Douanes

Termes	Définition
Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS)	The Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS) is a civil penalty regime that secures compliance with Customs legislation through the application of monetary penalties. AMPS largely replaces the use of seizure and forfeiture provisions for technical infractions. AMPS applies to contraventions of the Customs Act and the Customs Tariff and the regulations there under, as well as contraventions of the terms and conditions of licensing agreements and undertakings.
AQUARIUS	Project on the protection and preservation of the marine environment
Association Agreements	Mutual arrangements for imports and exports within a customs union which are supervised by an Association Council.
Certificate of Compliance	A supplier's certification that the supplies or services in question meet specified-requirements.
Common Agricultural Customs Transmission of Information (CACTI)	Part of CADDIA
Common External Tariff	Similar customs duties for a group of products
Cooperation in Automation of Data and Documentation for Imports/Exports and Agriculture (CADDIA)	See Cooperation in Automation of Data and Documentation for Imports/Exports and Agriculture
Customs	Duty or tax paid on imported or exported goods; the process of inspecting imported or exported goods to determine if and how much duty is required; or an agency that performs customs duties
Customs Duties	Government tax on imports and exports.
Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF)	Automated system for managing the transport of freight into and across Europe, founded in 1991
Customs Union	Economic structure linking states by a single tariff and no customs duties between them. The EC customs union was largely in place by 1968.
Duty	Tax paid on imported goods
Export Declaration	Mandatory document indicating the contents, value, and destination of an export shipment.
FDA	The US Food and Drug Administration
GALENO 2000	An GAM '92. Established in 1992 to promote cooperation between customs officials to combat illegal trade, especially in armaments, pornography and strategic goods
Harmonized System	International system for classifying imported and exported products