4. pants

Detection and

prevention of infringements of customs rules

As the movement of goods and

people through the territory of the Republic of Latvia grows, the

number of possible infringements will increase. This will

necessitate either a considerable increase in staff or a change

in the way in which controls are applied. The former will not be

economical or efficient so the latter is inevitable. Therefore

the Customs Service will increasingly base its control on risk

analysis and post-import verification.

The Customs Service of the

Republic of Latvia has established mobile units, which are active

throughout the customs territory of Latvia. Such units need

extension and improvement of their working methods, for the

Customs Service to be able to effectively discover and prevent

fraud.

In order to facilitate the

determination of risk factors concerning goods, businesses,

private persons, and exporting countries, modern information

technologies will be applied. These include the Trade Information

Management System and the ASYCUDA++ declaration processing

system. A comprehensive information system will be established to

integrate all databases being at the disposal of the SRS, as well

as of other state law enforcement institutions.

The provision of accurate and

timely operational information is essential to the development of

risk analysis and profiling techniques. The National Customs

Board will ensure that, as far as possible, operational

intelligence is co-ordinated and made available to all officers

who have a legitimate need. In order to achieve this it will

develop mutual assistance agreements and memoranda of

understanding with foreign customs administrations.