Fronea (ANAF): the customs authority in Romania must become the main actor in the security of the EU borders
The customs authority in Romania must become the main actor in the domain of border security of the EU, stated Dorel Fronea, the vice chairman of the National Authority for Fiscal Administration (ANAF_) in Brussels, in the framework of the session in the plenary of the World Organisation of Customs.
‘Transborderly cooperation and the development of the institutional dialogue with the business environment represents the main factor in combatting illicit traffic at the borders. The customs authority in Romania must become the main actor in the domain of border security for the EU and the protection of the financial interests of the EU in this part of Europe’ Dorel Fronea said, quoted in a press release of the institution.
In the period 14-16 July 2016 there were in Brussels the works of the plenary of the world organisation of customs, intergovernmental independent body whose main mission aims at the increase of the customs efficiency.
On this occasion, the Joint Administrative Agreement regarding the Pilot Project for the development of commercial lines which aim at the intensification of the information exchange between the customs offices placed in harbours with a high volume of activity, with benefits especially for the accomplishment of the customs formalities for authorised economic agents.
Dorel Fronea had bilateral meetings with the heads of customs administrations from the Republic of Moldova, Ukraine, Poland, Hungary and Sweden, with a view to intensifying cooperation in the domain of customs, with the general secretary of OMV, Kunio Mikuriya and the general manager of the General Department OLAF, establishing a meetings calendar, with a forthcoming visit to the customs authority in Romania.
‘In order to intensify transborderly cooperation and combat illicit traffic with goods in the period to come there will be meetings with the general manager of the Customs Service in the Republic of Moldova, Vitalie Vrabie and at the end of August at the initiative of the Romanian party there will be a trilateral meeting in Romania with Vitalie Vrabie from the Republic of Moldova and Roman Nasirov the chairman of the Fiscal Service of Ukraine’ ANAF says.