7. Read Text 2 again to fill in the gaps.

1. In accordance with the Russian legislation, customs officers shall bear ..., ..., ... and other responsibility for their unlawful decisions and actions.

2. The customs authorities have the right to apprehend motor vehicles which are not involved in ... ... of goods.

3. These vehicles are apprehended for the purpose of ... ... and ... .

4. The customs authorities may only apprehend such motor vehicles in the ... ... ... .

5. The customs control zones are ... along the customs ... .

6. The ... time limit designated for inspecting ... and ... shall not ... two hours.

7. The fact of ... of goods and the waybills is registered in ... .

8. One copy of said report is handed ... to the goods ... .

9. In case of initiation of a ... for an administrative offence, motor vehicles are placed to the territory of a ... ... .

10. In such a situation, said motor vehicle may not remain in the temporary-storage warehouse when it is liable for ... .

Focus on Grammar

8. Remake the following sentences using the Complex Object:

Example. He saw that she drove off about an hour later. – He saw her drive off about an hour later.

1. I felt that the Customs inspector worried about the entry declaration.

2. He heard that someone called his name at the checkpoint.

3. They heard how the woman uttered a little exclamation.

4. I would like to see how he would fill in the form.

5. I expect that you will join our Customs tour.

6. We had not expected that she would reply, but she did.

7. We knew that he was a fair Customs officer.

8. I don’t like it that you repeat this nonsense.

9. I hate it when people in the queue speak so cynically.

10. We expect that they will pass through all the procedures by seven.

9. Translate from Russian into English using the Complex Object:

1. Я хочу, чтобы все путешественники знали об этом таможенном правиле.

2. Мне хотелось бы, чтобы инспектор досмотрел груз в этом контейнере.

3. Я рассчитываю, что письмо придет завтра.

4. Он не рассчитывал, что груз придет так поздно.

5. Я знаю, что он пунктуальный служащий.

6. Мы не рассчитывали, что вы так много сделаете.

7. Она знала, что он очень занятой человек.

8. Я не люблю, когда ты забываешь свои обязанности.

9. Я терпеть не могу, когда он говорит людям, что им следует делать все время.

10. Я терпеть не могу, когда меня подозревают в провозе контрабанды на границе.

Text 3

1. Scan the text and give a name to each paragraph. Use a vocabulary below. Make a review of the text. Rights and Responsibilities of the Customs of India

Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) or simply the Board is a part of the Department of Revenue under the Ministry of Finance, Government of India. It deals with the tasks of formulation of policy concerning levy and collection of Customs and Central Excise duties, Service Tax prevention of smuggling and administration of matters relating to Customs, Central Excise, Service Tax and Narcotics to the extent under CBEC's purview. The Board is the administrative authority for its subordinate organizations, including Custom Houses, Central Excise & Customs Commissionerates and the Central Revenues Control Laboratory.

The important Customs related functions includes the following:

(a) Collection of Customs duties on imports and exports as per basic Customs laws (Customs Act, 1962 and Customs Tariff Act, 1975);

(b) Enforcement of various provisions of the Customs Act, 1962 governing imports and exports of cargo, baggage, postal articles and arrival and departure of vessels, aircrafts etc.;

(c) Discharge of agency functions and enforcing prohibitions and restrictions on imports and exports under various legal enactments;

(d) Prevention of smuggling including interdiction of narcotics drug trafficking; and

(e) International passenger clearance.

The Customs functions cover substantial areas of activities involving international passengers, general public, importers, exporters, traders, manufacturers, carriers, port and airport authorities, postal authorities and various other Government/semi-Government agencies, Banks etc. However, at any Customs station there are various other agencies/parties that are involved. On its part, the Customs is continuously rationalizing and modernizing its Customs procedures through adoption of EDI and global best practices. Also, as a member of the World Customs Organization, Indian Customs has adopted various international Customs Conventions and procedures including the Revised Kyoto Convention, Harmonized Classification System, GATT based valuation etc.

No vessel/aircraft can leave a Customs station unless a written order for port clearance is given by the proper officer of Customs. This permission for departure is given subject to the satisfaction of the proper officer that all the prescribed formalities have been fulfilled, duties/penalties etc., have been paid or secured.

The Preventive Officers are authorized to board the vessels/aircrafts to take suitable declarations, Crew property list etc., and to check whether there are any goods which are not declared for unloading at a particular Customs station in the IGM with intention to smuggle them without following the prescribed formalities and payment of duties. A thorough examination and checking of the vessels/aircrafts is also undertaken – known as rummaging - on selective basis taking due note of the past history of the vessel, the area/country from which the vessels are arriving, the intelligence report etc.

The Preventive staff of the Customs also keep a very careful vigil for checking any illegal activities and develop intelligence to guard against any possible attempts of unauthorized removals from the docks, unloading of unmanifested cargo etc.

Notes

to levy – взимать пошлины

duty collection – сбор налогов и пошлин

extent – мера, степень, граница, рамки, пределы

purview – компетенция, сфера, область деятельности

subordinate – подчиненный, второстепенный, придаточный

enactment – законодательный акт

prevention – предотвращение

interdiction – запрет

customs clearance – таможенная очистка

to secure – гарантировать, получать

IGM (Import General Manifest) – общая декларация об импорте

thorough examination – тщательный досмотр

to rummage – обыскивать

intelligence – разведка, сведения

vigil – дежурство