Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1003 of 13 June 2017 on the duty-free importation of goods intended to be distributed or made available free of charge to victims of the earthquake which occurred in Italy in August and October 2016 (notified under document C(2017) 3865)

• CELEX: Decision (EU) 2017/1003
• Articles: 4

Article 1

1.   Goods shall be admitted free of import duties within the meaning of Article 2(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009 where the following conditions are fulfilled:

(a)

the goods are intended for one of the following uses:

(i)

distribution of the goods free of charge to the victims of the earthquake which occurred in Italy in 2016 by the bodies and organisations referred to in point (c);

(ii)

making the goods available to those victims free of charge while the goods remain the property of the organisations in question;

(b)

the goods satisfy the requirements laid down in Articles 75, 78 and 79 of Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009;

(c)

the goods are imported for release for free circulation by State bodies or by organisations approved by the competent Italian authorities.

2.   Goods shall also be admitted duty-free within the meaning of Article 2(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009 where they are imported for release for free circulation by disaster relief agencies in order to meet their needs during the period of providing disaster relief to the victims of the earthquakes which occurred in Italy in 2016.

Article 2

The Italian Republic shall by 30 September 2017 at the latest communicate the following information to the Commission:

(a)

a list of the approved organisations referred to in Article 1(1);

(b)

information regarding the nature and quantities of the various goods admitted free of duty in pursuance of Article 1;

(c)

measures taken to ensure compliance with Articles 78, 79 and 80 of Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009 with regard to goods falling under the scope of this Decision.

Article 3

Article 1 shall apply to importations made from 24 August 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.