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of29July1983
laying down provisions for the implementation of Articles 70 to 78 of Council Regulation (EEC)
No918/83establishingaCommunitysystemofduty-freearrangements
(OJ L 220, 11.8.1983, p. 15)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1746/85 of 26 June 1985 L 167 23 27.6.1985
►M2Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3399/85 of 28 November 1985 L 322 10 3.12.1985
►M3Commission Regulation (EEC) No 735/92 of 25 March1992 L 81 18 26.3.1992
Amended by:
►A1Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal L 302 23 15.11.1985
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EEC)No2289/83
of29July1983
laying downprovisionsfor the implementation of Articles 70 to 78
of Council Regulation (EEC) No 918/83 establishing a Community
systemofduty-freearrangements
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European EconomicCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 918/83 of 28 March
1983 establishing a Community system of duty-free arrangements(
1),
and in particular Article 143 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 918/83 replaced, by Articles 70 to 78
thereof, Council Regulation (EEC) No 1028/79 of 8 May 1979 on the
importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of articles for the
use of handicapped persons(2); whereas it is therefore necessary to
substitute for Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2783/79 of 12December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation ofRegulation (EEC) No 1028/79(
3) a new Regulation laying down provi-
sions for the implementation of Articles 70 to 78 of Regulation (EEC)
No 918/83;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accor-
dance with the opinion of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
This Regulation lays down provisions for the implementation of Arti-
cles 70 to 78 of Regulation (EEC) No 918/83, hereinafter called
‘basic Regulation’.
CHAPTER I
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO IMPORTATIONS CARRIED
OUTBYINSTITUTIONSORORGANIZATIONS
TITLE I
GENERALPROVISIONS
A.Obligations on the part of the institution or organization to
whichthearticles areconsigned
Article 2
1. The admission free of import duties of articles referred to in Arti-
cles 71 and 72 (1) and (2) of the basic Regulation shall entail the
following obligations on the part of the institution or organization to
which they are consigned:
— to dispatch the articles in question directly to the declared place of
destination,
— to account for them in its inventory,
— to use them exclusively for the purposes specified in the said Arti-
cles,
— to facilitate any verification which the competent authorities
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(1) OJ No L 105, 23. 4. 1983, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 134, 31. 5. 1979, p. 8.
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granting admission free of import duties are satisfied, or remain
satisfied.
2. The head of the institution or organization to which the articles
are consigned, or his authorized representative shall furnish the compe-tent authorities with a statement declaring that he is aware of thevarious obligations listed in paragraph1 and including an undertaking
to comply withth em.
The competent authorities may require that the statement referred to in
the preceding subparagraph be produced for each import, or for several
imports or for all the imports to be carried out by the institution or
organization to which the articles are consigned.
B.Provisionstobeappliedwherethearticlesarelent,hiredoutor
transferred
Article 3
1. Where the provisions of the first sentence of the second subpara-
graph of Article 77 (2) of the basic Regulation are applied, theinstitution or organization to which an article for the use of handi-capped persons is lent, hired out or transferred shall, from the date ofreceipt of the article, comply with the same obligations as those set out
in Article 2.
2. Where the institution or organization to which an article is lent,
hired out or transferred is situated in a Member State other than thatin which the institution or organization that lent, hired out or trans-
ferred the article is situated, upon the dispatch of such article the
competent customs office of the Member State of dispatch shall issuea Control Copy T 5 in accordance withth e rules laid down in Regula-tion (EEC) No 2823/87 in order to ensure that such article is put to ause entitling it to continue to qualify for admission free of importduties:
— ‘Genstand til handicappede personer: Fortsat fritagelse betinget af
overholdelse af artikel 77, stk. 2, andet afsnit, i forordning (EØF)
nr. 918/83’;
— ‘Gegenstand für Behinderte: Weitergewährung der Zollbefreiung
abhängig von der Voraussetzung des Artikels 77 Absatz 2 zweiterUnterabsatz der Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 918/83’;
—‘Αντικείµενα προοριζόµενα για µειονεκτούντα άτοµα:
∆ιατήρηση της ατέλειας εξαρτώµενη από την τήρηση τουάρθρου 77 παράγραφος 2δεύτερο εδάφιο του κανονισµού(ΕΟΚ) αριθ. 918/83’;
— ‘Article for the handicapped: continuation of relief subject to
compliance withth e second subparagraphof Article 77 (2) ofRegulation (EEC) No 918/83’;
— ‘Objeto para personas minusválidas: se mantiene la franquicia
subordinada al respeto del artículo 77, apartado 2, segundo párrafo,
del Reglamento (CEE) n
o918/83’;
— ‘Objet pour personnes handicapées: maintien de la franchise subor-
donné au respect de l'article 77 paragraphe 2 deuxième alinéa durèglement (CEE) n
o918/83’;
— ‘Oggetto per persone minorate: la franchigia è mantenuta a condi-
zione che venga rispettato l'articolo 77 paragrafo 2, secondocomma del regolamento (CEE) n. 918/83’;
— ‘Voorwerp voor gehandicapten: handhaving van de paragrafo is
afhankelijk van de nakoming van artikel 77, lid 2, tweede alinea
van Verordening (EEG) nr. 918/83’;
— ‘Objectos destinados à pessoas deficientes: é mantida a fraquia
desde que seja respeitatdo o n
o2, segundo parágrafo do artigo 77o
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3. The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply mutatis
mutandis to the loan, hire or transfer of spare parts, components or
accessories specifically for articles for the use of handicapped persons
and to tools for the maintenance, control, calibration or repair of the
said articles which have been admitted free of import duties under thesecond subparagraphof Articles 71 and 72 (2) of th e basic Regulation.
