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Italien havde særlig interesse i fællesskabsforsendelsesordningens virkemåde, da landet har en lang grænse til Schweiz, hvor en stor del af trafikken går gennem.
Italy had a particular interest in the workings of common transit given that it has a long border with Switzerland, over which a great deal of transit traffic passes.
Delegationen fik forklaret, at samarbejdet med de schweiziske myndigheder volder betydelige problemer for italienerne, og navnlig ved efterforskningen af uregelmæssigheder eller bedragerier.
The delegation was given to understand that cooperation with the Swiss authorities had presented the Italians with some considerable problems, especially when it came to investigating apparent irregularities or fraud.
I den forbindelse havde italienerne tilstræbt og også opnået en større bilateral kontaktflade med schweizierne i et forsøg på at afhjælpe en del af de opståede problemer.
Within this context, the Italians had been seeking and had obtained a greater degree of bilateral contact with the Swiss in order to attempt to resolve some of the problems arising.
Erfaringer med bedragerier i forbindelse med fællesskabsforsendelsesordningen
Experience of Transit Fraud
Som det også gælder i andre lande, har det vist sig overordentlig vanskeligt for Italien at nå frem til et klart skøn over bedragerierne i forbindelse med forsendelsesordningen.
As elsewhere, it proved very difficult in Italy to arrive at any clear estimate of how much fraud there was within the transit system.
Der var dog enighed om, at de involverede beløb var ret betydelige, og at de fleste af bedragerierne skete med følsomme produkter.
Nevertheless, it was agreed that the amount concerned was substantial, most of all in the field of sensitive products.
De italienske myndigheder beskrev fire basismekanismer for bedrageri i forbindelse med fællesskabsforsendelsesordningen:
The Italian authorities described four basic mechanisms for defrauding the Community Transit System:
Manglende frembydelse af varer på bestemmelsesstedets toldkontor (ingen returnering af 5. gennemslagskopi ) Forfaslkning af dokumenter eller toldstempler (forfalskede eksemplarer af 5. gennemslagskopi) - Ugyldig kaution (f.eks. forfalskede kautionscertifikater) Utilstrækkelig kaution (forsætlig overskridelse af kautionsgrænserne)
Non-presentation of goods at destination (no return copy 5) Falsification of documents or customs stamps (forged return copy 5) Invalid guarantee (e.g. forged guarantee certificates) Insufficient guarantee (wilfully exceeding guarantee limits)
Det blev påpeget, at forsendelsessystemet i dets nuværende udformning ikke frembød de store forsvarsmuligheder mod nogen af disse bedragerityper, og navnlig på grund af dets papirbaserede beskaffenhed, hvis systembetingede forsinkelser og fejlmuligheder hindrer hurtig afsløring og efterforskning af svig.
It was pointed out that the transit system in its current state provided little defence against any of these kinds of fraud, primarily because of its paperbased nature whose inherent delays and errors hindered the early detection and investigation of fraud.
Virkningen af
In essence, the higher the guarantee, the lower the level of fraud.
Sagt i korthed forholdt det sig således, at jo højere kautionen er, jo lavere er bedrageriniveauet. Det nylige forbud mod at benytte ordningen med samlet kaution for følsomme varer havde derfor været et overordentlig nyttigt skkridt, som havde nedbragt bedragerierne markant i forsendelsessystemet.
tightening the guarantee requirements had been to shift illegal activity back into "conventional" smuggling, a recrudescence of which had been clearly discernible since the ban on the use of the comprehensive guarantee for sensitive goods had been introduced.
Ud fra en bredere synsvinkel i bekæmpelsen af bedragerier havde 100%-kautionen derfor generelt blot flyttet og ikke fjernet problemet.
Within the wider context of fighting fraud in general therefore, the 100% guarantee had in effect merely displaced the problem rather than eliminated it.
