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Security Aspects of Icelandic Customs Act

Security Aspects of Icelandic Customs Act. Contents. Relevant Acquis and Icelandic Legislation General Overview (International relations, MOU’s with stakeholders and co-workers at the borders, inspection equipment , capacity building ) Gap Analysis. Relevant Acquis.

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Security Aspects of Icelandic Customs Act

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  1. Security Aspects of Icelandic Customs Act

  2. Contents • Relevant Acquis and Icelandic Legislation • General Overview (International relations, MOU’s with stakeholders and co-workers at the borders, inspectionequipment, capacitybuilding) • Gap Analysis

  3. RelevantAcquis • Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code with all subsequent amendments • Regulation (EC) No 450/2008 laying down the Community Customs Code (Modernised Customs Code) • Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 providing provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code as amended mainly by: • Regulation (EC) No 1875/2006 • Regulation (EC) No 312/2009 • Regulation (EC) No 414/2009 • Regulation (EU) No 430/2010 • Regulation (EC) No 273/2009

  4. Icelandic Legislation • Customs Act No 88/2005 • Regulation No 1100/2006 • Rules No 141/2010 on Cargo Security

  5. International Relations • Iceland became a party to the WCO´s Framework of Standards of Security and Facilitation in2005 • Member of RILO Western Europe - All seizure data is sent via internet to the CEN (Customs Enforcement) Database • Icelandic policemanstationedat EUROPOL and his duties include working for Customs • Revised Kyoto Convention (ratification process underway) • Internationalcooperationbetweencustomsandpoliceinthenordiccountries • - OCTA

  6. MOU’s with Stakeholders and Co-workers at the Borders • National Police • IcelandicCoastGuard • Directorate of Fisheries • Federation of Trade&Services (focusoncarriers) • Ongoingproject: CustomsvisitsstakeholdersandCo-workersandintroducesit’s role. Customs also initiates the making of MOU’s

  7. Inspection Equipment • X-ray Inspection Systems • Container/Vehicle Inspection Systems 1 • Mobile Parcel Inspection System 1 • Portable Inspection System 1 • Baggage Inspection Systems 4 • Drug Detection • Ion Scan 1 • Drug Detection Dogs 6 • Other • Fiber Scopes 2 • Radiation Detection Systems 1

  8. Capacity Building • In the last couple of years we have established groups of customs specialists who focus on certain areas, for example: • Drugs • IPR • Weapons • CITES • Cultural heritage

  9. Gap Analysis - Overview • 1. Entry summary declaration prior to import and export • 2. EORI Numbers • 3. Uniform risk selection criteria for controls supported by computerised systems • 4. AEO • Icelandic Customs does not conform to EU rules regarding this matter. However there partly some similarities between the EU and Icelandic methodology

  10. Gap Analysis • 1. Entry summary declaration prior to import and export • What kind of Information? • Article 40 of the Customs Act. The Role of Customs is i.a.: Analysis in respect of risk management for customs control • Article 30, paragraph 3 of theCustomsAct • All other parties, those liable for duties as well as others, are obliged to submit to the Director of Customs free of charge and in the form requested any necessary information and data for use in general customs control and risk analysis, which he may request in relation to the importation of goods or consignments as well as the transport of passengersto and from the country. In this connection it is irrelevant whether the information is concerning the party to which the request is directed or other parties about which he can supply information. • * This also applies to export and transit according to Art. 144 of the Customs Act

  11. Gap Analysis • 1. Entry summary declaration prior to import and export • What kind of Information? • Icelandic Customs receives Information for analytical purposes in manifests and import declarations • The main information headings to be included in the cargo manifest are as follows: • Information concerning the vessel • Informationconcerningindividualconsignments • See more details in Art. 5 of Regulation 1100/2006

  12. Gap Analysis • 1. Entry summary declaration prior to import and export • Time limit? • There is no regulation in Iceland that stipulates that information should be send to Icelandic Customs before a certain time limit before a vessel arrives to the country. The manifest is though in practice normally sent prior to arrival and according to Art. 61 of the Customs Act a permission of unloading a vessel shall not be granted until an arrival declaration, a manifest and other documentation provided for in Acts and regulations have been submitted to the Director of Customs.

  13. Gap Analysis • 1. Entry summary declaration prior to import and export • In practice Icelandic customs has electronic access to almost every passenger list and manifests for all travels and import to Iceland • Electronic access • ProjectGreenbutton

  14. Green Button Importercan send in a customsdeclarationassoonasthemanifesthasbeensubmitted OncevesselhasarrivedCustomsopensup for clearance of goodsby “pushingtheGreenButton” Untilthencustomsclearance is not possible Customsdeclaration Manifestcanbe sent priortoarrival of a vessel Customs gets extra time to analyse goods prior to arrival to the country Minimaldelay for customsclearance

  15. Cargo Security • OnJuly 1st 2004 newlegislationno. 50/2004 onmaritimesecuritytookeffectinIceland • AccordingtotheActthecustomsauthoritieshandlecargosecurity, whichinvolvesmakingpreventivemeasurestoprotectcargofromany kind of terrorismorotherillegalactivity

  16. Cargo Security – ProcessOverview Anexportermusttakehisexporttoorestablishhimselfas a certified secure cargo handlerandhavehiscargosecurityrepresentativesapprovedbyCustoms 1 The exporter then orders cargo security seals from Customs 2 3 Anapprovedcargosecurityrepresentativeloadsandsealsthecontainer 4 A cargosecuritydeclaration is filledoutandsubmittedelectronically (into a Webcargosecuritysystem) andthenprintedout 5 Loadedandsealedcontainer is transportedto a harbour’s restrictedareaalongwiththeprintedcargosecuritydeclaration Cargo Security

  17. Cargo Security • Statistics 15.03.2011 • Approvedsecure cargo handlers= 258 • Approvedcargosecurityrepresentatives = 1039 • Statistics 2010 • Containers = 53.005 • Otheritems = 5.834

  18. Gap Analysis • 1. Entry summary declaration prior to import and export • Icelandwillhavetointroduceproceduresandcomputersystems for Entrysummarydeclaration

  19. Gap Analysis • 2. EORI Numbers • When an Icelandic Company is established it automatically receives an 10 digit number which follows through every action with the government and in private business. The same system applies for individuals • Icelandic Customs will have to introduce the EORI system

  20. Gap Analysis • 3. Uniform risk selection criteria for controls supported by computerised systems • Inspection of goods • A. high risk goods – Intelligence department • B. other goods – Project team • The Icelandic customs will have to develop a system that interacts with the EU-computerised system which supports the uniform risk selection criteria for controls

  21. Gap Analysis • 4. AEO • We do not have a system similar to the AEO-system • Icelandwillhavetointroduceproceduresandcomputersystems for AEO

  22. Thank you for your attention

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