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Albania |
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| General Directorate of Customs | ||
Angola |
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| Angola Revenue Administration Customs Directorate | <p> Penalty provisions Customs code chapter II</p><p> </p> | |
Antigua and Barbuda |
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| Antigua and Barbuda Customs and Excise | ||
Argentina |
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| Central de Información de VUCE | ||
| Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina | ||
| Información Legislativa y Documental | ||
Australia |
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| Customs Act 1901 | Provides the legal framework guiding the importation, exportation and transit of goods. | |
| Customs Regulation 2015 | Provides the regulatory framework for the importation, exportation and transit of goods. | |
| Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 | Regulates trade in Australian native species and species listed on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) | |
| Information on offences and penalties related to the control of imports and exports | ||
| Information on Australia's approach to trade and goods compliance. | ||
| Penalty provisions for ozone depleting substances and synthetic greenhouses | ||
| Penalties relating to international trade in Australian native species, and species listed on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) | ||
Austria |
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§ 30 and § 41 of the Customs Legislation Implementing Law (Zollrechts-Durchführungsgesetz – ZollR-DG), Federal Law Gazette (Bundesgesetzblatt - BGBl) Nr. 659 of 1994 (amended consolidated version) § 35 and § 36 of the Financial Criminal Law (Finanzstrafgesetz – FinStrG), Federal Law Gazette (Bunde… Read all § 30 and § 41 of the Customs Legislation Implementing Law (Zollrechts-Durchführungsgesetz – ZollR-DG), Federal Law Gazette (Bundesgesetzblatt - BGBl) Nr. 659 of 1994 (amended consolidated version) § 35 and § 36 of the Financial Criminal Law (Finanzstrafgesetz – FinStrG), Federal Law Gazette (Bundesgesetzblatt – BGBl) Nr. 129 of 1958 (last amended 2017) Section 10 of the Austrian Foreign Trade Act; § 79 - § 89, (Außenwirtschaftsgesetz - AußWG), Federal Law Gazette (Bundesgesetzblatt - BGBl) Nr. 26 of 2011 (amended consolidated version) Hide |
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Bahrain, Kingdom of |
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| <p> Explains penalty provisions for breaches of import, export, or transit formalities</p><p> </p> | ||
Bangladesh |
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| National Board of Revenue (NBR) | ||
Belgium |
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| Chapter XXIV of the General Law on Customs and Excise of 18 July 1977 | <p>French Version</p> | |
| Chapter XXIV of the General Law on Customs and Excise of 18 July 1977 | <p>Dutch version</p> | |
Belize |
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| Belize Customs and Excise Department | ||
Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
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| Clasificación de Contravenciones Aduaneras y Graduación de Sanciones, aprobado mediante Resolución de Directorio N° RD 01-003-24 de 05/01/2024 | ||
Brazil |
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| Official Gazette | The official means of publication for all Brazilian federal regulation is the Official Gazette, Diário Oficial da União. | |
Brunei Darussalam |
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| Royal Customs and Excise Department | <p> Customs Order, 2006</p><p> </p> | |
Bulgaria |
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| Part eight of the Customs Act chapter 6 special Part of the Penal Code | ||
Burundi |
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| Office Burundais des Recettes (OBR) | <p>1. Loi sur la gestion des douanes de la Communauté Est Africaine, 2004</p><p>2. Règlementation Douanière de la Communauté Est Africaine, 2015</p> | |
Cabo Verde |
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| Direction Générale de la Douane | <p>Code de la Douane du Cabo Verde</p> | |
Cambodia |
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| General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia | <p><span style="color: black;">Prakas 618 MEF on Settlement of Customs Offences</span></p> | |
Canada |
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| Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) | D22 – Administrative Monetary Penalty System | |
| Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) | Administrative Monetary Penalty System web pages | |
| Justice Laws Website | Seizures and Forfeitures (Sections 97.3 and 110-126 of the Customs Act): | |
Chile |
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| National Customs Service | ||
| Agriculture and Livestock Service – Ministry of Agriculture | Law No. 18755 establishes rules relating to the Agriculture and Livestock Service and repeals Law No. 16640 and other provisions. | |
| Agriculture and Livestock Service – Ministry of Agriculture | <p>Law No. 18455 establishes rules for the production, processing and marketing of ethyl alcohol, alcoholic beverages and vinegar and repeals Book i of Law No. 17105.</p> | |
| Agriculture and Livestock Service – Ministry of Agriculture | <p>Law No. 17105 establishes the consolidated text of law on alcohol, alcoholic beverages and vinegar.</p> | |
| Agriculture and Livestock Service – Ministry of Agriculture | <p>Decree-Law No. 3557 establishes provisions for agricultural protection.</p> | |
| Agriculture and Livestock Service – Ministry of Agriculture | <p>Decree No. 16 of 1963 on animal health and protection.</p> | |
| Agriculture and Livestock Service – Ministry of Agriculture |
https://normativa.sag.gob.cl/Publico/Normas/D... |
<p>Law No. 20380 on the protection of animals.</p> |
| Agriculture and Livestock Service – Ministry of Agriculture | <p>Law No. 19162 establishes the compulsory system for the classification of livestock and the grading and classification of meat and regulates the operation of slaughterhouses, cold storage chambers and other meat industry facilities.</p> | |
| Agriculture and Livestock Service – Ministry of Agriculture | <p>Law No. 20962 implements the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.</p> | |
