UNIT V. THE RUSSIAN CUSTOMS SERVICE

PART A. STRATEGIC goals

During the Soviet period foreign trade was strictly monopolized in the USSR, and Customs didn’t play any significant role in the economy.

Nowadays the Russian Customs Service is carrying out the same functions as the Customs of other developed countries: fiscal function, regulation of foreign trade by means of tariff and non-tariff methods, law enforcement, collection of customs statistics concerning foreign trade, etc.

However, the main task of Russian Customs is the protection of the economic interests of the country, national treasures and cultural and historical properties.

Customs policy has a greater importance in Russia’s regulation of economic activities than in industrial countries with developed market economies. The integration and WTO development has brought to zero the average customs duty payment in Europe. But in the Russian Federation duty collection is one of the most important functions.

Much was done to create customs legislation in Russia. Two important laws were put into power: “The Customs codeof the Russian Federation” and “On Customs tariff”.

Today the Russian Federation has a modern multi-functioning Customs Service which is able to take a deserving place in market economy regulation. Everyone treats the Russian Customs Service as an equal one and this means that Russia is becoming a full and equal member of the world community.

Working on the text

Ex.1. Read the text and answer the following questions:

1. What role did Russian customs play in the Soviet period?

2. What functions does it carry out today?

3. What is the main task of Russian Customs?

4. What have the integration and WTO development resulted in?

5. What laws were put into power?

6. How can the Russian Customs Service be characterized nowadays?

Ex.2. Find in the text the words which follow the verbs below.

to play ___________

to carry out ____________

to create _____________

to take ____________

to treat ____________

to become ____________

Ex.3. Open the brackets and put the given verbs into the passive form.

1. Foreign trade (to monopolize) in the USSR.

2. Much (to do) to create customs legislation.

3. Two important laws (to put) into power.

4. The Russian Customs Service (to treat) as equal.

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