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Polish Polish CustomsCustoms Service ServiceAfter AccessionAfter Accession
PPOLISH OLISH CCUSTOMSUSTOMS S SERVICEERVICE
Wieslaw Czyżowicz. Director General, Undersecretary of State
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Presentation Presentation OOutlineutline
• Polish Customs Service: current state, plans• Challenges and priorities• PCS: EU Single Market – Legal Environment• Trade flow, EU external border• PCS: Security through cooperation• Conclusions
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CCurrenturrent State, State, PPlanslans
• Before accession 16 000 officers• Over 5 mln declarations/ reduced after accession by 80 %• After accession – restructurization of employment• New tasks and competencies- chance to maintain the level of employment
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PPOLISH OLISH CCUSTOMSUSTOMS S SECVICEECVICE
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CCurrent urrent SState, tate, PlaPlansns
• NEW COMPETENCIES–ExciseExcise–Import VATImport VAT–Illegal employmentIllegal employment–Control of gamblingControl of gambling–Common Agricultural PolicyCommon Agricultural Policy–International Trade StatisticsInternational Trade Statistics
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New New PPowersowers
• Pursuit, surveillance
• Coercive measures
• Covert investigations
• Controlled delivery
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• Consequences of accession
• New threats
• Need for higher security standards
• Effective control balanced with facilitation. New contents of an old challenge for Customs
Challenges and Challenges and priprioritiesorities
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EU Single Market; Legal EU Single Market; Legal EnvironmentEnvironment
•PCS- one of 25 EU Customs Services:•Fully harmonized legislation
•(Customs Code + Implementing Provision)
•Not fully harmonized-operational capacity: need for national, complementary legislation
•Responsibilities, Powers, Organization
•Standards to be maintained and strengthened:•Effective protection of EU Single Market•Effective and client friendly clearance•Flexibility•High security standards – new demands•Sufficient co-operation
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Ammendments of EU Ammendments of EU Customs CodeCustoms Code
I Stage•Authorized Economic Operator•Pre-arrival, Pre-departure Information
II Stage•Complex Modernization of Customs Code
–Client oriented–Simplificationof Procedures–Harmonization of Sanctions–Mission Statemt Included in CC–IT Requirements
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Kuźnica
Bobrowniki
Siemianówka
Czeremcha
Koroszczyn
Terespol
Sławatycze
Dorochusk
Zosin
Hrebenne
Korczowa
Medyka
Krościenko
External border crossings
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Braniewo
Głomno
Skandawa
Zubki B.
Hrubieszów
Werchrata
Połowce
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CZECH REP.SLOVAKIA
UK
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INE
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RU
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LITHUANIA
RUSSIA
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Customs offices where declarations may be processed Before May 2004
Inland 187 Border 146 Total 333
After 1 May 2004 Inland 112 Border 49 Total 161
Inland and Inland and BBorder order PPostsosts
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• PCS’ new powers
• Increased enforcement capacity
• Good and still improving cooperation at national and at international level
• Joint operations at national level
• Participation in JCO at international level
• Cooperation through Customs Attachés
• Accession to CIS and Naples II Conventions
• Preparedness to host European Border Agency
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PCS-Security through co-PCS-Security through co-operationoperation
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ConclusionsConclusions• Flexibility and efficiency
• Balance between facilitation and control. New EU regulations
• Freedom of choice for traders
• Minimizing risk of trade disruption
• Protection of competitiveness
•PCS prepared to meet new challenges
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Thank youThank you
for your attentionfor your attention
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