7/18/2019 Limba Engleza Unitatea IV http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/limba-engleza-unitatea-iv-56d5567250c6b 1/17 4. CUSTOMS LAW AND IMMIGRATION LAW Specific objectives: At the end of the chapter you will be able to: •analyse very important issues, such as: European Commission customs code, export and import duties, the origin of goods, various laws and provisions, immigration and immigration law, immigration services and various types of offences •read and translate various texts •correctly use Verb + Preposition/Adverb Combinations (with “up” and “down”) and phrasal verbs. Estimated time for individual study: 3 hours . 4.1. Customs Law 4.2. Immigration Law 4.3. Vocabulary Practice 4.4. Grammar Specific objectives Summary Self-evaluation tests Bibliography
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One of the basic features of customs la w is the imposition of import duty as aform of indirect taxation. There is also provision in the EC (EuropeanCommunity) customs code
for the collection of export duty, but in practice
these are rarely applied. Advanced economies perceive a charge on exports as adisincentive, which puts a brake on home industries." However, they havefeatured in the form of agricultural levies and other export charges as adisincentive, which puts a brake on home industries." However, they havefeatured in the form of agricultural levies and other export charges appliedunder the common agricultural policy of the EC. Duties which are legally owedto a national customs authority give rise to a customs debt. In all cases withinmember states these are based on the customs tariff of the EC (art. 20, ECcustoms code). In the UK this takes the form of the integrated tariff of the UKknown shortly as “the tariff.”
Broadly this deals with the nomenclature of goods: rates and other items ofcharge normally applicable to goods covered by the nomenclature; preferentialtariff arrangements; suspensive measures providing for reduction in or relieffrom certain import duties; and other tariff measures. A key consideration inarriving at import duty liability is the origin of goods, and the categoriesdefined as 'goods wholly obtained in a country' are set out at art. 23 of the ECcustoms code. Goods whose production involved more than one country shallbe considered to originate in the country where they underwent their lastsubstantial, economically justified processing or working in an undertakingequipped for that purpose and resulting in the manufacture of a new product or
representing an important stage of manufacture. The rules on preferentialorigin are in general laid down in the particular agreement setting up thepreferential arrangement.
Another key customs discipline is valuation, which is the subject of Chapter 3of the EC customs code. A complex series of rules has been devised to arrive atthe correct value on importation. These are to be applied ill sequence until theappropriate rule is applied. Art. 33 of the code sets out certain charges whichare not to be included in the customs valuation, provided that they are shownseparately from the price actually payable. These matters include transportationafter arrival at the port, of importation, post-importation charges for
construction, erection, assembly etc., and certain charges for interest under afinancing arrangement.
(from A Trading Nation, by Gavin McFarlaine, in the Gazette, 24 March 1993,p. 17)
You spend too much; you have to cut down your expenses.
7.
Prices have gone down lately,
8.
She looks down on people; that's why she is so unpopular,9. He dictated and I took it down.
10.
She turned down his invitation to the dinner party,
11.
Turn down the radio if you are not listening to it.
Combinations with up
12. The party broke up after midnight.
13. The waiter drew up the bill.
14. You must give up smoking.
15.
He made up a list of the things he needed.
16.
She made up her face.
17.
They made up their quarrel.
18. You have to study thoroughly to make up for your long absence.
19. Last summer when I went to Mamaia I put up at the Park Hotel.
20.I can put you up at my place.
21. You have to put up with this difficult situation.
Translations of the above Verb + Preposition/Adverb
Combinations
To break down means "a avea o pană de maşină", as in Example 3, or "a avea odepresie nervoasă", as in Example 4. To burn down means "a arde până latemelie", as in Example 5. To cat down means "a reduce", as in Example 6. To
go down means "a scădea (despre preţuri)", as in Example 7. To look down on means "a privi de sus," "a dispreţui," as in Example 8. To take down means "a
scrie după dictare," as in Example 9. To turn down means "a refuza," as inExample 10, or "a include (lumina, radioul)," as in Example 11. To break upmeans "a se termina, a lua sfârşit," as in Example 12. To draw up means "aalcătui, a întocmi," as in Example 13. To give up means "a renunţa la, a se lăsade," as in Example 14. To make up means "a alcătui, a confecţiona, a redacta,"as in Example 15, or "a (se) farda, a (se) machia" as in Example 16, or "aaplana (o ceartă, o dispută)," as in Example 17. To make up for means "acompensa," as in Example 18. To put up means "a trage (la un hotel)," as in
Example 19, or "a primi, a caza," as in Example 20. To put up with means "aface faţă (unei dificultăţi)", as in Example 21.
