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General Websites / Web pages that may be of Interest

Customs Websites

EU Commission Directorate General for Taxation and Customs: Customs Strategy

The Customs Code

Electronic Customs

Counterfeit and Piracy

Port, Airport and Land frontier contact groups (RALPH / ODYSSUD etc)

EU Commission Directorate General for Taxation and Customs: E-Learning

World Customs Organisation

Health and Safety

European Agency for Health and Safety at Work- Health and Safety Risk Assessment

International Labour Organisation - Occupational Safety and Health

http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/safework/publicat/iloshcat/index.htm

http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/safework/

Dangerous Substances – Classification

Directive 2001/59/EC (Dangerous Substances)

Chemical Safety Cards

Single Administrative Document

The Single Administrative Document (SAD)

Bureau International des Containers/ BIC Code

Bureau International des Containers - Codes

(According to ISO standard 6346 (Freight Containers-coding, identification and marking), the Bureau International des Containers allocates an owner code to every container owner or operating company. More information at this link.)

 

Documents

Miscellaneous Documents

Worksheets

This document should be printed by students and used in conjunction with the study of the course. The student will be prompted on screen when to print the document.

Ten Types of Health and Safety Risks

This document should be read in conjunction with the course material. The student will be prompted on screen when to refer to this document.

The RALPH and ODYSSUD lists of equipment used at European Ports

This document should be read in conjunction with the course material. The student will be prompted on screen when to refer to this document.

The Good Practice Guide

This is the English version of the original Good Practice Guide on Container Examination. It is a very large document. This course updates the information in this guide but does not replace all the information such as the technical specifications. The Good Practice Guide is included here for reference purposes only. The Good Practice Guide was compiled under the Customs 2002 Programme.

Chapter 1: General Approach to Container Control

Chapter 2: Health and Safety

Chapter 3: Container Specifications

Chapter 4: Types of Fraud and Trends

Chapter 5: Systems and Methods of Examination

Chapter 6: Concealment Methods