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Council Decision of 29 April 2008 concerning the signing… TITLE III — GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 15 · 1 article

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Transit of small quantities

Article 15

1.   The Agreement in this Annex shall not apply to wines, spirit drinks and aromatised wines, which: (a) pass in transit through the territory of one of the Parties, or (b) originate in the territory of one of the Parties and which are consigned in small quantities between those Parties under the conditions and according to the procedures provided for in paragraph II. 2.   The following products referred to wines, spirit drinks and aromatised wines shall be considered to be small quantities: I. quantities in labelled containers of not more than 5 litres fitted with a non-reusable closing device where the total quantity transported, whether or not made up of separate consignments, does not exceed 50 litres; II. (a) quantities which are contained in the personal luggage of travellers in quantities not exceeding 30 litres; (b) quantities which are sent in consignments from one private individual to another in quantities not exceeding 30 litres; (c) quantities which are part of the belongings of private individuals who are moving house; (d) quantities which are imported for the purpose of scientific or technical experiments, subject to a maximum of 1 hectolitre; (e) quantities which are imported for diplomatic, consular or similar establishments as part of their duty-free allowance; (f) quantities which are held on board international means of transport as victualling supplies. The case of exemption referred to in point 1 may not be combined with one or more of the cases of exemption referred to in point 2.

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