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Council Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009 Article 41

Council Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009 Article 41

Article 41

Goods contained in the personal luggage of travellers coming from a third country shall be admitted free of import duties, provided such imports are exempt from value added tax (VAT) under provisions of national law adopted in accordance with the provisions of Council Directive 2007/74/EC of 20 December 2007 on the exemption from value added tax and excise duty of goods imported by persons travelling from third countries  ( 5 ) . Goods imported into territories listed in Article 6(1) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax  ( 6 ) shall be subject to the same provisions on duty relief as goods imported into any other parts of the territory of the Member State concerned.

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CitationArticle 41 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

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