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DEFINITIONS

(a)

(b)

(c)

Paragraph 1

For the purposes of this Cooperative Arrangement :

"Participant" means, for Hong Kong, the Customs and

Excise Department and, for the United Kingdom, Her

Majesty's Customs and Excise;

"customs laws" means all the legal and administrative

provisions enforceable by the Participants including :

(i)

the collection, guaranteeing or repayment of

duties, taxes and other charges;

(ii)

measures of prohibition, restriction or control;

(iii) action in relation

to illegal trafficking in

narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances;

(iv) action in relation to illicit manufacture and

distribution of counterfeiting goods and pirated works;

the term "contravention" means any violation or

attempted violation of customs laws.

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