Article 202. Use of a specialist and expert for conducting customs control

If necessary, an impartial specialist or expert with special knowledge and skills can be involved to participate in specific actions and assist in conducting customs control including with the use of technical means.

A specialist or expert shall be involved at the initiative of a customs authority or an authorized individual.

The specialist and expert shall have the right to:

familiarize with materials related to the subject of activities to be performed with their participation;

pose questions to participants related to the subject of relevant actions;

familiarize with documents formalized as a result of actions that they take part in and make statements or give explanations about actions they perform which must be included into these documents.

A specialist and an expert shall participate in actions requiring special knowledge and skills, give explanations about the actions they perform, certify the fact of performing these actions, their content and results with their signature.

A specialist or expert shall not disclose information, which is received while performing actions on customs control, that constitutes state secrets or other secrets protected by law, use it for other purposes, transfer it to third parties, except as specified in the legislation.

Expenses incurred for involvement of a customs control specialist shall be reimbursed:

by a customs authority — if a specialist is involved at its initiative;

by an authorized individual — if a specialist is involved on his initiative.