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Applications for licenses must be addressed to the Ministry of Public Works which acts in concert with the Ministries of Commerce and Finance.
The export and import of these articles comes within the province of the Czechoslovak Sugar Commission.
Regarding these there are especial regulations in force.
The export or import of any goods without license or attestation is prohibited, unless it be expressly stated that no license or attestation is necessary.
2. The granting of permits to exporters to use the value of exported goods for the purchase abroad of goods wanted in his establishment.
3. The encouragement of the economical management of import, export and transit. For this purpose the administrative committee may establish abroad branches of the Commission of Foreign Commerce.
4. A survey of export, import and transit in connection with the statistical department.
5. Cooperation in the preparatory work of commercial and custom policy with the Chambers of Commerce and Trade, the Board of Agriculture, the Central Union of Czechoslovak Traders and with the Labor Board, when established.
The Board of Directors represents the Commission of Foreign Commerce and executes its resolutions.
The administrative committee approves the standing orders of the commission, surveys its proceedings, fixes the amount of the fees and grants the permits to exporters mentioned (2).
The board of experts is an advisory body to the administrative committee and the board of directors.
The import and export syndicates form—with regard to import and export licenses—sub-departments of the Commission on Foreign Commerce, acting within their special spheres.
In so far as the export and import syndicates deal with actions other than the granting of licenses for export or import (for instance, the organisation of the import of raw-material and of semi-manufactured articles for export), their activity and management are subject to inspection by the Control- and Compesation Office for International Commerce.
Attached to the Commission on Foreign Commerce is a Control- and Compensation Office for International Commerce. It deals with all compensation contract cases subject to the approval by the Administrative Committee.
The Chambers of Commerce, Board of Trade and the departments of the financial administration are co-operating in the executive branch of the commission.
The administration expenses of the commission are covered by the fees, while the surplus goes into the State fund. The working expenses of the Control- and Compensation Office are at the charge of the commission if they exceed the income of the Control- and Compensation Office.
The administrative committee of the commission periodically issues lists of goods the import or export of which is generally permitted. The import or export of these articles is not subject to a special permission, but notification must be given on special forms) to the commission and an attestation fee paid. This attested notification serves in lieu of a permission and must be attached to the consignement notes.
Contravention of these regulations, especially the export or import of goods without permission or notification, wilfully incorrect statements in the applications and notifications of import and export, false data etc. make the offending party liable to penalties, without prejudice to further criminal proceedings or action by the financial authorities.
In order to control statements made in the applications for an import or export permit or in the notificications the Commission has power to inspect the books and correspondence of the parties concerned.
The right of ascertaining whether imported goods have been used as stated in the application rests with the Ministry of Commerce which acts in concert with the other Ministries concerned.