МЕЖДУ ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВОМ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ И ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВОМ ЯПОНИИ О СОТРУДНИЧЕСТВЕ И ВЗАИМНОЙ ПОМОЩИ В ТАМОЖЕННЫХ ДЕЛАХ. Соглашение. Правительство РФ. 12.05.09

Article 1
                              Definitions
                                   
     For the purposes of this Agreement:
     (a)  the  term  "Customs Administration" shall mean in Japan, the
Ministry of Finance and in the Russian Federation, the Federal Customs
Service;
     (b)  the  term "Customs laws" shall mean the laws and regulations
administered  and  enforced  by the Customs Administrations, governing
the  importation,  exportation,  transit of goods and placing of goods
under any other Customs procedures, including measures of prohibition,
restriction  and  control of goods falling under the competence of the
Customs Administrations;
     (c)  the  term  "information"  shall  mean  any  data, documents,
reports and other communications in any format;
     (d)  the  term  "Customs  offense"  shall  mean  any violation of
Customs laws as well as any attempt to violate such laws;
     (e)  the term "person" shall mean any natural person or any legal
person;
     (f)  the  term "Requesting Administration" shall mean the Customs
Administration that requests assistance;
     (g)  the  term  "Requested Administration" shall mean the Customs
Administration from which assistance is requested; and
     (h)  the  term  "controlled delivery" shall mean the technique of
allowing  movement  of  illicit  or  suspect  consignments between the
Russian  Federation  and Japan in accordance with laws and regulations
of  each  state  with  the  knowledge and under the supervision of the
competent  authorities of the Russian Federation and Japan with a view
to  the  investigation of an offense and the identification of persons
involved in the commission of the offense.