On signing the Agreement on the Unified Customs Transit System of the Eurasian Economic Union and the Third party(s)
Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated November 29, 2024 No. 719.
In accordance with subparagraph 1) of Article 8 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On International Treaties of the Republic of Kazakhstan", I HEREBY DECREE:
1. To approve the attached draft Agreement on the Unified Customs Transit System of the Eurasian Economic Union and the third party(s).
2. To sign on behalf of the Republic of Kazakhstan an Agreement on the Unified Customs Transit System of the Eurasian Economic Union and a third party(s).
3. This Decree shall enter into force from the date of its signing.
President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
K. Tokaev
Approved by Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan on November 29, 2024 No. 719
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Agreements on the Unified Customs Transit System of the Eurasian Economic Union and a third party(s)
The Member States of the Eurasian Economic Union, hereinafter referred to as the Member States,
based on the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union of May 29, 2014, the Treaty on the Customs Code of the Eurasian Economic Union of April 11, 2017 and the Agreement on International Treaties of the Eurasian Economic Union with Third States, International Organizations or International Integration Associations of May 14, 2018,
Recognizing the importance of expanding and improving the effectiveness of foreign economic relations,
Striving to simplify international trade procedures, ensure favorable conditions for the transportation of goods across the customs border of the Eurasian Economic Union (hereinafter referred to as the Union), customs borders of third parties and increase the level of security of cross-border supplies,
Desiring to develop freedom of transit of goods,
have agreed on the following:
Article 1
1. This Agreement defines the basis for the formation of a unified customs transit system of the Union and a third party(s) when transporting (transporting) goods through the customs territory of the Union and the customs territory of a third party(s).
2. The formation and functioning of the unified customs transit system of the Union and a third party (third parties) shall be carried out in accordance with an international agreement concluded by the Union with a third party (third parties) and involving the application by the parties to this international agreement of simplifications for the transportation (transportation) of goods through the customs territory of the Union and the customs territory of such third party (third parties) in accordance with Article 2 of this Agreement.
3. The concepts used in this Agreement are applied in the meanings defined by the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union of May 29, 2014, the Treaty on the Customs Code of the Eurasian Economic Union of April 11, 2017, and other international treaties and acts constituting the law of the Union.
Article 2
The Unified Customs Transit System of the Union and the Third party(s) is a system based on the following:
the application of a single transit declaration in the form of an electronic document;
the use of unified enforcement of the obligation to pay customs duties, taxes, special, anti-dumping, countervailing duties;
the application of certain special simplifications provided to authorized economic operators of the Member States and a third party(s);
the use of navigation seals to track the transportation of goods along the entire route of the transported (transported) goods in accordance with the customs procedure of customs transit through the customs territory of the Union and the customs territory of a third party (third parties);
mutual recognition of decisions taken by customs authorities and the results of customs control, taking into account the provisions of the international agreement of the Union with a third party(s) on the unified customs transit system of the Union and a third party(s), and their use solely for the performance of tasks and functions assigned to customs authorities.
Article 3
The formation of a unified customs transit system of the Union and a third party (third parties) is subject to the possibility of application by a third party (third parties) defined in accordance with international treaties and acts constituting the law of the Union.:
the procedure and conditions for the application of the customs procedure of customs transit, including the procedure for customs operations during unloading, reloading (transshipment) and other cargo operations with goods, as well as when replacing vehicles, the application of measures taken in case of an accident, force majeure, as well as the conditions for placing goods under the customs procedure of customs transit and completion of the specified customs procedure;
the form of the transit declaration, the procedure for filling it out and the requirements for its electronic form;
the procedure for applying enforcement of the obligation to pay customs duties, taxes, special, anti-dumping, countervailing duties;
the procedure for the control of the transportation of goods in accordance with the customs procedure of customs transit, including the use of navigation seals;
requirements regarding the obligations of the carrier when transporting (transporting) goods in accordance with the customs procedure of customs transit.
Article 4
Within the framework of the unified customs transit system of the Union and a third party (third parties), goods are placed under the customs procedure of customs transit and its termination is carried out in each of the customs territories (in the customs territory of the Union and in the customs territory of each third party).
Article 5
The unified customs transit system of the Union and a third party (third parties) operates on the basis of information interaction between customs authorities, organized within the framework of the implementation of the international agreement of the Union with a third party (third parties).
Article 6
In the case of the use of navigation seals imposed on the customs territory of a third party, the regulatory authorities and national operators carry out the actions necessary to activate and deactivate the navigation seal, and the procedure for their implementation is applied, taking into account the provisions of international treaties and acts constituting the law of the Union.
Article 7
1. The central customs authorities are the authorized bodies of the member States responsible for the implementation of cooperation within the framework of the international agreement of the Union with a third party (third parties) on the unified customs transit system of the Union and a third party (third parties).
2. Coordination of cooperation between the member States and a third party (third parties) in order to implement the international agreement of the Union with a third party (third parties) on the unified customs transit system of the Union and a third party (third parties) is carried out by the Eurasian Economic Commission.
Article 8
By mutual agreement of the Member States, amendments may be made to this Agreement, which are formalized in separate protocols and are an integral part of this Agreement.
Article 9
Disputes related to the interpretation and/or application of this Agreement are resolved in accordance with the procedure established by the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union of May 29, 2014.
Article 10
This Agreement is an international agreement concluded within the framework of the Union and is included in the law of the Union.
Article 11
This Agreement shall enter into force on the date of receipt by the depositary, through diplomatic channels, of the last written notification on the completion by the Member States of the internal procedures necessary for the entry into force of this Agreement.
Committed in the city _____________________ 20__ year in one original copy in Russian.
The original copy of this Agreement shall be kept at the Eurasian Economic Commission, which, as the depositary of this Agreement, will send each member State a certified copy thereof.
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