Body of the Convention Annexes General Body of the Convention

II. COMMENTARY Pages

A. General

1. Historical background 51 2. General scope and structure of the Convention 52 3. Rules for the interpretation of the Nairobi Convention 53

B. Body of the Convention

1. Preamble 55 2. Definitions Chapter I 55 3. Scope of the Convention Chapter II 56 4. General assistance procedures Chapter III 57 5. Miscellaneous provisions Chapter IV 58 6. Role of the Council and of the Permanent Technical Committee Chapter V 58 7. Final provisions Chapter Vl 59

C. Annexes to the Convention

1. General scope of the Annexes 60 2. Assistance by a Customs administration on its own initiative Annex I 60 3. Assistance, on request, in the assessment of import or export duties and taxes Annex II 60 4. Assistance, on request, relating to controls Annex III 60 5. Assistance, on request, relating to surveillance Annex IV 61 6. Enquiries and notifications, on request, on behalf of another Contracting Party Annex V 61 7. Appearance by Customs officials before a court or tribunal abroad Annex VI 61 8. Presence of Customs officials of one Contracting Party in the territory of another Contracting Party Annex VII 61 9. Participation in investigations abroad Annex VIII 62 5 II. COMMENTARY Pages 10. Pooling of information Annex IX 62 11. Assistance in action against the smuggling of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances Annex X 63 12. Assistance in action against the smuggling of work of art, antiques and other cultural property Annex XI 64 III. BENEFITS OF THE NAIROBI CONVENTION Pages I. Exchange of information 65 Il. Surveillance, investigations and assistance during judicial proceedings 66 III. Reasons for acceding to the Nairobi Convention 66 IV. Conclusions 68 IV. PROCEDURES ACCEDING TO THE NAIROBI CONVENTION Pages I. Accession 69 II. Role of the Secretary General of the Council 69 III. Preparatory work to be carried out in the acceding country 69 IV. Preparation of briefs or memoranda 70 V. Conclusion of the accession process 71 V. APPENDICES Pages I. Summary description of each Annex 73 II. Flow-chart showing different stages in the process of accession 77