Article 420. Access of officials of customs and other state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the facility of the inspected person for conducting an on-site customs inspection of the Code on Customs Regulation in the Republic of Kazakhstan

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Article 420. Access of officials of customs and other state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the facility of the inspected person for conducting an on-site customs inspection of the Code on Customs Regulation in the Republic of Kazakhstan

1. Upon presentation by customs officials of an order to conduct an on-site customs inspection, as well as official identification cards or identification cards, the person being checked must ensure access of customs officials and officials of other state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan involved in conducting an on-site customs inspection to the facility of the person being checked (except for residential premises) for conducting an on-site customs inspection.

2. If the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan establishes a special procedure for access of officials of state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan to certain facilities, such access is carried out in compliance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

3. The person being checked has the right to refuse access to the facility of the person being checked to officials of the customs authority and officials of other state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan involved in conducting an on-site customs inspection in the following cases:

1) the specified officials have not presented an order for conducting an on-site customs inspection and (or) official identification cards or identification cards;

2) officials of customs authorities and (or) officials of other state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan are not specified in the order on conducting an on-site customs inspection;

3) these officials do not have special permission to access the facility of the person being checked, if such permission is required in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

4. In case of unjustified refusal of the person being checked to provide access to officials of the customs authority conducting an on-site customs inspection and officials of other state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan involved in conducting an on-site customs inspection, an appropriate protocol is drawn up at the facility of the person being checked in accordance with the form approved by the authorized body.

Persons who obstruct the access of officials specified in the first part of this paragraph to the facility of the person being checked are liable in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

5. The protocol is signed by the officials conducting the inspection, the person being checked or his representative.

In case of refusal to sign the specified protocol, the person being checked must provide a written explanation of the reason for the refusal.

A copy of the protocol is given to the person being checked or his representative.

The footnote. Article 420 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 26.11.2019 No. 273-VI (effective six months after the date of its first official publication).

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