| Agriculture and Livestock Service – Ministry of Agriculture | <p>Law No. 4601 establishes the provisions that regulate hunting in Chilean territory.</p> | |
| Agriculture and Livestock Service – Ministry of Agriculture | <p>Law No. 20089 establishes the national system for the certification of organic agricultural products.</p> | |
China |
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| General Administration of Customs | <p>Provisions on the customs administration of declaration for the import and export of goods</p> | |
| General Administration of Customs | <p>Regulations related with importation and exportation</p> | |
Colombia |
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| Unidad Administrativa Especial Dirección de Impuestos y Aduanas Nacionales (DIAN) | Régimen sancionatorio: Título 14 del Decreto 1165 de 2019 | |
| Instituto Nacional de Vigilancia de Medicamentos y Alimentos Invima | <p>En referencia al procedimiento sancionatorio y medidas sanitarias la normatividad sanitaria se refiere a lo establecido en los artículos 576 y subsiguientes de la Ley 9 de 1979.</p> | |
| Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario - ICA | Decreto Único Reglamentario Sector Agricultura | |
| Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario - ICA | <p>Plan Nacional de Desarrollo 2018-2022 – potestad sancionatoria del ICA e infracciones</p> | |
| Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario - ICA | <p>Ley 1437 de 2011 – Capítulo III Proceso Administrativo sancionatorio</p> | |
Comoros |
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| Direction Générale des Douanes | ||
Congo |
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| Ministère du Commerce, des Approvisionnements et de la Consommation | <p> Lois et règlements en vigueur</p><p> </p> | |
| Direction Générale des Douanes et des Droits Indirects | <p> Le Code de la douane et les textes règlementaires y référant sont toujours en vigueur</p><p> </p> | |
Costa Rica |
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| Dirección General de Aduanas | <p>Procedimiento sancionatorio</p> | |
| Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal | <p>Tribunal de Procedimiento Administrativo</p> | |
Cote d'Ivoire |
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| Direction Générale des Douanes et Ministère du Commerce et de l’Industrie | ||
Croatia |
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| Part 11 Article 60-72 of the Act Implementing Customs Legislation of the EU (NN 40/2016) | ||
Cuba |
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| Ministerio del Comercio Exterior y la Inversión Extranjera | <p> Resolución 550/2004<strong> </strong></p><p> </p> | |
| Aduana General de la República | ||
| Ministerio de Agricultura Centro Nacional de Sanidad Animal (CENASA) | <p> Decreto 20/20 - Contravenciones de la Medicina Veterinaria</p><p>Resolución 537/20 - Reglamento del Decreto Ley 137/93</p><p> </p> | |
| Ministerio de Agricultura Dirección de Sanidad Vegetal | <p>Decreto No. 169 - Contravenciones de las regulaciones sobre Sanidad Vegetal</p> | |
| Ministerio de Salud Pública Instituto Nacional de Higiene, Epidemiología y Microbiología (INHEM) | <p> Manual Registro Sanitario - Cancelación del Certificado Sanitario páginas 153-154 Prohibición de solicitar un nuevo certificado sanitario página 154</p><p> </p> | |
| Ministerio de Salud Pública Dirección Nacional de Salud Ambiental (DNSA) | <p> Decreto Ley No. 9/2020 y Decreto 18/2020</p><p> </p> | |
Cyprus |
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| The Customs Law of 2004, Law 94 (I) of 2004, Article 88 | ||
| Department of Customs & Excise Website, of the Republic of Cyprus | ||
Czech Republic |
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| Articles 47-55 of Act no. 242/2016 Col., the Customs Act | ||
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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| Direction Générale des Douanes et Accises | <p>Articles 372-399 de l'Ordonnance-Loi n° 10/002 du 20 août 2010 portant Code des douanes </p> | |
| Ministère du Commerce Extérieur | <p>Arrêté interministériel n°019/CAB/MIN/COMEXT/2020 et N°CAB/MIN/FINANCES/2020/119 du 8 octobre 2020 modifiant et complétant l'arrêté interministériel n°008/CAB/MIN/COMEXT/2019 des taux des droits, taxes et redevances à percevoir à l'initiative du Ministère du Commerce Extérieur</p> | |
Denmark |
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| Chapter 7 of Toldloven (Danish Customs Act) | ||
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Dominica |
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| Ministry of Finance, Customs and Excise Division | Legislation - Customs Act (Act No. 20 of 2010 (As amended) | |
Dominican Republic |
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| Dirección General de Aduanas | ||
| Ministerio de Agricultura | ||
| Ministerio de Defensa | ||
| Ministerio de Medio Ambiente | ||
| Ministerio de Industria y Comercio | ||
| Instituto Dominicano de la Calidad | ||
Ecuador |
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| El Servicio Nacional de Aduana del Ecuador, SENAE | ||
| Ministerio de Gobierno | ||
Egypt |
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| Egyptian Customs Authority | ||
El Salvador |
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| Dirección General de Aduanas | ||
| Dirección Nacional de Medicamentos | <p> Ley de Medicamentos – Decreto 1008 de la Asamblea Legislativa contempla un catálogo de infracciones (artículos 77 al 79) relacionadas a actividades de importación y exportación de los productos regulados por dicho cuerpo normativo. </p><p> Asimismo, contempla un procedimiento para determin… Read all <p> Ley de Medicamentos – Decreto 1008 de la Asamblea Legislativa contempla un catálogo de infracciones (artículos 77 al 79) relacionadas a actividades de importación y exportación de los productos regulados por dicho cuerpo normativo. </p><p> Asimismo, contempla un procedimiento para determinar la responsabilidad por incumplimiento a la Ley de Medicamentos (artículos 85 al 91). En caso de establecerse dicha responsabilidad podrá imponerse sanciones (artículos 80 al 84) de carácter económico o administrativo (revocatoria, suspensión o cancelación) de registro sanitario y/o licencias de funcionamiento.</p><p> </p> Hide | |
| Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería | <p>Ley de Sanidad Vegetal y Animal. Título IX. De las infracciones, sanciones y procedimientos. Capitulo I. De las infracciones y sanciones.</p><p>Ley sobre Control Pesticidas, Fertilizantes y Productos para Uso Agropecuario. Capitulo IX. Sanciones y procedimientos.</p> | |