Activity 1
Exercises *
I Answer the following questions.
1.1. What is one of the basic features of the customs law?
2. What do advanced economies perceive?
3.
Why is a charge on exports a disincentive?
4.
What do duties owed to a national customs authority give rise to?
5.
What are these duties based on?
2.1. What does the 'tariff' in the UK deal with?
3.1. What is a key consideration in arriving at import duty liability?
4.1. When shall goods whose production involved more than one countryoriginate in?
2. Where are the rules on preferential origin laid down?
5.1. What is another key customs discipline?
2. What does Article 33 of the code set out?
II. Fill in the blanks with verbs + prepositions/adverbs.
1. I'm sorry for being late but my car …………….. 2. Many foreign tourists…………. at the Alpin Hotel in Poiana Braşov. 3. He has missed …………from school for a month, so he has to ……………….. for his absence. 4. Youhave to ………… with your new job. 5. I don't like her because she …………..on people. 6. I hear prices have already …………. 7. School ……………… inJune. 8. You have to ………………… your expenses. 9. I'm happy that they…………… their quarrel. 10. You cannot ………….. their invitation to dinner.
III. Are the following statements true or false?
1.
There is no provision in the EC customs code for the collection of exportduty.
2. Advanced economies do not perceive a charge on exports.
3.
The imposition of import duty is a form of indirect taxation.
4.
The charge on exports puts a brake on home industries.
Goods whose production involved more than one country shall not bedeemed to originate in the country where they underwent their last substantialprocessing.
7. A series of rules has been devised to arrive at the correct value onimportation.
IV. Translate into English.
1. Taxele vamale datorate, conform legii, unei autorităţi vamale dau naşterela datorii vamale. 2. In toate cazurile din cadrul statelor membre, acestea sebazează pe tariful vamal al Comunităţii Europene. 3. In Marea Britanie acestaapare sub forma tarifului integral al Marii Britanii. 4. Mărfurile a cărorproducere a implicat mai multe ţări se consideră (sunt considerate) că î şi auoriginea în ţara unde au suferit ultima lor prelucrare importantă sau unde a avutloc un stadiu important al fabricării acestora. 5. Legile asupra originiipreferenţiale sunt în general stabilite în acordul special care fixează aranjamentul preferenţial. Articolul 33 al codului declară ce taxe nu urmează afi incluse în evaluarea vamală, cu condiţia ca ele să fie prezentate separat depreţul platibil în realitate.
4.2. Immigration Law
Read the following text:
The Immigration Act 1971 gives an immigration officer (IO) administrativepowers to detain parallel to the criminal powers to arrest without warrant. Theformer are often used when prosecution is not considered necessary and as aquicker way to remove/deport the suspect without giving him or her the rightof hearing in a criminal court.
A suspect in custody on an immigration matter will have been detained in one
of the following ways:a) Arrested for a non-immigration criminal offence and then suspected of anImmigration Act offence;
b) Arrested by the police or the immigration service for an Immigration Act
offence;
c)
Detained in a police station on behalf of the immigration service as no otherplace is available for detention.
Both police and immigration officers have the power to arrest in respect of themost common offences. In all the above situations, the suspect has the rightunder the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 to consult a solicitor at anytime and have a person notified of his or her detention.
The most common Immigration Act offences are:
(1) Overstaying period of leave or failing to observe a condition of the leave,
e.g. working in breach of landing conditions (summary offence only).Overstayers cannot also be guilty of working in breach of landing conditions.