Gerningsmændene bag bedragerierne
The Perpetrators of Fraud
Det blev gjort klart for delegationen af alle samtalepartnere, at bedragerierne i forbindelse emd forsendelsesordningen (og naturligvis også det traditionelle smugleri) var domineret af den organiserede kriminalitet.
It was made clear to the delegation by all interlocutors that transit fraud (and indeed conventional smuggling) was dominated by organised crime.
En del af denne var selvsagt af lokal oprindelse, men de pågældende kriminelle organisationer var også i stigende omfang baseret i de tidligere østbloklande eller lagt an efter mere internationale betragtninger.
Much of this was of course of local origin, but, increasingly, the organisations concerned were based in former Eastern bloc countries or taking on a wider international nature.
Det blev desuden understreget, at problemet med vareafsætning på det sorte marke dikke længere kunne betragtes som et rent nationalt problem, men at det spredte sig til alle lande i Den Europæiske Union.
It was moreover emphasised that the problem of black market goods could no longer be viewed as a national problem but was spreading to involve all countries of the European Union.
Desuden kunne der ikke ses bort fra den organiserede kriminalitets betydning involvering i andre former for kriminalitet (narkotikasmugling, våbensmugling, illegal indvandring og tilmed terrorisme).
Moreover, its importance in connection with other forms of crime (drugs smuggling, arms smuggling, illegal immigration and even terrorism) should not be disregarded.
Det var i denne sammenhæng fremfor nogen, at vicefinansminister Marongio fremhævede den italienske regerings engagement i bekæmpelsen af bedragerierne og smuglerierne generelt.
It was in this connection above all that the Deputy Minister of Finance, Mr Marongiu emphasised the commitment of the Italian government to dealing with transit fraud and contraband in general.
Der blev holdt et fortroligt møde i bagmandspolitiets hovedkvarter, hvor cigaretsmugling cg sammenhængen med forsendelsesordningen blev drøftet i enkelt heder.
A confidential meeting was held at the headquarters of the Guardia di Finanza at which cigarette smuggling and its relationship to the Transit System was discussed in detail.
For at undersøgelsesudvalget som helhed kunne blive bekendt med de vigtige oplysninger fra bagmandspolitiet på dette møde, besluttede undersøgelsesudvalgets formand at indbyde bagmandspoliets repræsentanter til at deltage i et af undersøgelsesudvalgets møder i Bruxelles'
In order that the Committee as a whole could be appraised of the important information provided by the Guardia di Finanza in this meeting, the Chairman invited its representatives to attend a Committee meeting in Brussels.1
De italienske myndigheder leverede omfattende dokumentation under besøget i Italien foruden de vældige mængder materiale, der allerede var fremsendt forud for besøget som svar på undersøgelsesudvalgets forskellige spørgeskemaer, henvendelser osv.
The Italian authorities provided voluminous documentation during the visit to Italy, in addition to the substantial amounts provided prior to the visit in response to the Committee's various questionnaires, enquiries, etc.
De mest udførlige oplysninger var omdelt til medlemmerne på alle sprog.
Most substantive information provided has been distributed to Members in all languages.
Andre statistiske oplysninger forelå kun på italiensk, men det indgik i det bredere statistiske analysearbejde, som undersøgelsesudvalget udførte, og kunne rekvireres fra sekretariatet.
Other statistical information, in Italian only, is being incorporated within the wider statistical analyses carried out by the Committee and is available on request from the secretariat.
Delegationens medlemmer vil hermed udtrykke deres hjerteligste tak til alle samtalepartnere under besøget i Italien for deres hjælpsomhed samt for værdien og kvaliteten af de leverede oplysninger.
The members of the delegation express their warm thanks to all those they met during the visit to Italy for the helpfulness shown and the value and quality of the information provided.
