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For the purposes of this Directive: "imports" means imports as defined in Article 7 of 77/388/EEC and the entry for home use after being subject to one of the systems provided for in Article 16 (1) (A) of the said Directive or a system of temporary admission or transit; "personal property" means any property intended for the personal use of the persons concerned or for meeting their household needs. household effects, cycles and motor-cycles, private motor vehicles and their trailers, camping caravans, pleasure craft and private aeroplanes. The following, in particular, shall constitute "personal property": Household provisions appropriate to normal family requirements, household pets and saddle animals shall also constitute "personal property". The nature or quantity of personal property shall not reflect any commercial interest, nor shall they be intended for an economic activity within the meaning of Article 4 of Directive 77/388/EEC. However, portable instruments of the applied or liberal arts, required by the person concerned for the pursuit of his trade or profession, shall also constitute personal property; "household effects" means personal effects, household linen and furnishings and items of equipment intended for the personal use of the persons concerned or for meeting their household needs; "alcoholic products" means products (beer, wine, aperitifs with a wine or alcohol base, brandies, liqueurs and spirituous beverages, etc.) falling within heading Nos 22.03 to 22.09 of the Common Customs Tariff; "Community" means the territory of the Member States where Directive 77/388/EEC applies. TITLE I IMPORTATION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY BELONGING TO INDIVIDUALS COMING FROM COUNTRIES SITUATED OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY Chapter I Personal property of natural persons transferring their normal place of residence from a third country to the Community

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.