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UNIT 4

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and other payments abroad, and the total amount it receives, from exports (both visible and invisible) and other receipts, is its Balance of ( b ) .

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BELARUS - THE FIRST STEPS

The Customs Service of the Republic of Belarus has increased the number of its officers from 1,500 at the time of its creation to the current 5,000 in just three years of existence this rapid increase in staff coupled with the pressures to upgrade the standard of performance of the service present the Customs Administration with considerable challenges one of which is the creation of a national training system other priorities have been identified as the creation of a well-equipped press centre drug dog service export control systems effective revenue collection systems statistical information processing systems and preparation of the groundwork necessary for the Republic of Belarus to accede to international Customs Conventions the accomplishment of these tasks requires a strong and skilled management structure and one of the staff development goals is the organization and execution of a Diagnostic Study of the Customs Service the achievement of all this calls for a step by step approach and long term planning the Customs Administration of the Republic of Belarus will count on international co-operation to achieve these goals so far the Administration has received a lot of assistance and the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Belarus expresses its appreciation for the

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