agreement european commun hong kong china cooper mutual administr assist custom matter european commun hong kong china hereinaft refer quot contract parti quot import commerci link european commun hong kong china desir contribut benefit contract parti harmoni develop link believ order attain object undertak develop custom cooper take account develop custom cooper contract parti custom procedur oper breach custom legisl prejudici econom fiscal commerci interest contract parti recognis import ensur accur assess custom duti tax convinc action oper made effect cooper compet administr author regard oblig impos intern convent accept appli contract parti regard recommend custom cooper council mutual administr assist decemb agre titl gener provis articl definit purpos agreement quot custom legisl quot law regul legal bind instrument european commun hong kong china govern import export transit good place custom regim procedur includ measur prohibit restrict control fall compet custom author administr author quot custom author quot european commun compet servic commiss european commun custom author member state european commun hong kong china custom excis depart quot applic author quot compet administr author design contract parti purpos make request assist basi agreement quot request author quot compet administr author design contract parti purpos receiv request assist basi agreement quot person data quot inform relat identifi identifi human quot oper breach custom legisl quot violat attempt violat custom legisl quot person quot human legal entiti articl territori applic agreement appli hand territori treati establish european commun appli condit laid treati hand hong kong china articl futur develop contract parti mutual consent expand agreement view increas supplement custom cooper accord respect custom legisl mean agreement specif sector matter articl scope cooper custom author undertak develop custom cooper contract parti seek cooper establish maintain channel commun custom author facilit secur rapid exchang inform facilit effect coordin custom author administr matter relat agreement time time requir joint action agreement custom cooper cover matter relat applic custom legisl articl scope assist contract parti assist area compet limit resourc manner condit laid agreement ensur correct applic custom legisl prevent investig combat oper breach legisl assist custom matter agreement provid custom administr author contract parti compet applic agreement prejudic rule govern mutual assist crimin matter cover inform obtain power exercis request judici author assist recov duti tax fine cover agreement articl oblig impos agreement take account respect compet european commun member state provis agreement affect oblig contract parti intern agreement convent deem complementari agreement custom cooper mutual administr assist conclud individu member state hong kong china affect commun provis govern commun compet servic commiss custom author member state inform obtain agreement interest commun notwithstand provis paragraph provis agreement preced provis bilater agreement custom cooper mutual administr assist conclud individu member state hong kong china provis incompat agreement respect question relat applic agreement contract parti consult resolv matter framework joint custom cooper committe set articl agreement titl ii custom cooper articl cooper custom procedur contract parti affirm commit facilit legitim movement good exchang inform expertis measur improv custom techniqu procedur computeris system view implement commit accord provis agreement articl technic assist custom author provid technic assist exchang personnel mutual benefici avail resourc purpos advanc understand custom techniqu procedur computeris system exchang inform technic assist custom administr articl discuss intern organis custom author seek develop strengthen cooper topic common interest view facilit discuss custom matter framework intern organis custom cooper council titl iii mutual administr assist articl assist request request applic author request author provid relev inform enabl ensur custom legisl correctli appli includ inform activ detect plan oper breach custom legisl request applic author request author inform good export contract parti properli import custom procedur appli good good import contract parti properli export custom procedur appli good request applic author request author framework law regul legal bind instrument step ensur special surveil person respect reason ground believ involv oper breach custom legisl place stock good assembl reason ground believ good intend oper breach custom legisl good transport reason ground believ intend oper breach custom legisl mean transport reason ground believ intend oper breach custom legisl articl spontan assist contract parti assist initi accord law regul legal bind instrument correct applic custom legisl provid inform obtain pertain activ oper breach custom legisl interest contract parti mean method emploi carri oper breach custom legisl good subject oper breach custom legisl person respect reason ground believ involv oper breach custom legisl mean transport respect reason ground believ oper breach custom legisl articl deliveri notif request applic author request author accord law regul legal bind instrument applic measur order deliv document administr natur notifi decis eman applic author fall scope agreement addresse resid establish jurisdict request author request deliveri document notif decis made write offici languag request author languag accept author requir appli