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Enhancing Public Availability of Customs Information

In the Islamic Countries

118

Pillar

Question

Score

Information Availability Publication of decisions and examples of Customs classification

0

Information Availability Publication of necessary information on advance rulings

1

Information Availability Penalty provisions for breaches of import and export formalities published

0

Information Availability Applicable legislation published on Internet

1

Information Availability Publication of judicial decisions on Customs matters

0

Information Availability Dedicated interactive page for professional users/companies

2

Information Availability User manuals available online

2

Information Availability

Quality/User friendliness of the research/help function of the Customs

website

2

Information Availability Transparency of government policymaking

1

Involvement of Trade

Community

Public consultations between traders and other interested parties and

government

2

Involvement of Trade

Community

General notice-and-comment framework procedures in place, applicable to

trade and border issues

1

Involvement of Trade

Community

Are there established guidelines and procedures in place, governing the

public consultation process

2

Involvement of Trade

Community

Targeted stakeholders

2

Involvement of Trade

Community

Number of public consultations

Involvement of Trade

Community

Drafts published prior to entry into force

1

Involvement of Trade

Community

Public comments taken into account

1

Involvement of Trade

Community

Communication of policy objectives

1

Advance Ruling

Issuance of binding advance rulings

2

Advance Ruling

Number of advance ruling requests on tariff classification

Advance Ruling

Number of advance ruling requests on origin

Advance Ruling

Total number of advance ruling requests

Advance Ruling

Length of time for which the advance ruling is valid (duration)

0

Advance Ruling

Publication of the maximum time by which the advance ruling will be issued

2

Advance Ruling

Maximum time by which the advance ruling will be issued

Advance Ruling

Percentage of advance rulings issued within the maximum issuance time

Advance Ruling

Information on advance rulings of significant general interest published

2

Advance Ruling

Possibility to request a review of an advance ruling or its revocation /

modification

0

Advance Ruling

Refusal to issue or the revocation of advance rulings is motivated

2

Appeal Procedures

Is information on procedural rules for appeal publicly available

2

Appeal Procedures

Independent or higher level administrative and/or judicial appeal

procedures available for customs decisions

2

Appeal Procedures

Timeliness of the appeal mechanism – time available for lodging and appeal

2

Appeal Procedures

Timeliness of the appeal mechanism – avoidance of undue delays

0

Appeal Procedures

Information available on the motives of the administration’s decisions

0