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The press secretaries complained about a lack of equipment,including video and photo-cameras and dictaphones, which does not allow theirpress services to receive information about the functioning of the customsdepartments in time. On certain occasions, the press services are not able tomake this information available to journalists because it has been classifiedby heads of some customs terminals.
The subjective opinion of customs heads on journalists 'mission, as well as their failure to understand the true tasks facing thecustoms service in the area of ​​public relations are, according to the session'sparticipants, a serious source of problems plaguing relations between the pressand the customs service. For instance, Altai customs terminal spokespersonOlesya Matyukhina suggested that a great deal depends sometimes on the personheading a customs terminal - whether its head is friendly to journalists andeditorial offices or not.
In the end, the participants in the session came to aconclusion that relations between the press and the customs service need to bechanged. Journalists have to be more careful when handling information fromcustoms departments, while press service officials need to convince theircustoms department's head to trust the press.
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MOSCOW - New customs duties for the export of oil and oilproducts went into effect on Monday, with the higher price echelons seeing an increasein the tariff level.
These price-linked tariffs were set last month byadministration decree as a result of increased prices on the internationalmarket, said Alexei Savenko, spokesperson with the State Customs Committee.
However, the market price of oil is now lower than when thedecree was signed one month ago. For example, the benchmark crude Russia Uralscurrently hovers at a little more than .50 a ban-el; at the end of November,it traded at around a barrel. This means that it slipped down a tax bracketto the 20-euro tariff levied when oil sells between .50 and .00 a barrel.
The increases only come into play when oil sells for morethan a barrel. Below this price, nothing changes. At the highest extreme,when the price of oil is more than .50, an export tariff of 48 euros(.35) Per ton, or 6.67 euros per barrel, will be levied. This is up from 34euros per ton.
"The tariff always depended on the overall prices,"said Dmitry Avdeev, an oil analyst at United Financial Group, a brokerage."This time, though, there is a kind of lag between the new oil price andthe tariff rate. "
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MOSCOW, March 17 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Foreign Ministrysaid Friday it considered the new customs regulations requiring that all goodsentering Ukraine from Transdnestr have an official Moldovan stamp a politicalaction.
According to the ministry, Chisinau's intentions were to takecontrol of all foreign economic activities of the breakaway Moldovan region,undermine the bases of the regional budget formation and cause a social crisis.
The ministry said the new regulations disrupted transit tradeand transport links via Transdnestr. inflicting losses on Ukraine, Moldova andsoutheast Europe.
Russia's State Duma and the Foreign Ministry said earlierthat the Ukrainian decision, made at Chisinau's request, would seriously damagethe Transdnestr economy. What Chisinau and Kiev are trying to present as aneffort to put the border in order "means nothing less than the impositionof economic sanctions on Transdnestr in order to force it to surrender topossible solutions to the problem that actually breach the tepublic's right tospecial status as stipulated by international agreements, "the Dumastatement said.
Russian parliamentarians said the decision had damaged theTransdnestr conflict settlement by fueling political tensions around the issue.They also called for Ukraine and Moldova to lift the new restrictions andlaunch talks immediately, as stipulated in a 1997 memorandum.
A declaration from the Moldovan parliament described thesituation in the region as "dangerous" and claimed that the breakawayregion is "deliberately blocking any productive steps taken by Moldova andother participants of the negotiation process aimed at finding a peaceful andfinal resolution to the Transdnestr conflict. "
The parliament also expressed disappointment that Russia, asan important part of the negotiation process, had not responded properly.
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The Federal Customs Service herewith advises natural personstraveling by air:
I. When leaving Russia and prior to clearing the customs:
1. Make sure to fill out your (mandatory) customs declarationand follow the the red channel if you are carrying in your checked or carry-onbaggage any or all of the following: Cash in excess of RUR 50,000.00 (500minimum wages in accordance with the Federal Statute current as of October 22,2023). In this case the amount exceeding the mandated RUR 50,000.00 is to be placedin a deposit account with the respective Federal Customs Service division asthat exceeding the maximum allowed amount of RUR 50,000.00 only to be taken outof the Russian Federation as a lump sum;
Cash (foreign currency and Russian Rubles) exceeding anequivalent of USD 3,000.00 only but totaling no more than USD 10,000.00.Exportation of an amount exceeding the equivalent of USD 10,000.00 is allowedat the rate disclosed in the respective customs declaration, confirmingprevious importation of the above amount into the Russian Federation;
Securities, payment documents and instruments are allowed forexportation on condition of availability of a Form # 0406007 Certificate issuedby an authorized bank or on the basis of a customs declaration as proof of theirprevious importation into the Russian Federation;
Traveler's Checks if their total amount exceeds theequivalent of USD 10,000.00 (less the amount of other valuables beingexported);
Precious metals and stones in any form or state with theexception of temporarily exported jewelry, other household items or preciousscrap;
Firearms, ammunition and explosives (firearms and ammunitionfor them are exported subject to a license issued by the respective InteriorMinistry divisions);
Narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances or their equivalents;
Cultural valuables (musical instruments, paintings,sculptures, icons, ancient coins, medals and orders, postage stamps, and otheritems manufactured or issued 50 years ago or earlier) are allowed forexportation subject to a license issued by the RF Ministry 'of Culture or onthe basis of a customs declaration confirming an earlier importation of theseitems into the Russian Federation;
2.If you have nothing to declare there will be no need for you tofill out a customs declaration and you can proceed along the green channel.
Please keep in mind that a customs declaration isnon-renewable once lost and no copies of the same shall be issued. Providingfalse information in your customs declaration as well as failure to declarecustoms duty-liable goods results in liability under the current RF Law.
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"Madam", said US Customs Inspector Harry Standishquietly to the naughty angular woman whose several suitcases were spread openon the Customs inspection table between them, "are you quite sure youdon't wish to change your story? "
She snapped back: "I suppose you're suggesting I shouldlie when I've already told you the truth ".
Harry Standish ignored the second remark, as Customs officerswere trained to ignore many insults they received and answered politely,"I'm not suggesting anything, madam. I merely asked if you wish...
