Safonenkov P.N. On the issue of classification of administrative enforcement measures applied by customs authorities

Abstract: The research subject is the system of administrative enforcement measures applied by the officials of customs authorities, and the legal provisions of administrative enforcement in the sphere of customs legal relations. The author describes various types of administrative enforcement, and their classifications, proposed by the researchers, and explains the criteria of classification. Taking into account the specificity of customs authorities, the author proposes his own variant of, in his opinion, a more comprehensive, structured, logically verified and scientifically grounded classification of administrative coercive measures applied by customs authorities. The research methodology is based on the set of general scientific and specific methods of cognition (technical, analytical, logical, system, etc.). The author marks out the approach of A.V. Surgutkovskaya to the grounds of classification of administrative coercive measures, agrees with them and with the conclusion that the understanding of the essence of administrative enforcement in the cases of violation of customs rules, and its differentiation from other forms of administrative enforcement attaches practical value to the classification of administrative enforcement measures in the sphere of customs legal relations. 

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