DET MIDLERTIDIGE UNDERSØGELSESUDVALG OM ORDMNGFRN FOR FÆLLESSKABSFORSENDELSE
TEMPORARY COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY INTO THE COMMUNITY TRANSIT SYSTEM
Meddelelse til medlemmerne nr. 63
Notice to members No 63
Om Besøg hos det centrale toldkontor i Hamm den 2. december 1996 ved en delegation fra Det Midlertidige Undersøgelsesudvalg om Ordningen for Fællesskabsforsendelse
Visit by a delegation from the committee to the Hamm Central Transit Office on 2 December 1996
Vedlagt fremsendes en kortfattet beretning om ovennævnte besøg.
Enclosed please find a summary record of the visit referred to above.
Følgende medlemmer deltog i delegationens besøg i Hamm: John Tomlinson (formand) Edward Kellett-Bowman (ordfører)
Mr John Tomlinson (chairman); Mr Edward Kellett-Bowman (rapporteur).
Det tyske toldvæsen var repræsenteret af: dr. Sievert (formand for den regionale toldstyrelse i Münster) Sohn (afdelingschef i Forbundsfmansministeriets toldafdeling) Esser (overfuldmægtig i Forbundsfmansministeriets toldafdeling) Hüttemann (leder i hovedtoldkontoret i Paderborn) Bade (leder i toldkontoret i Münster)
The Federal Financial Administration was represented in the discussions by the following: Dr Sievert (President of the Regional Finance Office, Münster); Mr Sohn (head of subdivision in the Customs Department of the Federal Finance Ministry); Mr Esser (principal administrative officer in the Customs Department of the Federal Finance Ministry); Mr Hüttemann (head of the Main Customs Office, Paderborn); Mr Bade (head of the Customs Office, Münster).
SIEVERT (formand for den regionale toldstyrelse i Münster) hilste på Foibundsfmansforvakningens vegne udvalgsdelegationen velkommen og gav en oversigt over det tyske toldvæsens opbygning.
Mrs Sievert, President of the Regional Finance Office, Münster, welcomed the committee delegation on behalf of the Federal Financial Administration and explained the structure of the German customs administration.
TOMLINSON takkede repræsentanterne for Forbundsfinansforvahningen for at have arrangeret besøget og besvaret spørgeskemaet.
Mr Tomlinson thanked the representatives of the Federal Financial Administration for arranging the visit and answering the questionnaire.
Emner, for drøftelserne niden for rammerne afbesøgsprogrammet drøftedes det centrale toldkontors virksomhed og generelle spørgsmål vedrørende forsendelsesordningen.
The work of the Central Transit Office and general aspects of the transit system were discussed during the visit.
Han nævnte, at det centrale toldkontor i Hamm kun stod for forsendelsen af retureksemplarer (kopi 5 af Tl-dokumentet) til tyske afgangstoldsteder.
He said that the Central Transit Office in Hamm was responsible only for forwarding return copies (copy 5 of the Tl document) to German customs offices of departure.
Det centrale toldkontor i Helmstedt stod for forsendelsen af retureksemplarer til udenlandske afgangstoldsteder.
Return copies were forwarded to foreign customs offices of departure via the central office at Helmstedt.
Toldkontoret beskæftigede tretten personer, hvoraf seks til syv havde ansvaret for kontrollen med retureksemplareme.
Thirteen people were employed at the central office, six or seven of them checking return copies.
11996 havde man dagligt behandlet 19.793 dokumenter. En sagsbehandler kunne kontrollere 3.500-4.000 retureksemplarer om dagen, dvs. ca. 7 sekunder pr. dokument.
In 1996 19 793 documents had been processed per day.
frasorteredes ca. 0,2% af retureksemplarerne, fordi de ikke var korrekt udfyldt.
About 0.2% of return copies were found not to have been completed as required.
Der gennemførtes dog ikke nogen udtømmende kontrol med retureksemplarerne i Hamm, men i afgangstoldstedet eller hos toldpolitiet.
A close check of return copies was made not in Hamm, however, but at the customs office of departure or the customs crime investigation office.
Toldkontoret i Hamm havde således i alt væsentligt til opgave at gennemføre en effektiv tilbagemelding.
