TITLE IIPROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO IMPORTATIONS CARRIED OUT BY INSTITUTIONS OR ORGANISATIONS

CHAPTER III Specific provisions relating to the admission free of import duties of articles referred to in Article 68(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009

Article 5

1.

In order to obtain admission free of import duties of an article for the use of handicapped persons under Article 68(1) 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 competent authority of the Member State in which the institution or organisation 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 manufacturer, its presumed combined nomenclature classification and the objective technical characteristics indicating that it was specially designed 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;

(g)

the quantity of the article in question.

Documentary evidence providing all relevant information on the characteristics and technical specifications of the article shall be furnished with the application.