| Ministerio de Defensa Nacional | <p>Para las disposiciones en lo relacionado a las sanciones se deberá ingresar por medio del portal del MDN (1), a la sección de "<strong>ASESORIA LEGAL</strong>" (2), luego al apartado que se refiere a "<strong>TABLA DE SANCIONES</strong>" (3), para poder dar lectura a dichas disposiciones y sus mo… Read all <p>Para las disposiciones en lo relacionado a las sanciones se deberá ingresar por medio del portal del MDN (1), a la sección de "<strong>ASESORIA LEGAL</strong>" (2), luego al apartado que se refiere a "<strong>TABLA DE SANCIONES</strong>" (3), para poder dar lectura a dichas disposiciones y sus montos monetarios.</p> Hide | |
Estonia |
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| Chapter 13 of Customs Act; Division 4 of Chapter 21 of Penal Code | ||
Eswatini |
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| International Trade Department, Ministry of Commerce Industry and Trade | ||
European Union |
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| Union Customs Code Article 42 regulates penalties | <p>Union Customs Code Article 42 regulates penalties</p> | |
Finland |
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| Administrative penalties - Sections 96-97 of the Customs Act (304/2016) | ||
| Criminal penalties - Section 99 of the Customs Act | ||
| Sections 1-3 and 9-11 of the Chapter 29 of the Criminal Code (39/1889) Chapters 46, 50 and 50a of the Criminal Code | ||
France |
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| Chapter VI – Penal provisions (Articles 408 to 440 a) of the French Customs Code | ||
Gambia, The |
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| Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment | ||
Georgia |
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| LEPL - Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance | Main website | |
| LEPL - Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance | Section of the website dedicated to customs related information | |
| Legislative Herald of Georgia | ||
Germany |
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| Section 369 ff. of the Fiscal Code (Provisions on administrative fines) | ||
| Section 80 ff. German foreign trade and payments ordinance (AWV) | ||
| Section 35 ff. German market organization act (MOG) | ||
Ghana |
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| Ghana Revenue Authority - Customs division | <p>Customs Act 891, (2015) L.I 2248 </p> | |
| Ghana Revenue Authority - Customs division | <p>Export and Import Act 2000, Act 585 (amended)</p> | |
| Ministries, Departments and Agencies | <p>Administrative Penalties</p> | |
Greece |
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| Article 159 par. 1 and 2 and Article 168 par. 1 and 3 of Law No 5222/2025 "National Customs Code" - Official Government Gazette: Number 134 Α/28-07-2025 | ||
Guatemala |
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| SAT | Procedimiento para la aplicación de las sanciones reguladas en la Ley Nacional de Aduanas, por infracción de las formalidades de importación, exportación o tránsito | |
| MSPAS | Multas o Sanciones emitidas de Acuerdo a infracciones sanitarias (Código de Salud artículos 219, 239 literal 1) | |
| MSPAS | Sanciones que se deben imponer por tipo de infracciones: 1. Sanción de multa: Artículos 223, 224, 225, 226, 227 228 del Código de Salud. 2. Sanción de cierre temporal del establecimiento y Sanciones por infracciones al Código de Salud | |
| MAGA |
Sanciones a la comercialización de alimentos naturales no procesados: • Código de Salud Decreto Número 90-97. Libro III. Título Único. Capítulo I y II. Infracciones contra la salud y sus sanciones. • Reglamento para la Inocuidad de los Alimentos. Acuerdo Gubernativo Número 969-99. Título X. Artículo… Read all Sanciones a la comercialización de alimentos naturales no procesados: • Código de Salud Decreto Número 90-97. Libro III. Título Único. Capítulo I y II. Infracciones contra la salud y sus sanciones. • Reglamento para la Inocuidad de los Alimentos. Acuerdo Gubernativo Número 969-99. Título X. Artículo 71. • Reglamento de Inspección y Vigilancia Sanitaria de los Rastros, Salas para el Deshuese y Almacenadoras de Productos Cárnicos de la Especie Bovina. Acuerdo Gubernativo 384-2010. Capítulo XVIII Prohibiciones y Sanciones. • Reglamento de rastros para bovinos, porcinos y aves. Acuerdo Gubernativo 411-2002. Capítulo X. Prohibiciones y sanciones. • Reglamento para el otorgamiento de Licencias Sanitarias de Funcionamiento de Establecimientos, Transporte, Importación y Exportación de Alimentos no Procesados de Origen Vegetal, sus Productos y Subproductos. Acuerdo Gubernativo Número 72-2003. Capítulo VIII. Artículo 19. • Reglamento Sanitario para el Funcionamiento de Establecimiento de Transformación de Productos Hidrobiológicos. Acuerdo Gubernativo Número 343-2005. Título VIII. Capítulo Único. Obligaciones, infracciones y sanciones. • Disposiciones aplicables a toda persona dedicada a producción, acopio, transformación, envasado, almacenaje y comercialización de productos apícolas dentro del territorio nacional. Acuerdo Ministerial Número 169-2012. Título VII. Prohibiciones y Sanciones. • Normas para la obtención de licencia sanitaria de funcionamiento de salas de ordeño, centros de acopio y medios de transporte de leche cruda. Acuerdo Ministerial Número 427-2005. Capítulo VI. Artículo 15. Las regulaciones indicadas se encuentran en la opción "Normativas" Hide |
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Guyana |
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| Customs Act Cap 82:01 | ||
Hong Kong, China |
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| Customs and Excise Department | <p>Import and Export Clearance.</p> | |
| Customs and Excise Department | Dutiable Commodities (Liquor, Tobacco, Hydrocarbon and Methyl Alcohol) | |
| Census and Statistics | <p>Electronic Cargo Manifest Submission; Import and Export Declaration Lodgement.</p> | |
| Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department | <p>Animals, Birds & Reptiles and Animal Products; Endangered Species of Animals and Plants; Genetically Modified Organisms; Live Food Animals (except Food Poultry); Live Food Poultry (Imported from Places other than Mainland China); Pesticides; Plants, Plant Pests and Soil; Protected Wild Animal… Read all <p>Animals, Birds & Reptiles and Animal Products; Endangered Species of Animals and Plants; Genetically Modified Organisms; Live Food Animals (except Food Poultry); Live Food Poultry (Imported from Places other than Mainland China); Pesticides; Plants, Plant Pests and Soil; Protected Wild Animals; Toothfish Items</p> Hide | |
