19.7.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL179/33
COMMISSION DECISION
of29June1977
prolongingtheduty-freeimportationofgoodsforfreedistributiontotheearth­
quakevictimsintheFriuliregion
(OnlytheItaliantextisauthentic)
(77/460/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
COMMUNITIES ,
Article1
1.Theprovisionforadmissionfreeofimport
duties,underArticle1(1)oftheCommissionDeci­
sionof14May1976,shallbeextendeduntil31
December1977forallgoodsimportedforfreecircula­
tionbyStateorganizations orbyorganizations
approvedbythecompetentItalianauthoritiesforthe
purposeofbeingdistributedbythemfreetotheearth­
quakevictimsintheFriuliregion,ormadeavailable
freeofchargewhilstremainingthepropertyofthe
organizations inquestion.
2.Theprovisionforadmissionfreeofimport
duties,underArticle1(2)oftheCommissionDeci­
sionof14May1976forgoodsimportedforfreecircu­
lationbythereliefunitstocovertheirownrequire­
mentsduringtheperiodoftheiroperations,shallalso
beextendeduntil31December1977.HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1410/74of4June1974onthetarifftreatmentappli­
cabletogoodsimportedforfreecirculationinthe
eventofdisastersoccurringintheterritoryofoneor
moreMemberStates('),andinparticularArticle2
thereof,
HavingregardtotherequestmadebytheGovern­
mentoftheItalianRepublicdated12May1976,
Whereas,bytheDecisionof14May1976(2)in
responsetothisrequest,theCommissionauthorized
theduty-freeimportationofgoodsforfreedistribu­
tiontotheearthquakevictimsintheFriuliregion;
whereasthisduty-freeadmissionwasextendeduntil
30June1977bytheCommissionDecisionof1April
1977(3);
WhereastheCommission 'sconsultation withthe
ItalianGovernment underArticle3ofthesaidDeci­
sionhasrevealedthatbecauseofthedelayinimple­
mentingtfreplanforprovisionalrehousingofthose
affectedbythedisasteritisappropriatetoextend
until31December1977theduty-freeadmissionfor
allgoodsimportedforfreecirculationunderthe
conditionslaiddowninArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)
No1410/74;
WhereasinordertoallowtheCommission tofollow
thedevelopment ofthesituation,thereisreasonfor
providingforthetransmissiontotheCommissionby
theItalianGovernment ,inaccordancewithasuitable
timetable,allinformationonthescopeandnatureof
importationscarriedoutwiththebenefitofduty-free
admission ;
WhereastheotherMemberStateshavebeen
consultedinaccordancewithArticle2ofRegulation
(EEC)No1410/74,Article2
1.TheGovernment oftheItalianRepublicshall
communicate totheCommission allinformation
regardingthenatureandquantitiesofthevarious
goodsadmittedfreeofdutyunderArticle1.
2.Thecommunication requiredunderparagraph 1
mustreachtheCommissiononthefollowingdates:
(a)fortheperiod11June1977to11September
1977,20September1977atthelatest;
(b)fortheperiod12September1977to12December
1977,20December1977atthelatest.
Article3
Afterconsultation withtheGovernment oftheItalian
Republic,theCommission shallconsiderwithinsix
monthsfromthedateofthenotificationofthisDeci­
sion,whetherthisDecisionshouldbemaintained ,
modifiedorrepealed.(•)OJNoL150,7.6.1974,p.4.
(2)OJNoL131,20.5.1976,p.19.
(3)OJNoL87,5.4.1977,p.36.

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Article4 DoneatBrussels,29June1977.
ThisDecisionshallcomeintoeffectfrom1July
1977.FortheCommission
Article5 EtienneDAVIGNON
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheItalianRepublic. MemberoftheCommission