(1) (Repealed)
2. In the case of imports of a non-commercial nature, the customs administration may levy flat-rate import duties other than value added tax and internal taxes on goods sent in small consignments to private individuals or contained in travellers’ personal luggage.
The flat-rate tax is collected by the customs department in accordance with the same rules, subject to the same guarantees and the same penalties as for customs duties.
The conditions of application of the said tax, and in particular its rates and basis of assessment, are laid down by an order of the Minister for the Economy and Finance.
3. In application of Title II of Book III of Part Five of the Transport Code, a port duty may be levied in seaports for commercial transactions or stays carried out there.
4. The taxes and fees that make up port dues are collected in the same way as customs duties; offences are recorded and punished, proceedings are taken and cases are investigated and judged in the same way as customs duties.
The collection and procedural costs incurred by the administration are deducted from the proceeds of the taxes and duties in accordance with the conditions laid down by order of the Minister for the Budget.