Customs Agency

Enforcement—monitor and track borders for counterfeit activities by working with World Customs Agency, INTERPOL, and other enforcement networks... 

Figure 6.1 Efforts to control the production and sale of Ecstasy in the United States involve many agencies. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), United States Customs, and local police are all involved in seizing illegal Ecstasy tablets. This photo shows a batch of Ecstasy tablets confiscated by the United States Customs Agency.

How the Customs agencies work in other countries I haven t a clue, ut lab supply companies in the U.S. that say they specialize in export tell me they know of no hindrances or special restrictions when shipping their products to Britain or Australia. Even if the customer is an individual and not a company I ask. No. The best info for my foreign pals came from some of the rogue U.S. chem companies that like for individuals to own chems. They confirmed forme that they have indeed shipped to individuals in Britain and Australia with no troubles at all. One place even boasted of having sent stuff to aprivate researcher in Japan where, I was told, no one is allowed to own any chemical. 

The Department of Commerce and U.S. Tariff Commission and related customs agencies continued to be among the manufacturers best allies in the federal government. In particular, the manufacturers leading trade association worked very closely with customs officials to ensure that administration of the new tariff would provide the maximum... 

Recycling and Rense Bnsiness Assistance Centers located in state solid-waste or economic-development agencies, these centers provide recycling businesses with customized and targeted assistance. 

A series of three workshops held in 2002 - 2004 included stakeholders representing about 50 North American governmental agencies, academia, environmental consultancies, and the medical community. The workshops resulted in a set of recommended sampling and analytical protocols for a soil geochemical survey that would meet the needs of this diverse set of customers. The Project is... 

Industrial recognition of customer and employee safety is a major factor and is included in international programs such as ISO 9000 and ISO 14000. Further, a number of national and state agencies and associations deal with aspects of the environmental and personal safety issues on an ongoing basis. 

Accuracy in the laboratory is obviously an important issue. If the analysis results reported by a laboratory are not accurate, everything a company or government agency strives for, the entire TQM system, may be in jeopardy. If the customer discovers the error, especially through painful means, the trust the public has placed in the entire enterprise is lost. For example, if a baby dies due to nitrate contamination in drinking water that a city s health department had determined to be safe, that department, indeed the entire city government, is liable. In this "worst-case scenario," some employees would likely lose their jobs and perhaps even be brought to justice in a court of law. 

Olsson PE, Borg B, Brunstrdm B, Hdkansson H, Klasson-WhelerE(1998) Endocrine-disrupting substances—Impairment of reproduction. Stockholm, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency Customer Services. 

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