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ARTICLES

LEGAL RESOURSES

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    • ARTICLE 4: OBLIGATIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATORS OF SEAPORTS, AIRPORTS AND OF SERVICE PROVIDERS IN RAILROAD TERMINALS

    Persons who operate or manage seaports (RLA: Art. 16), international airports or provide auxiliary services in passenger and cargo railroad terminals, must comply with the guidelines determined by customs authorities for the control, surveillance and security of the customs precinct and of the foreign-trade merchandise, for which they will be obliged to (LA: Art. 186) (LA: Art. 187):

  • Make available to customs authorities within customs precinct adequate facilities for functions involved in the customs clearance of merchandise and other functions derived from this Law, as well as to cover the expenses implied in the maintenance of said facilities.

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    The facilities must be previously approved by customs authorities and must be included in the respective master development program of the Integral Port Administration (Administración Portuaria Integral) or, if applicable, in the documents specifying the construction of passenger or cargo railroad terminals, as well as international airports.

     

  • Acquire, install, maintain and make available the customs authorities, the following equipment:

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  • "X-ray", "gamma-ray" or any other technological means, that allows revision of merchandise inside containers, parcels or boxcars, without damaging them, in accordance with the requirements established by the Regulations of this Law.

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  • Weighing of merchandise contained in trucks, trailers, boxcars, containers and any other containing means, as well as providing customs authorities, in the terms that the Tax Administration Service (Servicio de Administración Tributaria) establishes through general rules, the information obtained from merchandise and tare weighing.
  • Closed circuit video and audio cameras for control, security and surveillance.

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  • Electric power generation, security and telecommunication equipment that allows the continuous and uninterrupted operation of the customs data processing system in accordance with the guidelines that the Tax Administration Service (Servicio de Administración Tributaria) indicates by general rules.
  • Automated systems for the control of the entrance and exit of the customs precincts of persons, merchandise and transportation means, as well as the other means of control previously authorized by customs authorities.