New regulations if you travel. New customs agreements and a little geopolitics. It is the current course of ADM, the Customs and Monopolies Agency led by Roberto Alese.
Director, a few days ago he signed an important protocol of collaboration in customs matters with the Vatican, what is it?
“Between Italy and the state of the Vatican city there is a historic and indissoluble bond of cooperation that we wanted to update on the customs side. The protocol signed with the Governorate faces two crucial areas. The first concerns the introduction, on an experimental basis, of a reported procedure for the submission of the currency declarations, in order to streamline the procedures and increase transparency. The second, however, is strategic because it concerns the continuous updating of the skills of customs staff ».
A few weeks ago the signing of the intensity for customs cooperation with Bahrein …
«Yes, I signed an agreement with the President of the Customs of the Kingdom in Manama. Technical agreement will facilitate international trade with technologically cutting -edge control methods and strengthen safety for citizens and economic operators. The visit to Bahrein took place a few weeks after the premier’s mission, Giorgia Meloni, and this agreement aims to consolidate bilateral relationships between our countries. The agency will welcome a Bahrein delegation in Italy. In our locations, the representatives of the kingdom customs will have the opportunity to deepen the best practices regarding controls, to observe our operational activities up close and to know the high technical value of the chemical laboratories. Cooperation sanctioned by this Memorandum will aim for the use of new technologies based on artificial intelligence and blockchain “.
In January a new legislation on import and export of cash entered into force. What are the news?
“The new rules, in fact, align Italian legislation to that of the European Union on the subject. In particular, the definition of cash has been updated, which now also includes out of course coins (which can be exchanged with those in circulation) and investment gold. Today those who transfer this type of gold between EU countries must declare it at the entrance, or to the exit from the State, if the value is equal, or higher, to 10,000 euros “.
As for the currency declaration, have new obligations be introduced?
“The obligation to make available to the control authorities, the cash subject to the currency declaration, has been formalized to make available. In the event that the subject does not observe this obligation, a specific sanction is provided. This is explained by the need to avoid that the currency declaration, which does not correspond to an effective movement of cash, can serve to justify illegal activities. There are also novelties for shipments of unaccompanied cash. In the case of shipments outside Italy, the sender is responsible for transmitting an information declaration, while in the case of shipments to Italy this obligation is of the recipient. Compared to the previous legislation, the model to that for extra union operations was adequate and the obligations against the customs authority were better highlighted. The new rules aim for transparency of cross -border financial flows ».
In case of control if the cash has not declared, will the kidnapping always risk?
«The penalties remain in the event of an omitted declaration and the possible seizure of unreated money. However, the new rules introduce the possibility for the authorities to have the so -called “temporary detention”. In essence, the authorities have the opportunity to retain the money, for a minimum of 30 days up to a maximum of 90, to carry out the necessary investigations. This measure can also apply to the regularly declared sums ».
His administration is engaged on various fronts, has about 12,000 employees and others are about to arrive thanks to the competitions you have banned. What is learning from this experience?
«Let me say, after many years of high administration, that it is the most demanding institutional commitment. The agency is a large public holding company, which deals with endless financial subjects and which must be guided with managerial attitude and strong legal determination. We are strategic for the country system. We bring almost 90 billion of tax revenue to the state coffers. We have a great international projection, in the customs field, which allows us to make agreements all over the world. We are a market regulatory and supervisory authority, also with reference to the states and monopolies of the state relating to energy products, public games, tobacco, alcohol sectors. We also deal with illegal immigration. We collaborate, synergisticly, with the Guardia di Finanza and with other public institutions. My goal is to definitively structure the agency, making it become a strong and stable public administration, with increasingly modern and innovative operational standards. With us, chemicals, biological, mathematicians, engineers, computer science, jurists, economists, experts in foreign languages work. We are recruiting many young people. The future is them, in combined arranged with artificial intelligence ».
