Draft

declarations of the Slovak Republic made pursuant to Article 21 (1), 26 (4) and 32 (4) on the Convention drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union on mutual assistance and cooperation between customs administrations

Declaration to Article 21 (1)

The Slovak Republic declares, that the second sentence of the declaration to Article 21 (1) shall be replaced by the following:

“Authority designated for this purpose in the Slovak Republic is Customs Criminal Office - Central Coordinating Unit”.

Declaration to Article 26 (4)

The Slovak Republic declares, in accordance with Article 26 (4), that it accepts the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Communities to give preliminary rulings on the interpretation of this convention pursuant to Article 26 (5) (a), which means, that any court or tribunal against whose decision there is no judicial remedy under national law may request the Court of Justice of the European Communities to give a preliminary rulings on a question raised in a case pending before it and concerning the interpretation of Convention on mutual assistance and cooperation between customs administration if that court or tribunal considers that a decision on the question is necessary to enable it to give judgement.

Declaration to Article 32 (4)

The Slovak Republic declares, in terms of Article 32 paragraph 4 that it will apply the Convention, with the exception of Article 26 thereof, in its relations with Member States that have made the same declaration.

Bratislava ......................................

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						       President of the Slovak Republic