BWBV0001306
Geldig vanaf 01-05-1998
Artikel 2
Verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Verenigde Staten van Amerika inzake wederzijdse administratieve bijstand ten behoeve van de juiste toepassing van de douanewetgeving en de voorkoming, opsporing en bestrijding van inbreuken op de douanewetgeving
1. The Customs Administrations shall afford each other administrative assistance under the terms set out in this Agreement for the proper application of customs law and for the prevention, investigation and combating of customs offenses.
2. All assistance under this Agreement by either Contracting Party shall be performed in accordance with its domestic law and within the limits of its Customs Administration's competence and available resources.
3. This Agreement is intended solely for the mutual administrative assistance between the Contracting Parties. Without prejudice to the constitutional law of the Contracting Parties, the provisions of this Agreement shall not give rise to a right on the part of any private person to obtain, suppress or exclude any evidence or to impede the execution of a request.
4. If assistance on matters dealt with in this Agreement should be afforded in accordance with another co-operation agreement in force between the Contracting Parties, the requested administration shall indicate which relevant authorities are concerned. In particular, mutual assistance in criminal matters, including criminal customs matters, between the parties shall be exclusively governed by the bilateral Treaty on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed at The Hague on 12 June 1981, the bilateral Agreement Regarding Mutual Cooperation in the Tracing, Freezing, Seizure and Forfeiture of Proceeds and Instrumentalities of Crime and the Sharing of Forfeited Assets, signed at Washington on 20 November 1992 and, as the case may be, any multilateral Convention in force between the Contracting Parties dealing with legal assistance in criminal proceedings with respect to illicit traffic in controlled items.
2. All assistance under this Agreement by either Contracting Party shall be performed in accordance with its domestic law and within the limits of its Customs Administration's competence and available resources.
3. This Agreement is intended solely for the mutual administrative assistance between the Contracting Parties. Without prejudice to the constitutional law of the Contracting Parties, the provisions of this Agreement shall not give rise to a right on the part of any private person to obtain, suppress or exclude any evidence or to impede the execution of a request.
4. If assistance on matters dealt with in this Agreement should be afforded in accordance with another co-operation agreement in force between the Contracting Parties, the requested administration shall indicate which relevant authorities are concerned. In particular, mutual assistance in criminal matters, including criminal customs matters, between the parties shall be exclusively governed by the bilateral Treaty on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed at The Hague on 12 June 1981, the bilateral Agreement Regarding Mutual Cooperation in the Tracing, Freezing, Seizure and Forfeiture of Proceeds and Instrumentalities of Crime and the Sharing of Forfeited Assets, signed at Washington on 20 November 1992 and, as the case may be, any multilateral Convention in force between the Contracting Parties dealing with legal assistance in criminal proceedings with respect to illicit traffic in controlled items.
- Citeren als
- Art. 2
- Geldig vanaf
- Status
- Geldend recht
- Identificatie
- BWBV0001306
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- wetten.overheid.nl