Chapter 40.
INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
IN CUSTOMS SYSTEM
Article 423. The Use of Information Systems, Information Technologies and their Support Facilities Used by Customs Authorities
1. In accordance with this Customs Code and other federal statutes, customs authorities shall undertake development, construction and application of the information systems, information technologies and their support facilities, including those based on the electronic means of information exchange, as well as the facilities ensuring their operation.
2. The introduction of information systems, information technologies and their support facilities in the customs system based on the use of computer hardware and communication facilities shall be effected based on the standards approved and adopted in the Russian Federation and the international standards.
3. Information systems, information technologies and their support facilities developed and produced by customs bodies or purchased by them shall be regarded as federal property. The Federal Customs Authority exercises its ownership powers pursuant to the Russian legislation.
4. The use by the customs authorities of information systems, information technologies and their support facilities other than those in federal property shall be effected on a contractual basis.
5. The terms and order of the use of information systems, information technologies and their support facilities for customs-related purposes shall be established by the Federal Customs Authority.
Article 424. Certification of Information Systems, Information Technologies and their Support and Protection Facilities
Information systems, information technologies and their support and protection applied in the customs system shall be certified in the cases and in the order stipulated by the Russian legislation.
Article 425. Customs Information Resources
1. Customs information resources comprise the documents and data, submitted by persons in course of customs operations stipulated by this Customs Code, as well as other documents and information available at the disposal of customs authorities in accordance with this Customs Code and other federal statutes.
2. The information resources of the customs authorities constitute federal property. The Federal Customs Authority exercises its owner’s powers pursuant to the Russian legislation.
3. The order of formation of the customs information resources and the requirements applied to their filing system are determined by the Federal Customs Authority pursuant to the Russian legislation.
4. The documents whose submission is stipulated by this Customs Code based on the order set forth by this Customs Code, including the customs declarations, may be submitted through the mediation of electronic means of information exchange based on the requirements stipulated by the Federal Customs Authority to the information filing procedures and other provisions of the Russian legislation.
5. The order of access by persons to the information resources under the jurisdiction of customs authorities is determined by the Federal Customs Authority based on this Customs Code and other federal laws.
Article 426. Information Systems, Information Technologies and their Support Facilities Used by Participants of External Economic Activities
1. The Federal Customs Authority determines the requirements to the information systems, information technologies and their support facilities utilised by:
- 1) the persons in the process of application of simplified customs clearance procedures (Article 68);
- 2) the owners of temporary-storage warehouses, bonded warehouses, customs brokers, as well as the other persons upon their request to receive the documents and/or the information stipulated by this Customs Code;
2. The use of such facilities for customs clearance purposes shall only be permitted following the verification of their compliance with the requirements stipulated thereto. Such verification shall be effected by the Federal Customs Authority.
Article 427. Protection of Information and Rights of Persons Involved in Information Processes and Information Systems
1. The customs authorities shall be responsible for the development, construction and application of special information protection soft- and hardware compatible with the soft- and hardware of the information systems and information technologies intended for ensuring protection of information and upholding the rights of the participants in the information related activities and informatisation pursuant to the provisions of this Customs Code.
2. The level of information protection ensured by the information protection capabilities should comply with requirements applicable to specific information categories. Such compliance of the information protection level to specific information categories should be ensured by the customs authorities in charge of given information resources.
3. The Federal Customs Authority and other state bodies acting in accordance with the Russian legislation shall exercise supervision over observance of the requirements laid to information protection and application of the information protection capabilities.
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