| Civil Engineering and Development Department | <p>Explosives; Sand</p> | |
| Customs and Excise Department | <p>Alternative Smoking Products (transhipment); Controlled Chemicals; Motor Vehicles; Optical Disc Mastering and Replication Equipment; Prescribed Articles (Outboard Engines, Vehicles and Vehicle Parts)</p> | |
| Environmental Protection Department | <p>Asbestos and Asbestos Containing Material; Elemental Mercury; Non pesticide Hazardous Chemicals; Ozone Depleting Substances; Volatile Organic Compounds Containing Products; Waste (including Glass Container Waste; Hazardous Waste, Regulated Waste Plastics and Waste Electrical and Electronic E… Read all <p>Asbestos and Asbestos Containing Material; Elemental Mercury; Non pesticide Hazardous Chemicals; Ozone Depleting Substances; Volatile Organic Compounds Containing Products; Waste (including Glass Container Waste; Hazardous Waste, Regulated Waste Plastics and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment)</p> Hide | |
| Food and Environmental Hygiene Department – Centre for Food Safety | <p>Frozen Confections; Frozen or Chilled Meat, Poultry and Prohibited Meat; Game and Eggs; Live Food Poultry (Imported from Mainland China); Milk, Milk Beverage and Cream; Smokeless Tobacco Products</p> | |
| Department of Health | <p>Biological Materials; Human Corpse</p> | |
| Department of Health | <p>Chinese Herbal Medicines; Proprietary Chinese Medicines</p> | |
| Department of Health | <p>Dangerous Drugs; Pharmaceutical Products/Medicines</p> | |
| Department of Health | <p>Radioactive Substances and Irradiating Apparatus</p> | |
| Office of the Communications Authority | <p>Radiocommunications Transmitting Apparatus</p> | |
| Office of the Communications Authority | <p>Radiocommunications Transmitting Apparatus</p> | |
| Trade and Industry Department | <p>Ozone Depleting Substances; Powdered Formula; Rice; Rough Diamonds</p> | |
| Trade and Industry Department | <p>Strategic Commodities</p> | |
Hungary |
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| 91 paragraph of Act CLII of 2017 on the implementation of union customs law | ||
Iceland |
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| Penalty provisions appear in XXII chapter in Customs Law, No 88/2005 | ||
India |
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| Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) | ||
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Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) |
<p>Enforcement Manual of BIS including guidelines for dealing with violations </p> | |
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Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) |
<p>BIS Act, Rules & Regulations</p> | |
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Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) |
<p>Notified Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 with all enforcement notifications </p> | |
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Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) |
<p>Notified Food Safety and Standards (Import) Regulations, 2017</p> | |
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Central Drug Standard Control Organization |
<p>Notified New Drugs and Clinical Trials</p><p>Rules, 2019 </p> | |
Indonesia |
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| Penalty provisions for breaches of import and export | ||
| Administrative sanction (in terms of penalty) provisions in customs procedures | ||
| Penalty provisions for breaches of import and export (for animal, fisheries and plant) | ||
| Penalty provisions for breaches of import and export (for processed food, drugs, and cosmetics) | ||
Ireland |
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| Section 40 of Customs Act of 2015 | ||
| Explanatory website | ||
Israel |
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| Plant Protection Law, 1956 | ||
| Export Control Law - Plant and Products, 1954 | ||
| Law for the Control of Export of Animals and of Animal Products, 1957 | ||
| Regulations for Export Control of Plant and Products, 1979 | ||
| Animal Diseases Regulations (Import and Export of Products from Animals), 1988 | ||
| Plant Protection Regulations (Import and Sale of Chemical Preparations) Regulations, 1994 | ||
| Order for the Control, Import and Export of Diamonds, 1979 | ||
| Plant Protection Regulations (Import of plants, plant products, pests and regulated articles), 2009 | ||
| Pharmacists Ordinance, 1981 | ||
| Pharmacists Regulations (Preparations), 5746-1986 | ||
| Customs Regulations, 1965 | ||
| Customs Ordinance [New Version] | ||
| The Import Export Ordinance, 1979 | ||
| The Administrative Penalty Law, 1985 | ||
| Administrative Offenses Regulations (Administrative Penalty - Tax Legislation), 1987 | ||
Italy |
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| National Law: D.Lgs 141/2024 | ||
| Consolidated text of provisions governing customs matters: D.Lgs 15/01/2016 No. 8. | ||
Jamaica |
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| Jamaica Customs Agency | <p>Customs Act and Regulations</p> | |
| Jamaica Trade Information Portal | ||
| Plant Quarantine Produce Inspection Branch | <p>The Plant (Quarantine) Act </p><p>The Plants (Importation) Control Regulations, 1997</p> | |
| Hazardous Substances Regulatory Authority (HSRA) | <p>Nuclear Safety and Protection Act (2015) </p> | |
| The Veterinary Services Division | <p>The Animals (Diseases and Importation) Act</p><p>The Public Health Act and Regulations (Meat Inspection)1989</p><p>The Public Health Act and Regulations (Butchers) 1989</p><p>The Process Food Act</p><p>The Food & Drugs Act 1975</p><p>The Meat and Meat Products and Meat By-Products (Inspection… Read all <p>The Animals (Diseases and Importation) Act</p><p>The Public Health Act and Regulations (Meat Inspection)1989</p><p>The Public Health Act and Regulations (Butchers) 1989</p><p>The Process Food Act</p><p>The Food & Drugs Act 1975</p><p>The Meat and Meat Products and Meat By-Products (Inspection and Export) Act 1999</p> Hide | |
| Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries | <p>The Food & Drugs Act 1975</p><p>Processed Food Act</p><p>The Public Health Act</p> | |
| Ministry of Health & Wellness | <p>The Public Act</p><p>The Food & Drugs 1975</p><p>The Process Food Act</p> | |