The Hamm central office was thus essentially concerned with ensuring that the acknowledgement procedure functioned efficiently.
På det centrale kontor kontrolleredes de fremsendte retureksemplarer udelukkende med hensyn til formelle fejl, de sorteredes og videresendtes derpå til afgangstoldstederne.
At the central office incoming return copies were merely checked for formal errors, sorted and then forwarded to the customs offices of departure.
Man sendte dagligt retureksemplarer til de store afgangstoldsteder, men kun én gang om ugen til mindre toldsteder.
They were forwarded to the large customs offices of departure every day and to the small ones once a week.
Ved følsomme varer videresendtes retureksemplarerne senest en dag efter modtagelsen.
Return copies relating to sensitive goods were forwarded not later than one day after their arrival.
Det foregik med den normale post.
Forwarding was done through normal postal channels.
Selv hvis en forsendelse skulle være forsvundet, kunne der efterfølgende foretages kontrol, eftersom kopi 4 af TI-dokumentet opbevaredes af bestemmelsestoldstederne.
Even if return copies were lost in the post, the transit procedure could be subsequently checked, since the customs offices of destination kept copy 4 of the Tl document.
Et væsentligt formål med det centrale toldkontor var at spare portoudgifter ved forsendelsen af retureksemplarerne.
One of the main aims of the central office was to save postage when forwarding return copies.
Det fandt udvalgsdelegationen betænkeligt, eftersom retureksemplarerne ofte var fremsendt fra udenlandske bestemmelsestoldsteder, og disse toldmyndigheder dermed alene skulle dække portoudgifterne.
The committee delegation objected that the return copies often came from foreign customs offices of destination and so they alone had postage to pay.
Generelle problemer i forbindelse med forsendelsesnrnnmgen
General problems relating to the transit system
Efter en rundvisning fremdroges visse generelle problemer under en afsluttende drøftelse, hvor der navnlig fremsattes følgende udtalelser:
During the discussion that followed the tour of inspection general problems relating to the transit procedure were considered, the following being the main points made:
- REPRÆSENTANTERNE FOR DET TYSKE TOLDVÆSEN var modstandere af en generel lempelse af den aktuelle toldskyld.
- The representatives of the German Financial Administration were opposed to across-the-board cancellation of past customs debts.
I fremtiden skulle det undersøges, hvorvidt særligt pålidelige hovedforpligtede kunne få rabat eller nedsættelse ved kautionerne.
Thought should be given to the future possibility of particularly reliable principals being granted rebates or reductions in guarantees.
- Det påpegedes, at der i Tyskland kun fandtes to organisationer, der stillede kaution ved TIR-ordningen. Derimod fandtes der ca. 8.500 kautionister til ordningen for fællesskabsforsendelse.
- It was pointed out that there were only two guaranteeing associations in the TIR system in Germany, whereas there were about 8500 guarantors in the Community transit system.
- Efter at man havde indført en kaution på 100% for såkaldte følsomme varer, var forsendelsesordningen blevet mere sikker.
- The introduction of the 100% guarantee for 'sensitive goods' had made the transit system more secure.
Som det fremgik af bananimporten, havde indførelsen af denne kaution på 100% dog ikke medført, at importen var blevet flyttet til havne uden for Fællesskabet.
As the import of bananas had shown, however, it had not resulted in imports being shifted to non-Community ports.
- Udvidelsen af forsendelsesordningen til også at omfatte Visegrad-landene skulle snart gennemføres.
- The transit system was gradually being extended to include the Visegrad countries.
I september 1996 havde man f eks. ugentligt modtaget ca. 1.000 tilbagemeldinger fra Polen, Ungarn og Tjekkiet og 250 fra Slovakiet. Tallene viste en gradvis stigning.
In September, for example, some 1000 acknowledgments a week had been received from Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic and 250 from Slovakia.
