Einde inhoudsopgave
Convention on temporary admission
Annex B.2 Annex concerning professional equipment
Geldend
Geldend vanaf 03-10-2009
- Bronpublicatie:
04-03-2008, Trb. 2010, 49 (uitgifte: 12-02-2010, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
- Inwerkingtreding
03-10-2009
- Bronpublicatie inwerkingtreding:
04-03-2008, Trb. 2010, 49 (uitgifte: 12-02-2010, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
- Vakgebied(en)
Internationaal publiekrecht / Vrij verkeer
Chapter I. Definition
Article 1
For the purposes of this Annex, the term ‘professional equipment’ means:
- 1.
equipment for the press or for sound or television broadcasting which is necessary for representatives of the press or of broadcasting or television organizations visiting the territory of another country for purposes of reporting or in order to transmit of record material for specified programmes. An illustrative list of such equipment is set out at Appendix I to this Annex;
- 2.
cinematographic equipment necessary for a person visiting the territory of another country in order to make a specified film or films. An illustrative list of such equipment is set out at Appendix II to this Annex;
- 3.
any other equipment necessary for the exercise of the calling, trade or profession of a person visiting the territory of another country to perform a specified task. It does not include equipment which is to be used for the industrial manufacture of packaging of goods or (except in the case of hand tools) for the exploitation of natural resources, for the construction, repair or maintenance of buildings or for earth moving and like projects. An illustrative list of such equipment is set out at Appendix III to this Annex;
- 4.
ancillary apparatus for the equipment mentioned in Items 1, 2 and 3 of this Article and accessories therefor.
Chapter II. Scope
Article 2
The following goods shall be granted temporary admission in accordance with Article 2 of this Convention:
- a)
professional equipment;
- b)
component parts imported for repair of professional equipment temporarily admitted under paragraph (a) above.
Chapter III. Miscellaneous provisions
Article 3
1
For the facilities granted by this Annex to apply, the professional equipment shall be:
- a)
owned by a person established or resident outside the territory of temporary admission;
- b)
imported by a person established or resident outside the territory of temporary admission;
- c)
used solely by or under the personal supervision of the person visiting the territory of temporary admission.
2
Paragraph 1 (c) of this Article shall not apply in the case of equipment imported for the production of a film, television programme or audiovisual works, under a co-production contract to which a person established in the territory of temporary admission is a party and which is approved by the competent authorities of that territory under an intergovernmental agreement concerning co-production.
3
The cinematographic equipment and equipment for the press or for sound or television broadcasting shall not be the subject of a hire contract or similar arrangement to which a person established in the territory of temporary admission is a party, provided that this condition shall not apply in the case of joint sound or television broadcasting programmes.
Article 4
1
Temporary admission of radio and television production and broadcasting equipment and specially adapted radio or television vans and their equipment, imported by public or private bodies approved for that purpose by the Customs authorities of the territory of temporary admission, shall be granted without a Customs document or security being required.
2
The Customs authorities may require the production of a list or detailed inventory of the equipment referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article together with a written undertaking to re-export.
Article 5
The period for the re-exportation of professional equipment shall be at least twelve months from the date of temporary admission. The period for the re-exportation of vehicles may, however, be determined with due regard to the purpose and the intended length of the stay in the territory of temporary admission.
Article 6
Each Contracting Party shall have the right to refuse or withdraw temporary admission in respect of vehicles referred to in Appendices I to III to this Annex, which, even on an occasional basis, embark persons for remuneration or load goods on its terrotory for disembarkation or unloading at a place within the same territory.
Article 7
The Appendices to this Annex shall be construed to be an integral part thereof.
Article 8
Upon its entry into force this Annex shall, in accordance with Article 27 of this Convention, terminate and replace the Customs Convention on the temporary importation of professional equipment, Brussels, 8 June 1961, in relations between the Contracting Parties which have accepted this Annex and are Contracting Parties to that Convention.
Appendix I. Equipment for the press or for sound or television broadcasting
Illustrative list
A
Equipment for the press, such as:
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personal computers;
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telefax equipment;
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typewriters;
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cameras of all kinds (film and electronic cameras);
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sound or image transmitting, recording or reproducing apparatus (tape and video recorders and video reproducers, microphones, mixing consoles, loudspeakers);
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sound or image recording media, blank of recorded;
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testing and measuring instruments and apparatus (oscillographs, tape and video recorder test systems, multimeters, tool boxes and bags, vectorscopes, video generators, etc.);
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lighting equipment (spotlights, converters, tripods);
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operational accessories (cassettes, exposure meters, lenses, tripods, accumulators, battery belts, battery chargers, monitors).