| The National Compliance and Regulatory Authority | <p>The Standards (labelling of Processed Food) Regulations, 1974 </p><p>The Standards Regulations, 1983</p> | |
Japan |
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| Other related border agencies | The Law on Securing Quality, Efficacy and Safety of Products Including Pharmaceuticals and Medical devices Articles 83-9 and 84.18-23, 26 and 27 | |
| Other related border agencies | Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Act Articles 64, 65, 66-3, 72 and 73-2 | |
| Other related border agencies | Cannabis Control Act Article 24 | |
| Other related border agencies | Stimulants Control Act Articles 41 and 41-3 | |
| Other related border agencies | Opium Control Act Article 51 | |
| Other related border agencies | Invasive Alien Species Act Article 32.3 and 33.5 | |
| Other related border agencies | Wildlife Protection, Control and Hunting Management Act Article 83.4, 84.5 and 86.1 | |
| Other related border agencies | Act on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity through Regulations on the Use of LMOs Article 39 and 42 | |
| Other related border agencies | Act on Conservation of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Article 57.2 | |
| Customs | <p>Penalty Provisions</p> | |
| Other related border agencies | Agricultural Chemicals Regulation Law Article 17 | |
| Other related border agencies | Fertilizer Regulation Act Article 36 and 37 | |
| Other related border agencies | Plant Protection Act Articles 39, 40, 41 and 42 | |
| Other related border agencies | Domestic Animal Infectious Control Law Articles 63, 64 and 66 | |
| Other related border agencies | Rabies Prevention Law Article 26 | |
| Other related border agencies | <p>Food Sanitation Act - Articles 81, 82, 83, 85 and 88</p> | |
| Other related border agencies | Act on Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care for Patients of Infectious Diseases Article 77 | |
| Other related border agencies | Act on Safety Assurance and Quality Improvement of Feeds Articles 67.1 and 70.2 | |
| Other related border agencies | Law for Ensuring the Safety of Pet Food Articles 18.1 and 19.1 | |
| Other related border agencies | Act on the Protection of Fishery Resources Articles 36-2, 37.1, 37.2, 39, 40.1 and 41 | |
| Other related border agencies | Act on Stabilization of Supply, Demand and Prices of Staple Food Article 62 | |
| Other related border agencies | <p> Act on Securing Quality, Efficacy and Safety of Products Including Pharmaceuticals and Medical devices -</p><p>Articles 83-9 and 84.19-25, 26 and 27</p><p> </p> | |
| Other related border agencies | <p> Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Act - Articles 64, 65, 66-3, 72 and 73-2</p><p> </p><p> </p> | |
| Other related border agencies | <p> Cannabis Control Act - Article 24</p><p> </p><p><br></p> | |
| Other related border agencies | <p> Stimulants Control Act - Articles 41 and 41-3</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br></p> | |
| Other related border agencies | <p> Opium Control Act - Article 51</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br></p> | |
| Other related border agencies | <p> Invasive Alien Species Act - Article 32.3 and 33.5</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br></p> | |
| Other related border agencies | <p> Wildlife Protection, Control and Hunting Management Act - Article 83.4, 84.5 and 86.1</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br></p> | |
| Other related border agencies | <p> Act on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity through Regulations on the Use of LMOs -</p><p>Article 39 and 42</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br></p> | |
| Other related border agencies | <p> Act on Conservation of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora</p><p>Article 57.2</p><p> </p> | |
Kazakhstan |
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| The State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan | ||
Kenya |
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| Kenya Revenue Authority | <p>Customs website</p> | |
Korea, Republic of |
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| Korea Customs Service | For all goods. | |
| Korea Customs Service | For all goods. Guidance booklets. | |
| Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs | Animals, Animal products, Plants and plant products(pests and diseases) | |
| Ministry of Food and Drug Safety | Foods, Drugs, Medical devices, Cosmetics | |
| Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries | Fish, Crustaceans, Molluscs, Aquatic Invertebrates and their germ, Seaweed, Aquatic plants | |
| Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning | Communication apparatus, Transmission apparatus, Radar apparatus, Parts | |
| Ministry of Environment | Chemical, Hazardous Chemical, Wastes, Hazardous Waste, Endangered Wild Life, Globally Endangered Wildlife | |
| Nuclear Safety and Security Commission | Strategic Commodities, Nuclear Materials and Trigger List items under the NPT, Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement and Additional Protocol | |
| Korean Agency for Technology and Standards | Electrical Appliances and Consumer Products, Children’s Products | |
Kuwait, the State of |
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| General Admiration of Customs | <p> Chapter (VII)</p><p>Fines imposed on the customs offences </p><p> </p> | |
Kyrgyz Republic |
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| The Ministry of Economy of the Kyrgyz Republic | ||
| The State Customs Services under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic | ||
| The State Tax Service of the Kyrgyz Republic | ||
| The Single Window Center under the Ministry of Economy of the Kyrgyz Republic | ||
| Agency for Automotive, Water Transport and Weight Control under the Ministry of Transport and Road of the Kyrgyz Republic | ||
| Department for Disease Prevention and State Sanitary-Epidemiological Surveillance of the Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic | ||
| The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic | ||
| The State Agency for Environmental Protection and Forestry under Government of the Kyrgyz Republic | ||
| The State Inspection for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Safety under Government of the Kyrgyz Republic | ||
Lao People's Democratic Republic |
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| Custom Law (2011) | ||
