WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION ORGANISATION MONDIALE DES DOUANES 11FL-00289E/S.R. Brussels, 7 October Dear Director General,

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1 WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION ORGANISATION MONDIALE DES DOUANES Etablihed in 1952 a the Cum Co-operation Council Créée en 1952 ou le nom de Coneil de coopération douanière The Secretary General 11FL-00289E/S.R. Bruel, 7 Ocber Dear Direcr General, At the Council Seion in June 2011 the Oberver for the International Maritime Organization (IMO) raied the iue of the increaing threat the maritime part of the upply chain of piracy and armed robbery, particularly off the coat of Somalia. In repone thi threat, a of State are conidering the ue of privately contracted armed ecurity peronnel (PCASP) on board their hip which i raiing complex legal iue. The IMP Oberver ok the opportunity eek the advice of WCO Member through their repreentative the IMO Facilitation Committee on the legal and procedural proviion in repect of the control of uch firearm and ecurity equipment. The WCO participated in the IMO Facilitation Committee in September 2011 and, at that meeting, a requet wa again made the Cum community provide detail of Cum-related apect of the carriage, embarkation and diembarkation of firearm and ecurity equipment. In order cooperate with the IMO, the WCO Secretariat ha produced a hort quetionnaire which it hope will ait the IMO in developing further guidance for it Member. Your co-operation in aiting our important partner in upply chain ecurity i much appreciated and I would be grateful if your Adminitration reply could be ent Mr. Simon Royal of the Compliance and Facilitation Direcrate (imon.royal@wcoomd) by 12 November Your incerely, Kunio Mikuriya. Rue du Marché, 30, B-1210 Bruxelle, Belgique Téléphone Fax Account-compte Forti banque :

2 QUESTIONNAIRE ON CUSTOMS REQIREMENTS CONCERNING THE CONTROL OF FIREARMS (INCLUDING ASSOCIATED AMMUNITION, CONSUMABLES, SPARE PARTS AND MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT) AND AMMUNITION ON BOARD SHIPS FOR USE BY PRIVATELY CONTRACTED ARMED SECURITY PERSONNEL (PCASP) (1) Role of the Cum adminitration in the control of firearm and ammunition on hip entering or leaving your Cum terriry - In what manner do you require arm and ammunition be reported Cum? - When doe thi information have be reported? - Doe Cum check licence/permit? - I Cum reponible for the ecure rage of arm/ammunition on board? - Which agencie have reponibility? (2) Information required regarding notification of firearm and ammunition carried on board hip intending enter or depart your Cum terriry - For firearm, do you require the following information? - Make - Bore - Calibre - Serial Number - Licence/Permit - of Iue - Validity - Other (3) Any comment YES NO

3 REPLIES TO THE QUESTIONNAIRE ON CUSTOMS REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING THE CONTROL OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION ON BOARD SHIPS FOR USE BY PRIVATELY CONTRACTED ARMED SECURITY PERSONNEL (PCASP) Country Quetion 1 Quetion 2 Licene/ Permit of iue Validity Other Any comment Angola Autralia Formal Cum During inpection of the hip. Prior or at the time of arrival Ye Ye The Fical Police Ye Ye Ye Ye Ye Ye Ye The port facility ecurity organization require mean monir the port area and it cloet acce by land, water or air permanently. Therefore, acce port facilitie hould be retricted and the hip that may be or are on the premie at the time of docking hould declare everything taking on board the Cum authority. Ye Ye - The Atrney- General Department (AGD Ye Ye Ye Ye Ye Ye No Action type of the firearm -The Department of Defence (DoD) -The Department of Foreign Affair and Trade (DFAT) - State/Terriry police Bulgaria 24 hour before arrival Ye Ye Direcrate General Border Police the Minitry of Interior. Ye No Ye Ye Ye Ye Ye

4 Country Quetion 1 Quetion 2 Licene/ Permit of iue Validity Other Any comment Canada China (Hong Kong) Declaration Upon arrival of the hip At arrival or departure of the hip Ye Ye -Foreign Affair and International Trade Canada (DFAIT) -Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Canadian Firearm Program. -Public Safety Canada Ye No Frontier Inpection Station (Police) Ye Ye Ye Ye Ye Ye Licene Ye Licene No No No No No No No No - A detailed lit of all firearm, weapon and ammunition mut be preented upon arrival the Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA). The lit mut include the make, type, action and erial of all firearm, the of round and caliber of all ammunition a well a the type of weapon. There are additional item that are controlled in Canada, including taer, replica firearm and over-capacity magazine that mut alo be reported Denmark Declaration Ship in Danih port Ye No Minitry of Jutice and the Police Ye Ye Type, Facry nr Enia Declaration Cum Before entering or leaving Enian Cum terriry Ye No Police and Border Guard Ye No Ye Ye Ye Ye Ye Irael cargo manifet 24 hour prior the arrival of the hip No, if good are not offloa ded No The navy, Port Security, Irael Police, the Minitry of Interior Ye No Ye Ye No No No No ---- Italy Ye No Ye Ye Ye Ye Ye Ye Ye

5 Country Quetion 1 Quetion 2 Licene/ Permit of iue Validity Other Any comment Japan No later than 24 hour from the arrival. No com ment comment comm ent comm ent comme nt comme nt comment comment commen t - A hip re, if firearm and ammunition are not imported Japan, they are ealed by Cum at arrival in order not be ued in Japan or on the hip after conultation with the Police a appropriate. But reponibilitie for the ecurity of their rage lie with mater of a hip, and in their reporting, Japan Cum require them inform for a general picture. Mauritiu Netherland Declared via the IMO FAL 3 Sweden IMO FAL 3, Ship re On arrival of the veel and at the time of Boarding When Cum clear the hip. No Ye Police Central Armoury No No Police (Seaharbour police or Royal Contabulary), Ye Ye Ye Ye No No No - No No No No No No No No ---- No No None No No No No No No No No