document deliv paragraph articl form substanc request assist request pursuant agreement made write accompani document enabl complianc request requir urgenc situat oral request accept confirm write immedi request pursuant paragraph includ inform applic author action request object reason request law regul legal bind instrument involv indic exact comprehens person target investig summari relev fact enquiri carri request submit offici languag request author languag accept author requir appli document accompani request paragraph request meet formal requir set correct complet request precautionari measur meantim articl execut request order compli request assist request author proce limit compet resourc act account request author contract parti suppli inform possess carri enquiri arrang carri provis appli author request address accord agreement request author act request assist execut accord law regul legal bind instrument request contract parti duli authoris offici contract parti agreement contract parti subject condit laid present obtain offic request author concern author accord paragraph inform relat activ oper breach custom legisl applic author purpos agreement duli authoris offici contract parti agreement contract parti subject condit laid present enquiri carri jurisdict specif case event request compli applic author notifi promptli fact statement reason inform request author consid assist applic author articl form inform commun request author commun result enquiri applic author write relev document certifi copi item inform computeris form origin file document transmit request case certifi copi insuffici origin return earliest opportun right request author parti relat origin remain unaffect articl except oblig provid assist assist refus subject satisfact condit requir case parti opinion assist agreement prejudic vital interest hong kong china member state request provid assist agreement prejudic public order secur essenti principl refer articl violat industri commerci profession secret assist postpon request author ground interfer ongo investig prosecut proceed case request author consult applic author determin assist subject term condit request author requir applic author seek assist unabl provid request draw attent fact request request author decid respond request case refer paragraph decis request author reason therefor commun applic author undu delai articl inform exchang confidenti inform commun whatsoev form pursuant agreement confidenti restrict natur depend rule applic contract parti cover oblig offici secreci enjoi protect extend similar inform relev law contract parti receiv provis appli commun author person data exchang contract parti receiv undertak protect data equival applic case contract parti suppli contract parti suppli inform stipul requir oner applic jurisdict contract parti commun inform applic rule includ legal provis forc member state commun agreement preclud inform document obtain accord agreement evid proceed charg subsequ institut court tribun respect oper breach custom legisl contract parti record evid report testimoni proceed charg subsequ brought court tribun evid inform obtain document consult accord provis agreement compet author suppli inform gave access document notifi inform obtain sole purpos agreement contract parti wish inform purpos obtain prior written consent author provid inform subject restrict laid author practic arrang implement articl determin joint custom cooper committe establish articl articl expert wit offici request author authoris limit authoris grant expert wit author contract parti matter cover agreement produc object document certifi copi thereof need purpos request appear specif author offici matter virtu titl qualif offici question articl assist expens contract parti waiv claim reimburs expens incur pursuant agreement expens payabl expert wit interpret translat public servic employe titl iv final provis articl implement implement agreement entrust hand compet servic commiss european commun custom author member state european commun hand custom excis depart hong kong china decid practic measur arrang applic take consider rule forc field data protect recommend compet bodi amend made agreement contract parti consult subsequ inform detail rule implement adopt accord provis agreement articl joint custom cooper committe joint custom cooper committe establish consist repres european commun hong kong china meet place date agenda fix mutual agreement joint custom cooper committe proper function agreement examin issu aris applic fulfil role main function review progress custom cooper accord agreement identifi area specif sector custom cooper exchang view point common interest custom cooper includ futur measur resourc gener term recommend solut aim help attain object agreement joint custom cooper committe adopt intern rule procedur articl entri forc durat agreement enter forc dai month date contract parti notifi complet procedur purpos contract parti termin agreement give notic write termin effect month date notif contract parti request assist receiv prior termin agreement complet accord provis agreement articl authent text agreement drawn duplic danish dutch english finnish french german greek italian portugues spanish swedish chines languag text equal authent wit whereof undersign duli authoris sign agreement hong kong china thirteenth dai year thousand hundr nineti european commun gt pic file quot en ep quot gt hong kong china gt pic file quot en ep quot gt accord articl basic law hong kong special administr region peopl republ china