Article 216. Additional and repeated customs examinations

Additional customs examination shall be assigned to fill the gaps in the statement of the first (previous) customs examination and implemented by the same or a different expert or a commission of experts.

A repeated customs examination shall be assigned when the statement is unjustified or its correctness raises doubts or evidence that it is based on is recognized as unreliable. A repeated customs examination can also be assigned when the statement on the first (previous) customs examination is appealed by an authorized individual or other interested individual and (protested) by a prosecutor.

When assigning a repeated customs examination, an expert (commission of experts) can be requested to provide scientific justification of previously applied research methods.

Decision to assign a repeated customs examination must include reasons for disagreement of the body that assigned the repeated customs examination with the statement of the first (previous) customs examination.

Implementation of a repeated customs examination shall be assigned to another expert or a commission of experts. The expert (commission of experts) who performed the first (previous) customs examination can be present during the repeated customs examination and give explanations, but does not participate in the study and finalizing a written statement of results.