28/08 17:30 EBA EuroDebates This time the EuroDebates strove to elaborate an answer to the acute question - Amended Customs Legislation: Pros and Cons. The attendees had an opportunity to say YES or NO discussing the following issues:
- if customs clearance requires simplifying
- if amended customs legislation influences an investment climate in Ukraine
- if amended customs legislation changes fiscal functions of Customs
The EuroDebates exhibited opinions and insights of top managers of Customs Service and Ministry of Finance, representatives of diplomatic corps and experts in International Customs Law.
The EuroDebates hosts invited the following guest speakers to share their professional views and insight with the public:
1. Representatives of state bodies:
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Denis FUDASHKIN, Deputy Minister of Finance of Ukraine;
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Andriy RYBIN, Senior Legal Advisor of State Customs Service;
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Svetlana SHABAT, Senior Inspector of Customs Payment Department;
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Andriy OCHERET, Senior Inspector of Declaration and Customs Reulations Department;
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Oleksiy GASCHITSKIY, Chief of Intellectual Property Rights Defence Department;
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Natalya SEMENOVSKA, Senior Inspector of Legal Sector of Laboratory and Expert Research at Central Customs Office;
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Vitaliy DVORNYK, Senior Inspector of Customs Control Organisation Department;
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Roman VLASENKO, Senior Inspector of Customs Control Organisation Department;
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Lev BAYAZITOV, Chief of Research and Strategic Development Department;
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Olga KUZ’MINA, Senior Inspector of Customs Value and Customs Legislation Violation Department;
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Viktoriya PANCHENKO, Senior Inspector of Customs Value Department;
2. Representatives of business community:
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John FARFIELD, Head of European Association of Express Transporters;
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Robert PEACOCK, Technical Consultant of International Criminal Investigative Assistance Programme.
The attendees had a unique opportunity to participate in a dialogue between Government and Business. In addition, they had a chance to raise questions that were of vital importance and current urgency. Approximately 50 members of the European Business Association and nearly 25 media representatives attended this high-level meeting.
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