the collection of customs duties, temporary admission, warehousing,
cross-border trade and export drawbacks;
(c) trade remedies and
customs offences;
the prevention, investigation and suppression of
(d) national and joint institutional arrangements;
(e) training facilities and programmes on customs and trade;
(f) production and exchange of customs and trade statistics and information;
and
(g) the promotion of exports.
2.
For purposes of sub-paragraph 1(a) of this Article, the Partner States shall
co-operate in:
(a)
adopting uniform, comprehensive and systematic tariff classification
of goods with a specific description and interpretation in accordance
with internationally accepted standards;
(b)
adopting a standard system of valuation of goods based on principles
of equity, uniformity and simplicity of application in accordance with
internationally accepted standards and guidelines;
(c)
establishing common terms and conditions governing temporary
importation procedures including the list or range of goods to be
covered and the nature of manufacturing or processing to be
authorised;
(d)
implementing the customs requirements for re-exportation of goods;
(e)
implementing the customs requirements for the transit of goods;
(f)
harmonising and simplifying customs and trade formalities and
documentation and dissemination of information;
(g)
harmonising the customs requirements for the control of warehoused
goods; and
(h)
adopting common procedures for the establishment and operation of
export promotion schemes and freeports.
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