Customs infringements and sanctions: different sets of legal rules in EU

Andrius Košel
Andrius Košel
Attorney-at-law, Counsel, professional law partnership NOOR legal, Lithuania
Enrika Naujokė
Enrika Naujokė
Director, CustomsClear, Lithuania
Published 20 May 2020
Customs infringements and sanctions: different sets of legal rules in EU

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Customs infringements and sanctions follow different sets of legal rules, set by each Member State individually. There are ongoing discussions on the EU’s common legal framework. In this article we overview provisions of the latest version of the framework adopted by the European Parliament and provide you with a look at the sanctioning system and changing interpretation of legal norms of one EU member state – Lithuania.