Latvia |
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| Guidelines on penalties | ||
| Section 29 of the Customs Law Section 64 of Veterinary Medicine | ||
| Section 7 of the law On Declaration of Cash at the State Border |
The Criminal Law Articles 190.; 190.1; 191.; 195.2 |
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Lesotho |
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| <p>Lesotho currently does not have any provisions on the matter.</p> | ||
Liberia |
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| Liberia Revenue Authority | Liberia Revenue Code Chapter 17A. Fines, Penalties and Forfeitures | |
Liechtenstein |
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| Custom's Law, Penal Provisions | ||
Lithuania |
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| Art. 208, 210-217 of the Code of Administrative Offenses Art. 199-200 of the Criminal Code | ||
| Explanatory website | <p><a href="https://muitine.lrv.lt/lt/teisine-informacija/teisine-atsakomybe/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://muitine.lrv.lt/lt/teisine-informacija/teisine-atsakomybe/</strong></a></p> | |
Luxembourg |
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| Chapter XXIV of the Customs and Excise law (art. 220 to 266) | ||
Macao, China |
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| Macao Customs service | Import, Export and transit Clearance | |
| Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau | Live animals, meat, animal products, fish, crustaceans and molluscs, vegetables, live plants and mushroom spawn | |
| Health Bureau |
https://www.gov.mo/zh-hant/services/ps-1570/ |
Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances; pharmaceutical products and medicines (including western medicines and Chinese proprietary medicines); milk modified for infant feeding; diagnostic and laboratory reagents; pesticides; essential oil; therapeutic preparations for use on the hair; and chemic… Read all Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances; pharmaceutical products and medicines (including western medicines and Chinese proprietary medicines); milk modified for infant feeding; diagnostic and laboratory reagents; pesticides; essential oil; therapeutic preparations for use on the hair; and chemicals, chemical fertilisers, colouring matter and dyes. Hide |
| Macao Economic Bureau | Alcoholic beverages, tobacco and petroleum products; optical disc manufacturing equipment and raw materials; ozone-depleting substances; endangered species of animals and plants; narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances (controlled chemicals of 1988 un convention). | |
| Transport Bureau | Vehicles | |
| Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau | Telecommunication and radiocommunication apparatus | |
| Macao Security Police | Arms and ammunition, and explosives | |
Madagascar |
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| Direction Générale des Douanes | <p>Code de douanes </p> | |
Malawi |
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| Malawi Revenue Authority | Customs and Excise Act and Regulations | |
| Department of Road Safety Services | Road Traffic Act and Regulations | |
Malaysia |
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| General: Part XIV of the Customs Act 1967 is on Offences and Penalties | ||
Maldives |
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| List of all penalty provisions for breaches of import, export, or transit formalities | ||
Malta |
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| Articles 60 to 62 - Chapter 37 "Customs Ordinance" of the Laws of Malta | ||
Mauritius |
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| MRA, Customs | ||
Mexico |
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| Ley Aduanera, Título Octavo Infracciones y sanciones en su Capítulo único, Artículos 176-202 | ||
| Código Fiscal de la Federación, Artículo 105 | ||
| Ley de Comercio Exterior, Artículo 94 | ||
Moldova, Republic of |
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| Custom's Code, Penal Provisions | <p>Penalties are specified in the Customs Code, penal provisions, as well as in other relevant acts. These are also referring to IPRs and enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights through Border Measures</p> | |
Mongolia |
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| Customs General Administration of Mongolia | ||
| Mongolia Trade Information Portal | ||
Montenegro |
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| Penalties are specified in the Customs law, Articles 237-279a, as well as in other relevant acts. | ||
Morocco |
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| Administration des Douanes et Impôts Indirects | ||
Mozambique |
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| Approves the general regime for tax infractions | <p>Decreto No. 46/2002 de 26 de Dezembro</p> | |
| General rules for customs clearance of goods | <p>Diploma Ministerial No. 16/2012 de 1 Fevereiro</p> | |
| General regime for tax infractions | <p>Decreto No. 46/2002 de 26 de Dezembro</p> | |
Myanmar |
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| Customs Department | <p>Penalties Provisions for import</p> | |
Namibia |
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| Customs and Excise Department | <p>Penalty provisions: Customs & Excise Act 20 of 1998 – Chapter XI</p> | |
Nepal |
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| Department of Customs | <p> Penalty provisions</p><p> </p> | |
Netherlands |
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| Provisions in Dutch penal law, in particular article 72-88 related to taxes and articles 11.1-11:14 of General Customs laws | ||
| Explanatory website | ||
New Zealand |
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| New Zealand Customs Service | <p>Customs and Exercise Act 1996</p> | |
| New Zealand Customs Service | <p>Administrative penalties</p> | |
| Ministry for Primary Industries | <p>Biosecurity Act 1993</p> | |
Nicaragua |
