TITLE IIRELIEF FROM IMPORT DUTY
CHAPTER IPersonal property belonging to natural persons transferring their normal place of residence from a third country to the Community
Article 4
The relief shall be limited to personal property which:
- (a)
except in special cases justified by the circumstances, has been in the possession of and, in the case of non-consumable goods, used by the person concerned at his former normal place of residence for a minimum of six months before the date on which he ceases to have his normal place of residence in the third country of departure;
- (b)
is intended to be used for the same purpose at his new normal place of residence.
In addition, Member States may make relief conditional upon such property having borne, either in the country of origin or in the country of departure, the customs and/or fiscal charges to which it is normally liable.