Cao Flashcards
Shall refer to customs officer under the customs intelligence and investigation services (CIIS)
AGENT
Shall refer to the accomplishment of the mission order in accordance with the execution plan Defined under the CMTA and other laws enforced by the Bureau or property believed to be derived directly or indirectly from any customs-related offense to enter into, pass through, or exit out of the country under the supervision of an authorized officer with a view to gather evidence aimed at identifying any person involved in smuggling-related offenses and to facilitate the prosecution of the offender
COMPLETION OF MISSION
refers to the situation where, falling short of physical seizure or possession, the Customs Officers and the owner of the goods enter into a written agreement after the inventory to the effect that the goods, subject of a Letter of Authority (LOA), shall not be removed or disposed of pending disposition or resolution on the issue of whether proper payment of duties and taxes has been made.
CONSTRUCTIVE CUSTOMS CUSTODY
shall refer to the measures applied to ensure compliance with the laws and regulation which Customs are responsible for enforcing.
CUSTOMS CONTROL
shall refer to Bureau’s exercise of jurisdiction over all seas within Philippine territory and all lands, coasts, ports, airports, harbors, bays, rivers and inland waters whether navigable or not from the sea and any means of conveyance.
CUSTOMS JURISDICTION
as distinguished from clerk or employee, shall refer to a person whose duty, not being clerical or manual in nature, involves the exercise of discretion in performing the functions of the Bureau. It may also refer to an employee authorized to perform a specific function of the Bureau.
CUSTOMS OFFICER
shall include customs offices, facilities, warehouses, ports, airports, wharves, infrastructures and other areas within the customs districts over which the Bureau shall have exclusive control, direction and management for customs purposes
CUSTOMS PREMISES
shall refer to areas in the Philippines where customs and tariff laws may be enforced.
CUSTOMS TERRITORY
shall refer to the written order signed by the Commissioner of Customs authorizing named officers or members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines or other selected national law enforcement agencies, to assist in the exercise of customs police authority
DEPUTIZATION ORDER
Shall refer to an act of bringing bonded articles to some place other than its intended destination without prior authority from the Bureau. It also covers imported goods for admission into Free Zones and other similar schemes such as goods under local transit for immediate exportation, which are illegally introduced into domestic market without compliance with customs formalities or without payment of duties and taxes.
DIVERSION OF GOODS
Shall refer to any building or structure exclusively devoted to rest and comfort, as distinguished from places devoted to business or offices.
DWELLING HOUSE
Shall refer to a definite target-specific activity, usually short-term, conducted in relation to an intelligence project.
EXECUTIVE PLAN
Shall refer to Customs Officers under the District Collector which include guards on board vessel or aircraft, guards discharging conduction duties and guards assigned in customs bonded warehouses, customs facility warehouses, and in other customs facilities.
GUARD
Shall refer to Customs Officers under the District Collector who conduct inspection of vessels or aircrafts upon landing and prior to departure.
INSPECTORS
Shall refer to a written authorization signed by the Commissioner of Customs in the exercise of the power to visit and inspect premises and goods, identifying the Customs Officers authorized to demand evidence of payment of duties and taxes on imported goods openly offered for sale or kept in storage.
LETTER OF AUTHORITY
Shall refer to the written directive or order issued by the Commissioner of Customs or other Customs Officer authorized in writing by the Commissioner, to carry out specific instructions given to any Customs Officer, or any deputized officer who must be a government employee holding a regular plantilla position.
MISSION ORDER
Shall refer to agencies responsible for enforcing the law, particularly the activities of prevention, detection, and investigation of crimes and the apprehension of the criminals or offenders.
NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES (NLEA)
Shall refer to the Commissioner, Deputy Commissioners, and Service Directors of the Bureau of Customs exercising police authority other than those specifically mentioned in Section 214 (a) of the CMTA.
OFFICIALS OF THE BUREAU
Comprises the Philippine Archipelago, with all the islands and waters embraced therein, and all other territories over which the Philippines has sovereignty or jurisdiction, consisting of its terrestrial, fluvial and aerial domains, including its territorial sea, the seabed, the subsoil, the insular shelves, and other submarine areas. The waters around, between, and connecting the islands of the archipelago, regardless of their breadth and dimensions, form part of the internal waters of the Philippines.
PHILIPPINE TERRITORY
Shall refer to the authority granted to specific regular government employees, to effect search, seizure, and arrest in places where the authority may be exercised under the implementation of the CMTA and other related laws.
POLICE AUTHORITY
Shall refer to customs officers under the Enforcement and Security Service (ESS).
POLICE OFFICERS
Shall refer to the reasonable ground of suspicion, supported by circumstances sufficiently strong in themselves to warrant a cautious man in the belief that the person accused is guilty of the offense with which he is charged. It may also refer to the existence of such facts and circumstances which could lead a reasonably discreet and prudent man to believe that an offense has been committed and the items or objects sought in connection with said offense or subject to seizure and destruction by law is in the place to be searched.
PROBABLE CAUSE
A Deputization Order may be issued only by the Commissioner of Customs.
WHO MAY ISSUE
Who May Be Deputized?
AFP
BFAR
NBI
PCG
PDEA
PNP
OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT ANGENCY