(2)
Knowingly entering the UK in breach of a deportation order or withoutleave of an immigration officer - commonly known as illegal entry. Anexample of someone who will be treated as an illegal entrant is if he or sheobtained an entry clearance visa as a student but on arrival had no intention ofstudying, never enrolled at college and started working instead. Clearly thatperson deceived the entry clearance officer or JO as to his or her real intentionson coming to the UK and hence entered the country illegally (summary offence
only).Other less common offences such as failing to comply with a restrictionimposed on entry, e.g. residence at a particular address or employment in aspecified job are not often prosecuted.
In general, prosecutions under the Immigration Act 1931 are rare as, after theinitial criminal detention, the immigration service prefers to use itsadministrative powers of detention and subsequent removal/deportation,
(from The Immigration Interview, by Carolyn Taylor,
in the Gazette 90/2, 13 January 1993, p. 17).
For a better understanding of grammar and for vocabulary practice
Words and Phrases
detain v — a deţine, a reţine (în închisoare)
warrant n - mandat
remove v - a îndepărta; a deplasa; a transporta
deport v - a deporta
hearing n - audiere
suspect n/adj- suspectavailable adj- disponibil
notify v - a înştiinţa
overstay v - a sta prea mult timp; a depăşi timpul de şedere
subsequent adj - următor; care urmează custody officer - ofiţer de serviciu/pază
IO (Immigration Officer) - ofiţer de imigrări
to comply with (a restriction) - a se supune/conforma (unei restricţii/interdicţii)
Key Structures
Future Perfect and Its Uses
Examples
1. A suspect in custody on an immigration matter will have been detained.
2.
John will be out at 9 o'clock. He will have left the house by then.
3.
They will have known each other for ten years by the end of this year.
4.
You will have heard of his having left the country.
The Future Perfect tense denotes
1.
an action which will occur in the future prior to another future moment, asin Example 2;
2. an action begun before a given future moment and still going on at thatmoment, as in Example 3;
3. a supposed action referring to the past where the implication is half-modal, as inExample 4 ("Ai auzit, probabil că a plecat din ţară. Vei fi auzit că a plecat din ţară"), or inExample 1 ("Probabil că... a fost deţinut... va/o fi fost deţinut"), as in Example 1.
Activity 2
I. Answer the following questions.
1. What are the administrative powers the Immigration Act 1971 gives to theimmigration officer?
2. In what ways will a suspect have been detained?
3. What power do both police and immigration officers have?
4. What right does the suspect have under the Police and Criminal EvidenceAct 1984?
5. What are the most common offences under the Immigration Act?
6. When will a person be treated as an illegal entrant?
7. What are other less common offences?
8. Why are prosecutions under the Immigration Act 1971 rare?
II. Use the Future Perfect.
Model
A: What is that novel like? (then)
B: I shall tell you on Saturday, I shall have finished it by then.
1.
What do you think of the exhibition? (tomorrow)
2.
How do you like Ann's new dress? (on Sunday)
3.
How much space will you need for your article? (tonight)
4. What do you advise me to do about that job? (tomorrow)
5. What is your impression of our new manager? (this evening)
6. When will you know the result of your test? (the day after tomorrow)
III. Fill in the blanks with the missing words.
1. The immigration officer can arrest a suspect without .......... …………… 2.The suspect has the right to consult a…………. 3. One of the commonoffences is failing ……………… a condition of the …………………., e.g.
working …………….. of landing conditions. 4. Entering the UK in breach of a…………….. order is known as illegal ………….. 5. An ………….. entrant isthat person who ………………….. the entry clearance officer as to his or herreal intentions on coming to the UK. 6. Other ………….. common offences arefailing …………………… with a restriction imposed on entry. 7. Theimmigration service prefers to use its ……………….. powers of detention andsubsequent ……………. 8. However, the police use the existence of…………………… to arrest suspects initially ………………. further………………. into their immigration status.
