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COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of14May1976
ontheduty-freeimportationofgoodsforfreedistributiontotheearthquake
victimsintheFriuliregion
(76/472/EEC)
Whereas,sothattheCommissionmaybesuitably
informedoftheusemadeofthegoodsadmittedduty­
free,theGovernment oftheItalianRepublicmust
communicate themeasurestakentopreventsuch
goodsimportedduty-freefrombeingemployedother­
wisethanfortheuselaiddown;whereastheCommis­
sionshouldalsobeinformedoftheextentandthe
natureoftheimportationsmade;
WhereasotherMemberStateshavebeenconsultedas
laiddowninArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No
1410/74,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1410/74of4June1974onthetarifftreatmentappli­
cabletogoodsimportedforfreecirculationinthe
eventofdisastersoccuringintheterritoryofoneor
moreMemberStates('),andinparticularArticle2
thereof,
HavingregardtotherequestmadebytheGovern­
mentoftheItalianRepublicdated12May1976,
WhereastheGovernmentoftheItalianRepublichas
soughttheduty-freeimportationofgoodsintended
forfreedistributiontovictimsoftheearthquakein
theregionofFriuli,ortobemadeavailablefreeof
charge;
Whereasthesaidcriticalsituationsatisfiesthecondi­
tionslaiddowninRegulation (EEC)No1410/74for
thegrantingofanexemptionfromcustomsduties,
chargeshavingequivalenteffect,agriculturallevies
andotherimportchargesprovidedforunderthe
commonagriculturalpolicyorunderspecificarrange­
mentsapplicablepursuanttoArticle235oftheTreaty
tocertaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagri­
culturalproducts ;HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
1.Goodsofprimenecessity,includingtents,medi­
caments,clothingandotherreliefmaterials,imported
forfreecirculationbyorganizationsapprovedbythe
competentItalianauthoritiesforthepurposeofbeing
distributedbythemfreetothevictimsoftheearth­
quakeintheregionofFriuli,ormadeavailablefreeof
charge,shallbeadmittedfreeofcustomsduties,
chargeshavingequivalenteffect,agriculturallevies
andotherimportchargesprovidedforunderthe
commonagriculturalpolicyorunderspecificarrange­
mentsapplicablepursuanttoArticle235oftheTreaty
tocertaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagri­
culturalproducts. (')OJNoL150,7.6.1974,p.4.

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2.Goodsimportedforfreecirculationbytherelief
unitstocovertheirownrequirementsduringthe
periodoftheiroperationsshallalsobeadmittedduty­
free.
Article2
TheGovernmentoftheItalianRepublicshallcommu­
nicatetotheCommissionthelistofapprovedorgani­
zationsreferredtoinArticle1(1).
Article3
1.TheGovernment oftheItalianRepublicshall
communicate totheCommission allinformation
regardingthenatureandquantitiesofthevarious
goodsadmittedfreeofdutyinpursuanceofArticle1.
2.Thecommunication referredtoinparagraph 1
relatingtotheperiodexpiringon4June1976must
reachtheCommissionby11June19.76atthelatest.
Article4
TheGovernmentoftheItalianRepublicshallcommu­
nicatetotheCommission themeasureswhichittakes
toensurethatArticle4Regulation (EEC)No1410/74
isrespected.Article5
Afterconsultation withtheGovernment oftheItalian
Republic,theCommission shallconsiderwithinone
monthfromthedateofthenotification ofthisDeci­
sion,whetherthisDecisionshouldbemaintained ,
modifiedorrepealed.
Article6
ThisDecisionshallcomeintoeffectfrom7May
1976.
Article7
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheItalianRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,14May1976.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
MemberoftheCommission