Download or read book Are Simplified Customs Procedures for Imports Effectively Controlled? written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simplified customs procedures for imports are a key element of EU customs and trade facilitation policy. This report analyzes whether the two most important simplified procedures, the simplified declaration procedure and the local clearance procedure are effectively controlled in order to protect adequately the financial and trade policy interests of the EU. The report also considers whether the Commission has developed a sound control approach for such procedures and whether member states actually carry out effective controls based on such an approach.--Publisher's description.