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UNIT 4
FREE ZONES
posts are located at either side of the river. The facilities on the Lithuanian side are permanent brick and concrete buildings with two lanes provided in each direction. One lane is used for cars and buses, the other for trucks only. Kybartai is located on the eastern edge of Kaliningrad and lies on the main route east to Kaunas. This post is in the centre of Kybartai town near the narrow bridge over the river. The buildings are of a temporary design without proper heating and lighting. The construction of a new bridge would also be desirable. The traffic flow (per day) on these border posts is as follows:
Kybartai
100
lorries
30
buses
450
passenger cars
Panemune
80 lorries
20 buses
400 passenger cars
Briefly explain the situation described in the above texts to your partner and ask him what could be done to improve the situation.
5. © Put "yes" or "no" after each sentence.
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Facilitation of trade and compliance are mutually exclusive, i.e. more facilitation means less control and/or compliance.
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The needs of business and trade for fast clearance of import and export traffic have to be considered alongside the need for Customs compliance checks on goods and people.
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Many initiatives and measures fail through lack of support at the highest level.
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Customs Services play a key role in achieving national objectives in the areas of revenue collection, trade and industry policy and community protection.
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The direction and the shape of a Customs Service is decided by its staff.
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The Russian Customs Service must develop as an authority and not as an administration or service.
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