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   integrity                                  прямота, честность
   exemplary                                  примерный




      11.2 Read the text about ethics in customs matters

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                            Why Worry About Ethics?
     Сorruption can destroy the efficient functioning of any society and
diminish the ability of the Customs Service to accomplish its mission. A
corrupt Customs Service will not deliver the revenue that is properly due to the
state; it will not be efficient in the fight against illicit trafficking and will
obstruct the growth of legitimate international trade and hinder economic
development.
     Customs has important public responsibilities and must demonstrate high
ethical standards to inspire public confidence in the integrity of the service. The
community has a right to expect that the behaviour of Customs staff will be in line
with their expectations - that is courteous, efficient and above all, ethical.
      Ethics deals with the fundamental issues of practical decision-making, and its
major concerns include the nature of ultimate value and the standards by which
human actions can be judged right or wrong. Ethics is a set of principles which
determines standards of personal and professional behaviour. It is not just
obeying the law, or sticking to rules and regulations; ethics goes beyond the law to
include the way of making and justifying decisions when it is not completely clear
what is the right or wrong thing to do.
     While there is no set of rules capable of providing answers to all ethical
questions which arise, a code of conduct may serve as a guide to solving issues for
those working in Customs, and those who have dealings with officers of Customs.
In many countries it provides the framework for appropriate conduct in a variety
of contexts and establishes standards of behaviour expected of Customs
officers. "The Code of Ethics and Conduct Booklet" developed by the Australian
Customs Service emphasizes the following issues:
     "...Personal Behaviour. Customs officers are to:
perform official duties with skills, care, diligence and impartiality,
using authority in a fair and unbiased way;
observe acts, regulations, instructions and lawful directions;
provide the public with service in a professional manner;
not take improper advantage of any official information acquired in the
course of official duties..."
     "Criminal offences. All officers of Customs must comply with the law.
Breaches of criminal law will lead to prosecution and / or disciplinary action...