Polish Customs Service After Accession

1. POLISH CUSTOMS SERVICE Polish Customs Service After Accession Wieslaw Czyżowicz. Director General, Undersecretary of State Warszawa, 5.04.05

2. POLISH CUSTOMS SERVICE Presentation Outline Polish Customs Service:current state,plans Challenges and priorities PCS: EU Single Market – Legal Environment Trade flow, EU external border PCS: Security through cooperation Conclusions Warszawa, 5.04.05

3. POLISH CUSTOMS SECVICE Current State,Plans Before accession 16000 officers Over 5 mln declarations/ reduced after accession by 80 % After accession – restructurization of employment New tasks and competencies- chance to maintain the level of employment Warszawa, 5.04.05

4. POLISH CUSTOMS SERVICE Current State, Plans NEW COMPETENCIES Excise Import VAT Illegal employment Control of gambling Common Agricultural Policy International Trade Statistics Warszawa, 5.04.05

5. New Powers POLISH CUSTOMS SERVICE • Pursuit, surveillance • Coercive measures • Covert investigations • Controlled delivery Warszawa, 5.04.05

6. POLISH CUSTOMS SERVICE Challenges and priorities • Consequences of accession • New threats • Need for higher security standards • Effective control balanced with facilitation. New contents of an old challenge for Customs Warszawa, 5.04.05

7. POLISH CUSTOMS SERVICE EU Single Market; Legal Environment PCS- one of 25 EU Customs Services: Fully harmonized legislation (Customs Code + Implementing Provision) Not fully harmonized-operational capacity: need for national, complementary legislation Responsibilities, Powers, Organization Standards to be maintained and strengthened: Effective protection of EU Single Market Effective and client friendly clearance Flexibility High security standards – new demands Sufficient co-operation Warszawa, 5.04.05

8. Ammendments of EU Customs Code I Stage Authorized Economic Operator Pre-arrival, Pre-departure Information II Stage Complex Modernization of Customs Code Client oriented Simplificationof Procedures Harmonization of Sanctions Mission Statemt Included in CC IT Requirements Warszawa, 5.04.05

9. Gronowo Bezledy Gołdap         Braniewo Głomno  Skandawa   Zubki B.    Połowce       Hrubieszów   Werchrata     External border crossings POLISH CUSTOMS SERVICE RUSSIA LITHUANIA BALTIC SEA Kuźnica Bobrowniki Siemianówka Czeremcha Koroszczyn Terespol Sławatycze Dorochusk Zosin Hrebenne Korczowa Medyka Krościenko BELARUS GERMANY UKRAINE CZECH REP. SLOVAKIA

10. POLISH CUSTOMS SERVICE Inland and Border Posts Customs offices where declarations may be processed Before May 2004 • Inland 187 • Border 146 • Total 333 After 1 May 2004 • Inland 112 • Border 49 • Total 161 Warszawa, 5.04.05

11. PCS-Security through co-operation POLISH CUSTOMS SERVICE • PCS’ new powers • Increased enforcement capacity • Good and still improving cooperation at national and at international level • Joint operations at national level • Participation in JCO at international level • Cooperation through Customs Attachés • Accession to CIS and Naples II Conventions • Preparedness to host European Border Agency Warszawa, 5.04.05

12. POLISH CUSTOMS SERVICE Conclusions Flexibility and efficiency Balance between facilitation and control. New EU regulations Freedom of choice for traders Minimizing risk of trade disruption Protection of competitiveness PCS prepared to meet new challenges Warszawa, 5.04.05

13. Thank you for your attention Warszawa, 5.04.05