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Encyclopedia > Border Guard
East German guards wait for the official opening of the Brandenburg Gate
East German guards wait for the official opening of the Brandenburg Gate
George W. Bush in a border patrol dune buggy
George W. Bush in a border patrol dune buggy

Border Guard, Border Patrol, Border police, or Frontier police is a state security agency that performs border control, i.e., enforces the security of national borders. In various states these forces have different official names, subordination and jurisdiction. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (2790 × 1860 pixel, file size: 931 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) 03:45, 6. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (2790 × 1860 pixel, file size: 931 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) 03:45, 6. ... “East Germany” redirects here. ... The Brandenburg Gate The Brandenburg Gate (German: Brandenburger Tor) is a former city gate and one of the main symbols of Berlin, Germany. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Presdunebuggy. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Presdunebuggy. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... Dune buggy George W. Bush in a Dune buggy A dune buggy is a recreational vehicle with small wheels, and thin tires, designed for use on water dunes or beaches. ... Security agency is an organization which conducts intelligence activities for the internal security of a nation, state or organization. ... Border control Border crossing between Germany and The Netherlands Border controls are measures used by a country to monitor or regulate its borders. ...


Tasks

Typical tasks of a Border Guard are:

  • The control and guarding of State border;
  • Border control of border crossing persons, vehicles, and travel documents;
  • Preventing illegal border crossing for persons, vehicles, cargoes and other goods;
  • Control of transportation of prohibited and limited items (e.g. weapons, ammunition, toxic substances) over the state border;
  • Supervision and control of the observation of foreigner residence regulations, visa regime;
  • Preventing of movement of goods and other articles over state border bypassing the customs control;
  • Investigation of cases related to the offences against the State border and regime.

The Border Guard may also perform delegated customs control duties. A customs duty is a tariff or tax on the import or export of goods. ... A customs duty is a tariff or tax on the import or export of goods. ...


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