TITLE II
SPECIFIC PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE ADMISSION
FREE OF IMPORT DUTIESOF ARTICLESREFERREDTO INTHEFIRSTSUBPARAGRAPHOFARTICLE71OFTHEBASIC
REGULATION
Article 4
1. In order to obtain admission free of import duties of an article for
the use of the blind in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article71 of the basic Regulation, the head of the institution or organization towhich the article is consigned, or his authorized representative, mustsubmit an application to the competent authority of the Member State
in which the institution or organization is situated.
Such application must be accompanied by all information which the
competent authority considers necessary for the purpose of determiningwhether the conditions laid down for granting admission free of import
duties are fulfilled.
2. The competent authority of the Member State where the institu-
tion or organization to which the article is consigned is situated shallgive a direct ruling on the application referred to in paragraph 1.
TITLE III
SPECIFIC PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE IMPORTATION
FREE OF IMPORT DUTIESOF ARTICLESREFERREDTO IN
ARTICLE72(1)OFTHEBASICREGULATION
Article 6
1. In order to obtain admission free of import duties of an article for
the use of handicapped persons under the provisions of Article 72 (1)of the basic Regulation the head of the institution or organization towhich the article is consigned, or his authorized representative, mustsubmit an application to the competent authority of the Member Statein which the institution or organization is situated.
2. The application referred to in paragraph 1 shall contain the
following information relating to the article in question:
(a) the precise trade description of the article used by the manufac-
turer, its presumed combined nomenclature classification and theobjective technical characteristics indicating that it was speciallydesigned for the education, employment or social advancement of
handicapped persons;
(b) the name or business name and address of the manufacturer and, if
applicable, of the supplier;
(c) the country of origin of the article;
(d) the place of destination of the article;
(e) the precise use for which the article is intended;
(f) the price of the article or its value for customs purposes;
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Documentary evidence providing all relevant information on the char-
acteristics and technical specifications of the article shall be furnishedwithth e application.
Article 7
The competent authority of the Member State in which is situated the
institution or organization to which the articles are consigned shall takea direct decision on applications under Article 6.
Article 10
Authorizations for admission free of import duties shall be valid for a
period of six months.
The competent authorities may, however, set a longer period in the
light of the particular circumstances of each case.
TITLE V
SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE ADMISSION
FREE OF IMPORT DUTIES OF SPARE PARTS, COMPO-NENTS, SPECIFIC ACCESSORIES OR TOOLS UNDER THE
SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 71 AND ARTICLE
72(2)OFTHEBASICREGULATION
Article 13
For the purposes of the second subparagraph of Articles 71 and 72 (2)
of the basic Regulation, ‘specific accessories’ means items speciallydesigned for use witha specific article for th e purpose of improving
its performance and scope.
Article 14
In order to obtain admission free of import duties of spare parts,
components specific accessories or tools under the second subpara-graph of Article 71 or 72 (2) of the basic Regulation, the head of theinstitution or organization to which the articles are consigned, or his
authorized representative, must submit an application to the competent
authority of the Member State in which the institution or organizationis situated.
This application must be accompanied by all data deemed necessary by
the competent authority for the purpose of determining whether theconditions laid down in the second subparagraph of Article 71 or in
Article 72 (2) of the basic Regulation are fulfilled.
Article 15
The competent authority of the Member State in which is situated the
institution or organization to which such articles are consigned shallgive a direct decision on applications under Article 14.
CHAPTER II
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO IMPORTATIONS CARRIEDOUT BY BLIND PERSONS AND OTHER HANDICAPPED
PERSONS
Article 16
Articles 4, 13, 14 and 15 shall apply mutatis mutandis to exemption
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subparagraphs of Article 71 of the basic Regulation imported by blind
persons themselves for their own use.
Article 17
The following shall apply mutatis mutandis to exemption from import
duties of articles imported by handicapped persons themselves for their
own use:
— Article 6, 7 and 10 in the case of articles referred to in Article 72
(1) of the basic Regulation,
— Articles 13, 14 and 15 in the case of articles referred to in Article
72 (2) of the basic Regulation.
Article 18
The competent authorities may allow the application provided for in
Articles 4 and 6 to be made in a simplified form, where it relates to
items imported under the conditions referred to in Articles 16 and 17.
CHAPTER III
FINALPROVISIONS
Article 19
Regulation (EEC) No 2783/79 is hereby repealed.
Article 20
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1984.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
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