East African Community Customs Management Act, 2004 - VERTIC

No. 1 East African Community Customs Management 2005officer nominated for such purpose, if done by, with, to, orbefore, any person appointed by the Commissioner, to actfor such particular officer, shall be deemed to be done by,with, to, or before, such particular officer.DirectorateofCustomsFunctions of theDirectoratePART 11ADMINISTRATION3. The Directorate of Customs as established by the Council underthe Treaty shall be responsible for the initiation of policies on Customsand related trade matters in the Community and the coordination ofsuch policies in the Partner States.4.-(1) Without prejudice to the generality of section 3, theDirectorate shall, in relation to management and administration ofCustoms, coordinate and monitor -(a) administration of the Common External Tariff;(b) enforcement of the Customs law of the Community;(c) trade facilitation as provided for in Article 6 of the Protocol;(d) administration of the Rules of Origin;(e) compilation and dissemination of trade statistics;(f) application and interfacing of information technology inCustoms administration;(g) training in Customs related matters;(h) quality control in Customs operations and enforcement ofcompliance;(i) Customs related negotiations; and(j) activities of the Commissioners in the implementation ofthis Act.(2) The Directorate shall in the performance of its functions underthis Act-(a) be subject to the general direction of the Council andperform such other functions as may be prescribed by theCouncil; and