- REPRÆSENTANTERNE FOR DET TYSKE TOLDVÆSEN var modstandere af obligatoriske transportruter, eftersom det ville betyde en for stor indskrænkning af transportvirksomhedernes handlefrihed.
- The representatives of the Federal Financial Administration were opposed to compulsory routes for transport operations, since they would overly restrict carriers' freedom of action.
Desuden måtte der findes en løsning på spørgsmålet om, hvorvidt der skulle indføres transitkorridorer eller nøje fastlagte transitruter.
It also had to be clarified whether there were to be transit corridors or accurately defined transit routes.
Endelig måtte der træffes afgørelse om, hvilke sanktioner der skulle pålægges transportvirksomheder, der forlader den fastlagte rute.
Ultimately, it would also have to be decided what sanctions should be imposed on carriers who departed from the fixed route.
- REPRÆSENTANTERNE FOR DET TYSKE TOLDVÆSEN var også modstandere af at man forhøjede den samlede kaution til 100% af den ugentlige omsætning.
- Germany was opposed to an increase in the comprehensive guarantee to 100% of weekly turnover.
De bekræftede endvidere, at de under behandlingen af dette spørgsmål havde meddelt Kommissionen, at de var modstandere
The representatives of the Federal Financial Administration also confirmed that they had opposed
af en sådan forhøjelse.
the increase when discussing the issue with the Commission.
Da drøftelsen om dette emne blev indledt, havde kun fire medlemsstater tilkendegivet, at de gik ind for en forhøjelse.
Only four Member States had approved an increase when the discussion of this question began.
- DEN TYSKE DELEGATION påpegede, at de gældende regler allerede indeholdt bestemmelser om de maksimale transporttider.
- The German delegation pointed out that the current provisions already included rules on maximum transport periods.
Afsluttende kom FORMANDEN og ORDFØREREN ind på spørgsmål vedrørende datamatisering af forsendelsesordningen.
Finally, the chairman and the rapporteur raised the question of the computerization of the transit system.
REPRÆSENTANTERNE FOR DET TYSKE TOLDVÆSEN påpegede, at man først og fremmest måtte give prioritet tiL at tilbagemeldingen via brevpost blev erstattet med en edb-baseret tilbagemelding. 11997 skulle Tyskland deltage i et pilotprojekt under Kommissionen.
The representatives of the Federal Financial Administration said the first task must be to replace the postal notification of completion with electronic notification.
En edb-baseret forsendelsesordning burde dog ledsages af og sikres via dokumenter.
However, even an electronic transit system would have to be backed up and safeguarded by documents.
Det var navnlig nødvendigt, at transportvirksomhederne - med henblik på kontrol - medbragte et dokument under transporten.
Carriers should, in particular, have with them during transport operations a document that could be checked.
I den forbindelse nærede DE TYSKE REPRÆSENTANTER navnlig skeptis over mulighederne for smart-kort, hvis anvendelsesmuligheder formanden havde omtalt.
The German representatives were especially sceptical in this context about the advisability of smart cards, which the chairman had referred to as a possible option.
Indtil den edbbaserede ordning var indført, skulle Tl-formularerne suppleres med en rubrik tü transportvirksomhedens navn.
Until the electronic system had been introduced, a heading for the name of the carrier should be added to the Tl form.
DET MIDLERTIDIGE UNDERSØGELSESUDVALG OM ORDNINGEN FOR FÆLLESSKABSFORSENDELSE
COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY INTO THE COMMUNITY TRANSIT
Meddelelse til medlemmerne nr. 65
Notice to Members No. 65
Vedlagt fremsendes en kortfattet gennemgang af Undersøgelsesudvalgets besøg i Antwerpen 2. december 1996.
Members will find enclosed the summary record of the visit of the Committee of Inquiry to Antwerp on 5 December 1996.
Formålet med reisen
Purpose of mission
Besøget på havnen i Antwerpen var arrangeret som supplement til Undersøgelsesudvalgets mange delegationsbesøg; besøget kunne gennemføres i løbet af én dag med bus fra Bruxelles.
