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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1224/2011
of 28 November 2011
for the purposes of Articles 66 to 73 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009 setting up a
Community system of reliefs from customs duty
(codification)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(a) to dispatch the articles in question directly to the declared
place of destination;
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union,
(b) to account for them in its inventory;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009 of
16 November 2009 setting up a Community system of reliefs
from customs duty ( 1 ),
(c) to use them exclusively for the purposes specified in the
Whereas:
said Articles;
(1) Commission
Regulation
(EEC)
No
2289/83
of
29
July
1983 laying down provisions for the implementation
of Articles 70 to 78 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
(d) to facilitate any verification which the competent authorities
918/83 establishing a Community system of duty-free
consider necessary in order to ensure that the conditions for
arrangements (
granting admission free of import duties are satisfied, or

2 ) has been substantially amended several
times (
remain satisfied.

3 ). In the interests of clarity and rationality the said
Regulation should be codified.
(2) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in 2. Heads
of
institutions
or
organisations
to
which
the
articles
accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code
are consigned, or their authorised representatives, shall furnish
Committee,
the competent authorities with a statement declaring that they
are aware of the various obligations listed in paragraph 1 and
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
including an undertaking to comply with them.
TITLE I
SCOPE
The competent authorities may require that the statement
referred to in the first subparagraph be produced for each
Article 1
import, or for several imports or for all the imports to be
This Regulation lays down provisions for the implementation of
carried out by the institution or organisation to which the
Articles 66 to 73 of Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009.
articles are consigned.
TITLE II
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO IMPORTATIONS CARRIED OUT
S e c t i o n 2
BY INSTITUTIONS OR ORGANISATIONS
P r o v i s i o n s t o b e a p p l i e d w h e r e t h e
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a r t i c l e s a r e l e n t , h i r e d o u t o r t r a n s f e r r e d
General provisions
Article 3
S e c t i o n 1
1. Where the second subparagraph of Article 72(2) of Regu
lation (EC) No 1186/2009 is applied, the institution or organi
O b l i g a t i o n s o n t h e p a r t o f t h e i n s t i t u t i o n
sation to which an article for the use of handicapped persons is
o r o r g a n i s a t i o n t o w h i c h t h e a r t i c l e s a r e
lent, hired out or transferred shall, from the date of receipt of
c o n s i g n e d
the article, comply with the same obligations as those set out in
Article 2
Article 2 of this Regulation.
1. The admission free of import duties of articles referred to
in Articles 67 and 68 of Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009 shall
entail the following obligations on the part of the institution or
2. Where
the
institution
or
organisation
to
which
an
article
organisation to which they are consigned:
is lent, hired out or transferred is situated in a Member State
other than that in which the institution or organisation that
lent, hired out or transferred the article is situated, upon the
( 1 ) OJ L 324, 10.12.2009, p. 23.
( 2 ) OJ L 220, 11.8.1983, p. 15.
dispatch of such article the competent customs office of the
( 3 ) See Annex II.
Member State of dispatch shall issue a T 5 control copy in

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accordance with the rules laid down in Articles 912a to 912g
authorised representatives, shall submit an application to the
of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 ( 1 ) in order to
competent authority of the Member State in which the insti
ensure that such article is put to a use entitling it to continue
tution or organisation is situated.
to qualify for admission free of import duties.
2. The
application
referred
to
in
paragraph
1
shall
contain
the following information relating to the article in question:
For this purpose, the T 5 control copy shall include, in box 104
under the heading ‘other’, one of the entries listed in Annex I.
(a) the precise trade description of the article used by the
manufacturer, its presumed combined nomenclature classifi
cation and the objective technical characteristics indicating
that it was specially designed for the education, employment
3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the
or social advancement of handicapped persons;
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
(b) the name or business name and address of the manufacturer
the said articles which have been admitted free of import duties
and, if applicable, of the supplier;
under Article 67(2) or Article 68(2) of Regulation (EC) No
1186/2009.
(c) the country of origin of the article;
CHAPTER II
(d) the place of destination of the article;
Specific provisions relating to the admission free of import
duties of articles referred to in Article 67(1) of Regulation
(e) the precise use for which the article is intended;
(EC) No 1186/2009
Article 4
(f) the price of the article or its value for customs purposes;
1. In order to obtain admission free of import duties of an
article for the use of the blind in accordance with Article 67(1)
(g) the quantity of the article in question.
of Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009, the heads of the institutions
or organisations to which the articles are consigned, or their
authorised representatives, shall submit an application to the
Documentary evidence providing all relevant information on
competent authority of the Member State in which the insti
the characteristics and technical specifications of the article
tution or organisation is situated.
shall be furnished with the application.
Article 6
Such application shall be accompanied by all information which
The competent authority of the Member State in which the
the competent authority considers necessary for the purpose of
institution or organisation to which the articles are consigned
determining whether the conditions laid down for granting
is situated shall take a direct decision on applications under
admission free of import duties are fulfilled.
Article 5.
Article 7
2. The
competent
authority
of
the
Member
State
where
the
institution or organisation to which the article is consigned is
Authorisations for admission free of import duties shall be valid
situated shall give a direct ruling on the application referred to
for a period of 6 months.
in paragraph 1.
The competent authorities may, however, set a longer period in
the light of the particular circumstances of each case.
CHAPTER III
Specific provisions relating to the admission free of import
CHAPTER IV
duties of articles referred to in Article 68(1) of Regulation
Specific provisions relating to the admission free of import
(EC) No 1186/2009
duties of spare parts, components, specific accessories or tools
Article 5
under Article 67(2) and Article 68(2) of Regulation (EC) No
1186/2009
1. In order to obtain admission free of import duties of an
article for the use of handicapped persons under Article 68(1)
Article 8
of Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009, the heads of the institutions
For the purposes of Article 67(2) and Article 68(2) of Regu
or organisations to which the articles are consigned, or their
lation (EC) No 1186/2009, ‘specific accessories’ means items
specially designed for use with a specific article for the
( 1 ) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.
purpose of improving its performance and scope.

