Anti-Smuggling Act

[Myroria]

Category: International Security | Strength: Significant | Proposed by: [nation]Manticore Reborn[/nation]

UNDERSTANDING that the crime of International Smuggling of goods with the intent of avoiding customs inspection regulations can be harmful to the economy of nations by under-cutting legally imported and/or produced goods within nations;

FURTHER UNDERSTANDING that International Smuggling creates an illicit infrastructure that can be harmful to the security of nations;

The World Assembly therefore:

DEFINES for the purpose of this resolution, International Smuggling as an activity which involves the importation or exportation of goods with the intent of avoiding customs inspection laws;

OUTLAWS international smuggling of goods in all member states;

REQUIRES all member states to suppress International Smuggling within their own Customs Jurisdictions;

FURTHER REQUIRES all member states to refrain from giving any organizations or individuals engaging in the activity of International Smuggling safe havens, markets, or any other support for their operations;

EXPANDS the definition of "Customs Jurisdictions" to include any area not under any nation's effective control, that is immediately adjacent to but outside traditional territorial jurisdiction of a member state, where a vessel may "hover" while engaged in a goods smuggling operation to contravene the revenue/customs laws of a member state;

REQUIRES all member states to treat offences committed by any organizations or individuals engaging in the activity of International Smuggling that occurred outside of their own Customs Jurisdictions at least as seriously, as they would treat any comparable crimes committed within those Customs Jurisdictions;

DECLARES that anyone knowingly working for, providing safe haven, markets, purchasing products from, or any other support for the operations of any organizations or individuals engaging in the activity of International Smuggling shall be subject to charges of criminal conspiracy;

ALLOWS member states in possession of legally confiscated contraband goods to dispose of said contraband in a manner as they see fit including, but not limited to, the destruction or sale of contraband goods.