The visit to the port of Antwerp was arranged in addition to the delegation visits of the Committee of Inquiry; it was possible to carry out the visit in the space of one day by bus from Brussels.
Formålet med besøget var at undersøge told- og forsendelsesprocedurerne i havnen i Antwerpen, navnlig med hensyn til følsomme varer som cigaretter, der passerer igennem til andre bestemmelsessteder.
The purpose of the visit was to investigate customs and transit procedures at the port of Antwerp, especially in regard to sensitive goods such as cigarettes passing through to other destinations.
Dette notat er en kort gennemgang af de hovedpunkter, der blev rejst. En liste over de personer, som udvalget mødte, er vedlagt, og yderligere dokumentation om havnen og toldvæsnets rolle kan fås ved henvendelse til sekretariatet.
This note provides a summary of the main points raised.
Følgende medlemmer deltog i delegationens besøg: John Tomlinson (formand) Edward Kellett-Bowman (ordfører) Freddy Blak Maj Britt Theorin Rosemarie Wemheuer
Edward Kellett­Bowman, rapporteur Freddy Blak Maj Britt Theorin Rosemarie Wemheuer
Medlemmerne vil navnlig gerne takke Jaak Vandemeulebroucke, medlem af udvalget, men som ikke kunne deltage, og Bart Staes, fra ARE-Gruppens sekretariat, som arrangerede besøget i samarbejde med foreningen til fremme af Antwerpens havn.
The members would particularly like to thank Mr Jaak Vandemeulebroucke, Member of the Committee, who was unable to attend, and Mr Bart Staes of the ARE Group secretariat who organised the visit, in collaboration with the Port of Antwerp Promotion Association.
Program for besøget
Programme of the visit
I løbet af en lang og produktiv dag havde delegationens medlemmer følgende møder
In a long and productive day, the members of the delegation had the following meetings:
- Havnehuset (Havenhuis): Indføring i havnen ved den offentlige sektors repræsentanter for havnemyndighederne
Harbour House (Havenhuis): Introduction to the port by public sector representatives of the Port of Antwerp Authority
- Tårnbygningen, Told og Skat: Gennemgang af afdelingernes operationer og datamatisering - besøg i kontoret med ansvaret for behandlingen af Tdokumenter
Tower Building, Customs and Excise: Review of operations of the departments and of computerisation ­ visit to office responsible for clearance of Τ documents
- Besøg på havneinstallationerne med motorbåd: forevisning om bord vedrørende cigaretbedragerier
Visit of harbour installations by launch: presentation on board in regard to cigarette fraud
- Besøg på en containerterminal: forevisning af moderne containertransportprocedurer
Visit of container terminal: presentation on modern container transport procedures
- Besøg på et toldkontor i terminalen: forevisning af procedurer for registrering og kontrol af containere
Visit of customs house at the terminal: presentation of procedures for check­in and control of containers
- Besøg på 2 cigaretpakhuse
Visits to 2 cigarette warehouses
- CEPA-bygningen: møde med repræsentanter for speditører og befragtere møder med den stedfortrædende offentlige anklager og
CEPA building: meeting with representatives of freight forwarders and shipping agents
- Middag i den kongelige Yachtklub med foreningen til fremme af Antwerpens havn (privat) som vært.
Dinner at the Royal Yacht Club hosted by the Port of Antwerp Promotion Association (private sector).
Skønt Rotterdam er betydeligt større med hensyn til tonnage, er Antwerpen en havn af ret stor betydning for Den Europæiske Unions handel med en dominerende rolle inden for handelen med visse produkter, navnlig kemikalier, frugt og tobak.
Although Rotterdam is considerably larger in terms of tonnage, Antwerp is a port of major significance for the trade of the European Union, with a dominant position in the trade in certain products, in particular, chemicals, fruit and tobacco.