US embassy cable - 05BRATISLAVA244

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REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON MEMBER STATE LAWS REGARDING APPEALS FROM CUSTOMS DECISIONS

Identifier: 05BRATISLAVA244
Wikileaks: View 05BRATISLAVA244 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Bratislava
Created: 2005-03-23 15:32:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: ETRD LO WTO USTR
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

UNCLAS BRATISLAVA 000244 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
USTR FOR CWILSON (BRUSSELS), MMOWREY, MROHDE AND TPOSNER 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETRD, LO, WTO, USTR 
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON MEMBER STATE LAWS 
REGARDING APPEALS FROM CUSTOMS DECISIONS 
 
REF: SECSTATE 34343 
 
On March 18, post delivered the request, per reftel, to the 
Department of International Affairs at the Customs 
Directorate of the Slovak Republic.  The office responded 
that the process for appealing decisions by the Slovak 
Customs Authority is subject to the Law on Administrative 
Action No 71/1967 of the Collection of Laws, Chapter 4 on 
Appellate Review, Section 1, Appellate Procedure; and the 
Law on the Civil Court No 99/1963 of the Collection of Laws, 
Chapter 5 on Administrative Justice.  According to these 
laws, the involved party has the right to appeal customs 
decisions by submitting an appeal to the Customs 
Authorities.  The next available forum for appeal is at the 
Regional Court level.  If the case involves the Customs 
Directorate, the relevant court would be the Supreme Court. 
The applicable laws will be sent via e-mail to USTR 
addressees as requested in reftel.  Post regrets that both 
the laws are only available in the Slovak language. 
THAYER 
 
 
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