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UNIT 4

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7. Customs organization must pay little attention to offering a service to the trade or the public.

8. Customs organization must work only in the interests of government.

9. Customs Service must recognize and meet the needs of its clients and stakeholders.

10. Society expects Government, through Customs, to provide protection at coasts and borders against traffic in illegal or restricted goods, such as drugs, firearms, heritage items, endangered species, pornography, etc.

10. NAFTA, OPEC and TIR are trading blocks.

11. Customs is a statement of a nation's sovereignty.

12. There are 13 members in the World Customs Organization today.

10. "The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves." (W. Hazlitt³)

Compare your answers with your partner's. Give your reasons.

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6. (У) Find the odd ones out.

the following items:

• transport-unit (type, identification No.)

• declarant's telephone number

• marks, numbers; numbers and kind of packages

• description of goods

• gross weight per consignment in kilos

• declarant's passport

• list of documents attached

• place, date and signature of declarant

The declarant is normally required to declare

• name and address of consignor

• name and address of declarant

• name and postal address of consignee

• mode of transport

• identification of means of transport

• photo of containers

• seals,etc, affixed

• place of loading

• driver's licence

• office of destination

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