B
Sound broadcasting equipment, such as:
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telecommunication equipment such as broadcast transmitterreceivers or transmitters; terminals connectable to network of cable; satellite links;
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audio frequency production equipment (sound pick-up, recording or reproducing apparatus);
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testing and measuring instruments and apparatus (oscillographs, tape and video recorder test systems, multimeters, tool boxes and bags, vectorscopes, video generators, etc.);
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operational accessories (clocks, stopwatches, compasses, microphones, mixing consoles, sound tapes, generating sets, transformers, batteries and accumulators, battery chargers, heating, air-conditioning and ventilating apparatus, etc.);
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sound recording media, blank or recorded.
C
Television broadcasting equipment, such as:
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television cameras;
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telecinema;
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testing and measuring instruments and apparatus;
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transmission and retransmission apparatus;
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communication apparatus;
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sound or image recording or reproducing apparatus (tape and video recorders and video reproducers, microphones, mixing consoles, loudspeakers);
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lighting equipment (spotlights, converters, tripods);
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editing equipment;
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operational accessories (clocks, stopwatches, compasses, lenses, exposure meters, tripods, battery chargers, cassettes, generating sets, transformers, batteries and accumulators, heating, air-conditioning and ventilating apparatus, etc.);
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sound or image recording media, blank or recorded (credit titles, station call signs, music inserts, etc.);
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‘film rushes’;
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musical instruments, costumes, scenery and other stage properties, pedestals, make-up material, hairdryers.
D
Vehicles designed or specially adapted for the purposes specified above, such as:
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television transmitting vehicles;
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vehicles for television accessories;
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video tape recording vehicles;
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sound recording and reproducing vehicles;
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slow motion vehicles;
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light vehicles.
Appendix II. Cinematographic equipment
Illustrative list
A
Equipment, such as:
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cameras of all kinds (film and electronic cameras);
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testing and measuring instruments and apparatus (oscillographs, tape and video recorder test systems, multimeters, tool boxes and bags, vectorscopes, video generators, etc.);
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camera ‘dollies’ and booms;
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lighting equipment (spotlights, converters, tripods);
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editing equipment;
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sound or image recording or reproducing apparatus (tape and video recorders and video reproducers, microphones, mixing consoles, loudspeakers);
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sound or image recording media, blank or recorded (credit titles, station call signs, music inserts etc.);
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‘film rushes’;
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operational accessories (clocks, stopwatches, compasses, microphones, mixing consoles, sound tapes, generating sets, transformers, batteries and accumulators, battery chargers, heating, air-conditioning and ventilating apparatus, etc.);
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musical instruments, costumes, scenery and other stage properties, pedestals, make-up material, hairdryers.
B
Vehicles designed or specially adapted for the purposes specified above.
Appendix III. Other equipment
Illustrative list
A
Equipment for erection, testing, commissioning, checking, control, maintenance or repair of machinery, plant, means of transport, etc., such as:
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tools;
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measuring, checking or testing equipment and instruments (temperature, pressure, distance, height, surface, speed, etc.), including electrical instruments (voltmeters, ammeters, measuring cables, comparators, transformers, recording instruments, etc.) and jigs;
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apparatus and equipment for taking photographs of machines and plant during or after erection;
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apparatus for survey of ships.
B
Equipment necessary for businessmen, business efficiency consultants, productivity experts, accountants and members of similar professions, such as:
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personal computers;
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typewriters;
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sound or image transmitting, recording or reproducing apparatus;
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calculating instruments and apparatus.
C
Equipment necessary for experts undertaking topographical surveys or geophysical prospecting work, such as:
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measuring instruments and apparatus;
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drilling equipment;
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transmission and communication equipment.
D
Equipment necessary for experts combating pollution.
E
Instruments and apparatus necessary for doctors, surgeons, veterinary surgeons, midwives and members of similar professions.
F
Equipment necessary for archeologists, paleontologists, geographers, zoologists and other scientists.
G
Equipment necessary for entertainers, theatre companies and orchestras, including all articles used for public or private performances (musical instruments, costumes, scenery, etc.).
H
Equipment necessary for lectures to illustrate their lectures.
I
Equipment necessary for photography trips (cameras of all kinds, cassettes, exposure meters, lenses, tripods, accumulators, battery belts, battery chargers, monitors, lighting equipment, fashion goods and accessories for models, etc.).
J
Vehicles designed or specially adapted for the purposes specified above, such as mobile inspection units, travelling workshops and travelling laboratories.
K
Fairground amusements provided that the operation or maintenance of such equipment requires specialized knowledge or skills and techniques.