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| Dirección General de Servicios Aduaneros (DGA) | <p>Legislación nacional: 1. Ley No. 265, Ley que Establece el Autodespacho para la Importación, Exportación y Otros Regímenes, publicada en La Gaceta, "Diario Oficial" No. 219 del 17 de noviembre de 1997 2. Ley No. 421, Ley de Valoración Aduanera y de Reforma a la Ley No. 265, "Ley que Establece el … Read all <p>Legislación nacional: 1. Ley No. 265, Ley que Establece el Autodespacho para la Importación, Exportación y Otros Regímenes, publicada en La Gaceta, "Diario Oficial" No. 219 del 17 de noviembre de 1997 2. Ley No. 421, Ley de Valoración Aduanera y de Reforma a la Ley No. 265, "Ley que Establece el Autodespacho para la Importación, Exportación y Otros Regímenes", publicada en La Gaceta, "Diario Oficial" No. 111 del 14 de junio de 2002 3. Ley No. 641, Código Penal, publicada en La Gaceta, "Diario Oficial" No. 83, 84, 85, 86 y 87 del 5, 6, 7, 8 y 9 de mayo de 2008.</p> Hide | |
| Instituto de Protección y Sanidad Agropecuaria (IPSA) | Ley 291 Básica de Salud Animal y Sanidad Vegetal | |
| Comisión Nacional de Registro y Control de Sustancias Tóxicas (CNRCST) | Reglamento Ley 274. Ley Básica para la Regulación y Control de Plaguicidas, sustancias Tóxicas, Peligrosas y otras Similares. Capítulo XVII. Causas de Retención. Capítulo XXVII. Infracciones y Sanciones. | |
| Ministerio del Ambiente y Recursos Naturales |
Ley N° 217, Ley General del Medio Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales refundida Gaceta N° 20 del 31 de enero de 2014. Titulo V. De las competencias, acciones y sanciones en materia administrativa y judicial |
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| Direction Générale des Douanes | ||
Nigeria |
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| Nigeria Customs Service | <p> Nigeria Customs Service website</p><p> </p> | |
North Macedonia |
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| Customs Administration of Republic of Macedonia | <p>Penalty provisions are in Title 9 Chapter 2</p> | |
Norway |
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| Act relating to customs duties (Customs Duty Act) | <p> The relevant sections concerning penalty provisions are in Chapter 12 </p><p> </p> | |
| Act relating to the importation and exportation of goods (Movement of Goods Act) | <p> The relevant sections concerning penalty provisions are in Chapter 12</p><p> </p> | |
| Regulations concerning customs duty (Customs Duty Regulations) | <p> The relevant sections concerning penalty provisions are in Chapter 12 </p><p> </p> | |
| Regulations concerning importation and exportation of goods (Movement of Goods Regulations) | <p> The relevant sections concerning penalty provisions are in Chapter 12</p><p> </p> | |
Oman |
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| Directorate General of Customs | ||
| Ministry of Environment and Climate Affaires | Chemical substances, Radioactive Substances, Ozone Depletion Substances | |
Pakistan |
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| Federal Board of Revenue Custom Department | <p>Penalty provisions</p> | |
Papua New Guinea |
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| PNG Customs Services | <p> Legislation (Customs Act 1951)</p><p> </p> | |
Paraguay |
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| Dirección Nacional de Ingresos Tributarios | <p> Digesto normativo</p><p> </p> | |
Peru |
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| Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria - SUNAT | ||
Philippines |
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| Customs Modernization and Tariff Act of 2016 | <p>The relevant sections concerning penalty provisions are in Title XIV Offenses and Penalties</p> | |
Poland |
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| General: Chapter 7 of Penal Fiscal Code (Journal of Laws 2016, item 2137, as amended) | <p><strong>Journal of Laws 2021, item 408, as amended</strong></p> | |
| Strategic goods: Article 33 of Act of 29 November 2000 on foreign trade in goods, technologies and services of strategic importance to national security, as well as the maintenance of national peace and security.as well as the maintenance of national peac | <p><strong>Journal of law 2020, item 509</strong></p> | |
Portugal |
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| Articles 92 to 112 of the General Regime on Tax Infractions, approved by Law no. 15/2001, of 5/6. | ||
Qatar |
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| Customs Authorities | <p> Laws</p><p> </p> | |
Romania |
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| Articles 654-657 from the Government Decision no. 707/2006 | ||
Russian Federation |
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| Treaty on the Customs Code of the Eurasian Economic Union of 11 April 2017 | ||
| Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation No. 195-FZ of 30 December 2001 | ||
Rwanda |
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| Ministry of Trade and Industry |
East African Community Customs Regulations, 2010. East African Community Customs Management Act, 2011 |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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| St. Kitts and Nevis Customs and Excise Department | ||
| Department of Agriculture (Plant Quarantine) | <p>Plant Protection Act (Third and Fourth Schedules)</p> | |
Samoa |
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| Ministry of Customs and Revenue | <p> Refer to Part 11 and Part 14 of the Customs Act 2014</p><p> </p> | |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
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| Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority | ||
Seychelles |
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| Seychelles Revenue Commission | <p>Customs Offences</p> | |
Singapore |
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Slovak Republic |
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| Article 7, paragraph 2, letter v) of the Act No. 35/2019 Coll. on Financial administrations | ||
Slovenia |
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| Articles 46 and 47 National Act Implementing The Customs Legislation of the EU (Official Gazette RS, Nr. 32/2016) | ||
South Africa |
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| SARS South African Revenue Service | <p> Administrative Penalties</p><p> </p> | |
Spain |
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| General tax law - Law 58/2003 | ||
| Royal Decree 2036/2004 of 15 October laying down the general regulation on the tax sanctions regime | ||
| Ley Orgánica 12/1995, de 12 de diciembre, de Represión del Contrabando | ||
Sweden |
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| Tullag (2016:253) Swedish Customs Act Chapter 5, 1-21 §§ | ||
| Explanatory website | ||
Switzerland |
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| Loi sur les douanes, dispositions pénales | ||
