THE CUSTOMS CODE OF THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN

SECTION I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
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C H A P T E R 5 CUSTOMS STATISTICS

Article25
Customs Foreign Trade Statistics of the Republic of Tajikistan

1. In order to analyze the situation with the foreign trade of the Republic of Tajikistan, to control receipt of customs payments by the national budget, exercise currency control, analyze the state, the dynamics and tendencies of development of foreign trade the Republic of Tajikistan, its trade balance and balance payment and its economy on the whole, the customs bodies shall collect and process information on the conveyance of goods across the customs border and shall present the information of customs foreign trade statistics of the Republic of Tajikistan to the government of the Republic of Tajikistan and other bodies which are established by the legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan.
The authorized body on customs affairs shall present the data of customs foreign trade statistics of the Republic of Tajikistan to international organizations in compliance with the international legal acts ratified by the Republic of Tajikistan and with the legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan.
The authorized body on customs affairs shall publish data on customs foreign trade statistics of the Republic of Tajikistan in compliance with the procedure and on the terms established by the government of the Republic of Tajikistan.
2. Customs foreign trade statistics of the Republic of Tajikistan shall be maintained in compliance with this Code and with other normative legal acts of the Republic of Tajikistan.
3. Customs foreign trade statistics of the Republic of Tajikistan shall be kept in compliance with the methodology, which ensures comparability of data on mutual trade between the Republic of Tajikistan and its foreign trade partners.

Article 26
Special Customs Statistics

1. In order to ensure proper execution of the tasks set forth for the customs bodies, the said bodies shall maintain special customs statistics in compliance with the procedure established by the authorized body on customs affairs.
2. The customs bodies shall use the data of special customs statistics exclusively for customs purposes.

Article 27
Documents and Information Used for Statistical Purposes

1. Documents and information submitted by persons in compliance with the provisions of this Code shall be used for statistical purposes.
2. The provisions set forth by Article 9 of this Code shall cover the information used for statistical purposes.