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Article 9
Article 12
In order to obtain admission free of import duties of spare
The following shall apply mutatis mutandis to exemption from
parts, components specific accessories or tools under
import duties of articles imported by handicapped persons
Article 67(2) or under Article 68(2) of Regulation (EC) No
themselves for their own use:
1186/2009, the heads of the institutions or organisations to
which the articles are consigned, or their authorised represen
(a) Articles 5, 6 and 7 in the case of articles referred to in
tatives, shall submit an application to the competent authority
Article 68(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009;
of the Member State in which the institution or organisation is
situated.
(b) Articles 8, 9 and 10 in the case of articles referred to in
Article 68(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009.
This application shall be accompanied by all data deemed
necessary by the competent authority for the purpose of deter
Article 13
mining whether the conditions laid down in Article 67(2) or in
Article 68(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009 are fulfilled.
The competent authorities may allow the application provided
for in Articles 4 and 5 to be in a simplified form, where it
relates to items imported under the conditions referred to in
Article 10
Articles 11 and 12.
The competent authority of the Member State in which the
institution or organisation to which such articles are
TITLE IV
consigned is situated shall give a direct decision on applications
FINAL PROVISIONS
under Article 9.
Article 14
TITLE III
Regulation (EEC) No 2289/83 is repealed.
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO IMPORTATIONS CARRIED OUT
References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as
BY BLIND PERSONS AND OTHER HANDICAPPED PERSONS
references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance
Article 11
with the correlation table in Annex III.
Articles 4, 8, 9 and 10 shall apply mutatis mutandis to
Article 15
exemption from import duties of the articles referred to in
Article 67 of Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009 imported by
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following
blind persons themselves for their own use.
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 November 2011.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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ANNEX I
Entries referred to in Article 3(2)
— ‘Артикул за лицата с увреждания: продължаването на митническите освобождавания подлежи на спазване на член 72,
параграф 2, втора алинея от Регламент (ЕО) № 1186/2009’,
— ‘Objeto para personas minusválidas: se mantiene la franquicia subordinada al respeto del artículo 72, apartado 2,
segundo párrafo, del Reglamento (CE) n o 1186/2009’,
— ‘Zboí pro postiené osoby: zachování osvobození za pedpokladu splnění podmínek l. 72 odst. 2 druhého podod
stavce naízení (ES) . 1186/2009’,
— ‘Genstand til handicappede personer: Fortsat fritagelse betinget af overholdelse af artikel 72, stk. 2, andet afsnit, i
forordning (EF) nr. 1186/2009’,
— ‘Gegenstand für Behinderte: Weitergewhrung der Zollbefreiung abhngig von der Voraussetzung des Artikels 72
Absatz 2 zweiter Unterabsatz der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1186/2009’,
— ‘Kaubaartiklid puuetega inimestele: impordimaksudest vabastamise jtkamine, tingimusel et tidetakse mruse (E)
nr 1186/2009 artikli 72 like 2 teist liku’,
— ‘Αντικεμενα προοριζμενα για μειονεκτοντα τομα: Διατρηση τη ατλεια εξαρτμενη απ την τρηση του ρθρου 72
παργραφο 2 δετερο εδφιο του κανονισμο (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1186/2009’,
— ‘Article for the handicapped: continuation of relief subject to compliance with the second subparagraph of
Article 72(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009’,
— ‘Objet pour personnes handicapées: maintien de la franchise subordonné au respect de l’article 72, paragraphe 2,
deuxième alinéa, du règlement (CE) n o 1186/2009’,
— ‘Oggetto per persone disabili: la franchigia è mantenuta a condizione che venga rispettato l’articolo 72, paragrafo 2,
secondo comma del regolamento (CE) n. 1186/2009’,
— ‘Invalīdiem paredzētas preces: atbrīvojuma turpmāka piemēroana atkarīga no atbilstības Regulas (EK) Nr. 1186/2009
72. panta 2. punkta otrajai daai’,
— ‘Negaliesiems skirtas daiktas: atleidimo nuo muit taikymo pratsimas laikantis Reglamento (EB) Nr. 1186/2009 72
straipsnio 2 dalies antrosios pastraipos nuostat’,
— ‘ru behozatala fogyatékos személyek számára: a vámmentesség fenntartása az 1186/2009/EK rendelet 72. cikke (2)
bekezdésének második albekezdésében foglalt feltételek teljesítése esetén’,
— ‘Oett gal nies b’xi diabilita': tkomplija ta' elsien mid-dazju suett gal osservanza tat-tieni subparagrafu ta'
l-Artiklu 72(2) tar-Regolament (KE) Nru 1186/2009’,
— ‘Voorwerp voor gehandicapten: handhaving van de vrijstelling is afhankelijk van de nakoming van artikel 72, lid 2,
tweede alinea van Verordening (EG) nr. 1186/2009’,
— ‘Artyku przeznaczony dla osób niepenosprawnych: kontynuacja zwolnienia z zastrzeeniem zachowania warunków
okrelonych w article 72 ust. 2 akapit drugi rozporzdzenia (WE) nr 1186/2009’,
— ‘Objectos destinados à pessoas deficientes: é mantida a fraquia desde que seja respeitatdo o n. o 2, segundo parágrafo
do artigo 72. o do Regulamento (CE) n. o 1186/2009’,
— ‘Articole pentru persoane cu handicap: meninerea scutirii este condiionat de respectarea dispoziiilor articolului 72
alineatul (2) al doilea paragraf din Regulamentul (CE) Nr. 1186/2009’,
— ‘Tovar pre postihnuté osoby: naalej osloboden, ak spa podmienky ustanovené v lánku 72 odseku 2 druhom
pododseku nariadenia (ES) . 1186/2009’,

