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more one criminal proceeding terminated. Viktorija Jarkina-Toča together with the team proved the Latvian customs’ error and saved the client’s valuable goods from confiscation. Viktorija Jarkina-Toča together with the team proved the Latvian customs’ error and saved the client’s valuable goods from confiscation. The criminal proceeding was initiated based on SRS Customs Board materials, taking into account SRS Customs Board suspicions regarding an attempt to circumvent sanctions by, declaring sanctioned subject goods with an incorrect code. In the criminal proceeding, there were contradictions between the goods’ manufacturer and SRS Customs Board opinions regarding the goods’ compliance with the Combined Nomenclature code 72166900 (could not be imported, was subject to sanctions) or 72169900 (could be imported, was not subject to sanctions.) 

In the criminal proceeding, several pieces of evidence were submitted, which indicated that the that Latvian customs had identified the incorrect Combined Nomenclature code, but the person in charge of the proceedings ordered an expert examination to verify the properties of the goods. The expert examination confirmed that that the goods’ manufacturer’s specified Combined Nomenclature code was correct, but the one determined by Latvian customs was – incorrect. 

Taking into account the aforementioned, it was established in the criminal proceeding that the metal that profiles imported into the territory of the European Union were not goods subject to EU economic sanctions .. Consequently, by importing, the metal profiles into the European Union, the EU regulatory framework was not violated and the criminal proceeding is to be terminated due to the absence of a criminal offense.