Historical Development Of Customs And Its Present Activities

Conten. Historical development of Lithuanian Customs and its present activities. Framework of the Lithuanian Customs. The mission of the Lithuanian customs. The aim of the Lithuanian customs. Goals and objectives of the Lithuanian customs. Lithuanian Customs as a member of international organisations. Lithuania is a member in United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. Lithuania is a member in World Trade Organisation. Lithuania is a member in Interpol. Sources of reference. Vocabulary.

The aim of the Customs Department is to seek the reliable protection of the society, market, environment and financial interests of the Republic of Lithuania and the EU in the field of international trade, the implementation of the EU Customs policy, of the common trade and of the other trade-related common Community policies.

Goals and objectives of the Lithuanian customs.

To support legitimate trade and strengthening competitiveness to ensure the correct payment of duties and taxes to fight against counterfeiting and piracy to process information, to evaluate the changes in trade nature and to perform risk assessment in order to identify financial fraud, terrorist and criminal activities, thus to contribute to the fight against other types of fraud, organised crime, drug trafficking and terrorism to protect the environment and citizens from all types of dangerous goods.

Lithuania is a member in World Customs Organisation.

Framework- sistema Violations- pažeidimai Annaxe-ankesuoti, prijungti Reliable- patikimas To support- paremti, padėti Independence- nepriklausomumas Proclaim- skelbti Provisional Bylaws- laikini įstatai, statutai Circumstances- materialinė padėtis, sąlygos Suffer- kentėti, nukentėti Enforce- vykdyti Charges- mokesčiai Favourable conditions – palankios sąlygos.