The confiscation of cars with Russian numbers continues in Germany, no arguments and appeals help, the Russian embassy said.
As stated in embassy statement dated September 4, Germany continues to record “isolated cases of seizure by German customs officials from Russian citizens of vehicles belonging to them, registered in the Russian Federation, temporarily imported into Germany for personal use or transit.”
All of them are charged with violating the German Foreign Trade Law, and in particular the EU Council Regulation, which prohibits the import of cars into the EU. And German customs officers do not see the difference between simple entry and import.
“Arguments that in this case we are not talking about the import of goods intended for sale, but about private property used for personal purposes and temporarily imported into the territory of Germany on legal grounds, are not taken into account,” the embassy noted.
The Russian diplomatic mission added that it was not yet possible to resolve the problem in the legal field through the German Foreign Ministry and at the level of the leadership of the land authorities, customs authorities and the prosecutor’s office. And until that moment, they recommend that Russians not enter the territory of Germany in their cars.
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2023-09-04 18:09:07
