Centralized Examination Station Law and Legal Definition
A centralized examination station ("CES") is a privately operated facility, not in the charge of a Customs officer, at which imported merchandise is made available to Customs officers for physical examination. A CES may be established in any port or any portion of a port, or any other area under the jurisdiction of a district director. (19 USCS § 118.1). See also American Stevedoring v. United States Custom Serv., 19 C.I.T. 1033, 1034 (Ct. Int'l Trade 1995).
Legal Definition list
- Centralized Administrative Offset
- Central, Western, and South Pacific Ocean
- Central, Western, and South Pacific Fisheries Development Act
- Central Security Service [CSS]
- Central Repository [Criminal Law]
- Centralized Examination Station
- Centralized Services
- Centrally Fueled
- Centre for Children and Families in the Justice System
- Centre of Criminology
- Centre of Predominant Economic Interest
