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Detection and prevention of infringements of customs rules As the movement of goods and people through the territory of the Republic of Latvia grows, the number of possible infringements will increase. This will necessitate either a considerable increase in staff or a change in the way in which controls are applied. The former will not be economical or efficient so the latter is inevitable. Therefore the Customs Service will increasingly base its control on risk analysis and post-import verification. The Customs Service of the Republic of Latvia has established mobile units, which are active throughout the customs territory of Latvia. Such units need extension and improvement of their working methods, for the Customs Service to be able to effectively discover and prevent fraud. In order to facilitate the determination of risk factors concerning goods, businesses, private persons, and exporting countries, modern information technologies will be applied. These include the Trade Information Management System and the ASYCUDA++ declaration processing system. A comprehensive information system will be established to integrate all databases being at the disposal of the SRS, as well as of other state law enforcement institutions. The provision of accurate and timely operational information is essential to the development of risk analysis and profiling techniques. The National Customs Board will ensure that, as far as possible, operational intelligence is co-ordinated and made available to all officers who have a legitimate need. In order to achieve this it will develop mutual assistance agreements and memoranda of understanding with foreign customs administrations.