IV. Are the following statements true or false?
1. The administrative powers of an immigration officer are used whenprosecution is considered necessary.
2. An immigration officer can arrest a suspect without warrant.
3. The suspect has the right to consult a solicitor.
4. Working in breach of landing conditions is a serious offence.
5. Entering the UK without leave of an immigration officer is not considered
6. The person who deceived the JO as to his or her intentions on coming tothe UK is an illegal entrant.
7. Residence at a particular address is one of the less common offences.
8. Prosecutions under the Immigration Act 1971 are frequent.
Activity 3
Read the following text:
Corruption
Regarded as a social phenomenon, corruption is the picture of moral andspiritual decay; it represents a complex social problem, whose socialconsequences and solving methods are of interest for the public opinionand for the institutionalized social control. The phenomenon ofcorruption includes all acts and actions of juridical persons who, bytaking advantage of their social position, act for obtaining somepersonal advantages by illicit means, giving up to the due respect forlaw and morals as a picture of the decay of the society. In Romania,according to the penal system, corruption is a main concept designatingthe infringement of illegal or immoral transposing of the norms onpublic officials. The term 'corruption' incriminates various acts, in orderto obtain illicit advantages. Corruption is a serious and dangerousphenomenon, which is able to undermine the structures of power, theachievement of the economic reform, the growth of peoples' livingstandard and the hope for an evolution forwards a lawful state. Some ofthe causes that generate and offer conditions for corruption are:
- the lack of legislation in the period of transition and the adoption ofthe laws, which present gaps or permit interpretation of someprovisions;
- the tendency of public or private employees to gain capital by usingillicit methods;
- the setting up and functioning of a great number of small companies
without a solid capital, which defraud the state's campaign, by takingover an underevaluated patrimony and functioning with employees ofthe companies mentioned, paid by the state, their activity being in factreduced at casing allowances (without developing any activity);
- the request of credits, some in foreign currency, without interest andfor long terms;
- sale, grant, granting, tenancy of assets shops and machinery withoutauction;
- the lack of a proper management training, which allowed the so called
foreign partners to penetrate easily without bringing any capita! orlicenses, technologies, know-how;
- concluding of foreign trade contracts and delivery of goods withoutchecking the financial status of their foreign commercial partners.
Other causes generating corruption acts are:
- the fail of the State's authority;- the decay of the living standard, the alteration of moral judgement;
- the lack of efficient controlling of the key factors;
- the diminishing of the population's confidence in social institutionsand values;
- the partial adaptation of the legislation to the economic and socialconditions.
There are also causes that are clearly underlined and are mutually condi-tioned:
- the will of the individual for a quick and effortless enrichment by anymeans for some of them;
- on the other hand, restrictions are including various lacks, which shallfacilitate the appearance of corruption.
Two unwritten laws of the economy that are valid through all periodsand systems are: lacks generate speculation and prohibition is doubling
consumption. Corruption is not a lonely phenomenon, separated orisolated from other criminal unusual phenomena, but is closely linkedand interdependent with these. Situations for the growth of corruptionand their factors at present and in the future are: illegal advantages inthe field of privatization, conclusion of governmental contracts, issuingof licenses, permits by governmental agencies, issuing import or exportlicenses, granting by governmental financial support, hierarchicalpromotion based on personal relations and nepotism, the abusive use ofgovernmental assets and properties, purchasing of groans and otherassets, denial of social order and law, generalized poverty, authority andgood faith crisis, consisting in the diminution of the social and legalcontrols, decentralization of decisions and administrative structures,functional autonomy, economic liberalization and the delay in enforcingmeasures against law infringement. Forms of corruption are registeredat administrative, economic, political level and not only corruption ispresent in all social areas, like health, culture, education or bank system.The main areas where corruption appears are:
- political corruption - appears as pressing and even blackmailing publicofficials for determining them to adopt illegal decisions or very close tolegal hints. It is determined by the need of funds, the numerous politicalparties spending more money than their financial possibilities due tounlimited financial needs;
- administrative corruption - is to be seen as a large spectrum of acts ofpublic official and ending with defalcating public fortune for privateinterest - by tapping officials of the public administration;
- economic (professional) corruption - is aiming to preferential
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