BC Customs Memorandum Order No. 15-95 (1996)

(NAR) VOL. 7 NO. 2 / APRIL-JUNE 1996

[ BC CUSTOMS MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 15-95, May 14, 1996 ]

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS TO CMO'S 4-94, 8-93 & 104-92 (HOLD & ALERT SYSTEMS)

CMO 4-94 clarified the procedure that the action officer or officer-on-case must follow after witnessing the examination of an alerted shipment. It says— "The action officer. . . can immediately clear the shipment for continued processing if he find no violations. . . " "If the action officer. . . find discrepancies in the shipment, he should submit a report to his supervisor stating such discrepancies & request conversion of the alert order to a hold order." It has been brought to my attention that some action officer/officer-on-case take their either in immediately clearing the shipment or getting a conversion of the ALERT to a HOLD. Henceforth, action officers/officers-on-case are given only 24-hours from time of completion of examination to Clear/Hold a shipment under alert. Assigned COO3's are hereby directed to act unilaterally on the shipment should the required action of the officer on case/action officer not be taken within the 24-hour period. All orders inconsistent herewith are deemed revoke accordingly. For Strict compliance. Adopted: 14 May 1996

(SGD.) GUILLERMO L. PARAYNO, JR. Commissioner