Taipei, Chinese |
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| Articles 73 - 94 of the Customs Act | ||
| Articles 31, 31-1, 36, 37, and 39 1 of the Customs Anti Smuggling Act | ||
Tajikistan |
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| Ministry of Justice | Provides information on legislation on penalty provisions for breaches of import, export, or transit formalities | |
| Customs Services | Provides detailed information on penalty provisions for breaches of import, export, or transit formalities | |
Tanzania |
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| Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) | <p>Customs penalties</p> | |
| Tanzania Atomic Energy Commission (TAEC) | The Atomic Energy Act, 2002 | |
| Zanzibar Bureau of Standards (ZBS) | <p>ZBS Act and Regulations</p> | |
| Tanzania Ports authority (TPA) | <p>Penalty provisions for breaches of formalities</p> | |
Thailand |
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| Customs Department | <p>Sanction on Customs act B.E.2560</p> | |
| Department of Mineral Resources | <p>Fossil Protection Act B.E.2551</p> | |
| Department of Fisheries | <p>Royal Ordinance on Fisheries B.E. 2558 and Royal Ordinance on Fisheries B.E. 2560</p> | |
| Department of Livestock Development | <p>Control of Animal Slaughter for the Distribution of Meat ACT, B.E. 2559 (2016)</p> | |
| Department of Agriculture | <p>Plant Quarantine Act B.E. 2507 amended by Plant Quarantine Act (NO. 2) B.E. 2542 and Plant Quarantine Act (NO. 3) B.E. 2551</p> | |
| Department of Primary Industries and Mines | <p>Minerals Act B.E. 2560 (2017), Section 166 (unofficial translated title)</p> | |
| Department of Industrial Works | <p>Penalties of import and export of hazardous substances (not include the Custom Act)</p> | |
| Department of Military Industry |
Control of Exports of Armaments and War Materials out of the Kingdom Act B.E. 2495 Arms Control Act, B.E. 2530 (1987) |
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| Department of Medical Sciences | <p>Procedures for importation, exportation, and transit pathogens and animal toxins</p> | |
| Food and Drug Administration | <p> Importation of food, medicine, cosmetic, hazardous substances used in household, medical device, narcotic and psychotropic substances. Click "English version" > "Law and Regulations governing Health Products"</p> | |
Togo |
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| Conseil national des chargeurs du Togo (CNCT) | Recours aux Pénalités en cas de non-respect des procédures en matière des importations et des exportations des produits | |
| Ministère de l'Economie et des Finances/Commissariat des Douanes et Droits Indirects (CDDI) | Code des douanes national 2018 | |
Tonga |
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| Ministry of Revenue and Customs | <p>Part 12 of Customs and Excise Management Act 2007 for Customs administrative penalties and offences.</p><p>Section 95 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 2007 Charges persons forcreates the customs offence of importation of prohibited or restricted goods, some under customs law or any other … Read all <p>Part 12 of Customs and Excise Management Act 2007 for Customs administrative penalties and offences.</p><p>Section 95 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 2007 Charges persons forcreates the customs offence of importation of prohibited or restricted goods, some under customs law or any other law in Tonga. Other pieces of legislation also have specific offences relating toprovisions governing the prohibition and restriction of specific goods that they regulate. For e.g. the Ozone Layer Protection Act section 22 contains specific offences relating to ODSOzone depleting substances (ODS)</p><p><br></p> Hide | |
Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Ministry of Trade and Industry | ||
Tunisia |
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| Direction générale des douanes | ||
Türkiye |
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| Ministry of Trade | <p>Decree regarding Technical Regulations Regime number 2013/4284 stipulates that sanctions shall apply for failures to comply.</p> | |
| Ministry of Trade | <p>Penalties for failure to comply with the relevant legislation related to the determination of the customs value of the goods</p> | |
| Ministry of Trade | Penalty provisions regarding to the transit time limit in the Turkish Customs Code | |
Uganda |
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| Uganda Revenue Authority | <p>EAC Customs management Act</p> | |
| EAC (East African Community) | ||
| EAC (East African Community) | <p>Uganda Trade Portal</p> | |
Ukraine |
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| State Customs Service of Ukraine | ||
United Arab Emirates |
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| Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security | <p> GCC Unified Customs Guide</p><p> </p><p> </p> | |
United Kingdom |
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| HM Revenue & Customs | <p>Notice 301: Civil penalties for contraventions of customs law</p> | |
United States |
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| Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures | See 19 CFR Part 171 - Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures. Internet availability (if applicable). | |
Uruguay |
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| Dirección Nacional de Aduanas– Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas | ||
Vanuatu |
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| Customs Act | ||
| Biosecurity restrictions and prohibitions to be published on its website | ||
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |
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| Ministerio del Poder Popular de Economía y Finanzas - Ministerio del Poder Popular de Comercio Exterior | <p><span style="color: black;">Disposiciones sobre sanciones por infracción de las formalidades de importación, exportación o tránsito.</span></p> | |
Viet Nam |
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| General Department of Viet Nam Customs | ||
Zimbabwe |
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| Zimbabwe Revenue Authority | <p>Procedure for import, export, transit and required forms and documents.</p><p>Customs & Excise Act [CAP 23:02];</p><p>Customs and Excise (General) Regulations, 2001, SI 154 of 2001</p> | |
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