Federal Customs Service of Russia (FCS) is preparing some amendments to the Customs Code of the Customs Union, the FCS press release said. The changes are largely aimed at simplifying customs procedures to facilitate trade within the Customs Union.
The amendments to the CU”s Customs Code includes a number of regulations that encourage the development of advance cargo declaration and pre-arrival notification systems.
A considerable number of amendments are aimed at uniformity of customs administration in the Customs Union, at the reduction of norms related to acts of the CU’s Commission and the national law of the CU’s member states.