs affairs, and audited persons the necessary information, as well as documents and information related to the field of customs affairs;

2) when conducting customs control, involve specialists from various fields of knowledge;

3) stop vehicles, as well as forcibly return water and aircraft that have left the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union without the permission of the customs authorities;

4) file lawsuits in courts in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

5) in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, detain and deliver to the office premises of the customs or other bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan persons who have committed an offense in the field of customs;

6) to document, video and audio recording, film and photography of facts and events in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

7) send official representatives of customs authorities to foreign countries in accordance with the international treaties of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

8) develop, create, acquire and operate information systems, communication and data transmission systems, technical means of customs control, as well as information security tools in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

9) purchase goods, including special equipment, to perform the functions assigned to the customs authorities in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

10) to use physical force and special means in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

11) excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 28, 2018 No. 210-VI (effective ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication);

12) draw up protocols and consider cases of administrative offenses, carry out administrative detention, as well as apply other measures provided for by the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Administrative Offenses;

13) carry out scientific research, educational, publishing activities in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

14) to detain (suspend) cash and (or) monetary instruments transported across the customs border of the Eurasian Economic Union upon receipt of information provided by law enforcement agencies and (or) an authorized body on possible involvement in laundering proceeds from crime and financing terrorism, in accordance with the procedure determined by the authorized body;

14-1) to carry out examinations not provided for by Chapter 54 of this Code in order to solve the tasks assigned to the authorized body;

15) exercise other rights provided for by this Code, other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, acts of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The footnote. Article 13 as amended by the Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 28, 2018 No. 210-VI (effective after ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication); dated January 05, 2021 No. 407-VI (effective after ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

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