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Commission Decision (EU) 2021/826 of 17 May 2021 on relief from import duties and VAT exemption granted for goods imported by Belgium as response to the assistance requested by Greece in order to deal with the migration crisis (notified under document C(2021) 3274) (Only the Dutch, the French and the Greek texts are authentic)

Commission Decision (EU) 2021/826 of 17 May 2021 on relief from import duties and VAT exemption granted for goods imported by Belgium as response to the assistance requested by Greece in order to deal with the migration crisis (notified under document C(2021) 3274) (Only the Dutch, the French and the Greek texts are authentic)

Decision (EU) 2021/826 · Decision · 3 articles

Data as of 2026-07-04 · Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗

Article 1

Goods shall be admitted free of import duties within the meaning of Article 2(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009 and exempted of VAT on the imports within the meaning of Article 2(1)(a) of Directive 2009/132/EC, where the following conditions were fulfilled: (a) the goods were intended for distribution and making available free of charge by the General Secretariat for Civil Protection of the Ministry of Citizen Protection of Greece to the benefit of the asylum seekers and migrants; (b) the goods satisfy the requirements laid down in Articles 75, 78, 79 and 80 of Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009 and Articles 52, 55, 56 and 57 of Directive 2009/132/EC; (c) appropriate measures had been taken by the Greek authorities to ensure compliance with Articles 78, 79 and 80 of Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009 and with Articles 55, 56 and 57 of Directive 2009/132/EC with regard to the imported goods falling under the scope of this Decision.

Article 2

Article 1 shall apply to importation of goods by Belgium made on 6 March 2020 and subsequently supplied to Greece as a response to the assistance request made by Greece on 2 March 2020 in accordance with Article 15 of Decision No 1313/2013/EU.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium and the Hellenic Republic.

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