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— ‘Predmet za invalide: ohranitev oprostitve v skladu z drugim pododstavkom lena 72(2) uUredbe (ES) t. 1186/2009’,
— ‘Vammaisille tarkoitetut tavarat: tullittomuus jatkuu, edellytten ett asetuksen (EY) N:o 1186/2009 72 artiklan 2
kohdan toisen alakohdan ehtoja noudatetaan’,
— ‘Freml fr funktionshindrade: Fortsatt tullfrihet under frutsttning att villkoren i artikel 72.2 andra stycket i
frordning (EG) nr 1186/2009 uppfylls’.
ANNEX II
Repealed Regulation with list of its successive amendments
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2289/83
(OJ L 220, 11.8.1983, p. 15).
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1746/85
(OJ L 167, 27.6.1985, p. 23).
Point I.18 of Annex I to the 1985 Act of Accession
(OJ L 302, 15.11.1985, p. 139).
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3399/85
only Article 1 point 3
(OJ L 322, 3.12.1985, p. 10).
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 735/92
(OJ L 81, 26.3.1992, p. 18).
Point XIII A.II.4 of Annex I to the 1994 Act of Accession
(OJ C 241, 29.8.1994, p. 274).
Point 19.B.1 of Annex II to the 2003 Act of Accession
(OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 771).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1792/2006
only point 11.B.1 of the Annex
(OJ L 362, 20.12.2006, p. 1).

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ANNEX III
Correlation table
Regulation (EEC) No 2289/83 This
Regulation
Article 1 Article
1
Article 2(1), introductory phrase Article
2(1),
introductory
phrase
Article 2(1), first indent Article
2(1)(a)
Article 2(1), second indent Article
2(1)(b)
Article 2(1), third indent Article
2(1)(c)
Article 2(1), fourth indent Article
2(1)(d)
Article 2(2) Article
2(2)
Article 3(1) Article
3(1)
Article 3(2), first subparagraph Article
3(2),
first
subparagraph
Article 3(2), second subparagraph, introductory phrase Article
3(2),
second
subparagraph
Article 3(2), second subparagraph, list of entries Annex
I
Article 3(3) Article
3(3)
Article 4 Article
4
Article 6 Article
5
Article 7 Article
6
Article 10 Article
7
Article 13 Article
8
Article 14 Article
9
Article 15 Article
10
Article 16 Article
11
Article 17 Article
12
Article 18 Article
13
Article 19
—
— Article
14
Article 20 Article
15
— Annex
II
— Annex
III

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