List of customs offices empowered to handle formalities for the export of cultural goods published

Article 5 of the Council Regulation (EC) N. 116/2009 of 18 December 2008, approving the codified version of the regulation on export of cultural goods with effect 2 March 2009 (see our article), foresees, in the same way of art. 5 of Council Reg. (EEC) n. 3911/92 of 9 December 1992, now repealed, that member States may restrict the number of customs offices empowered to handle formalities for the export of cultural goods. In doing so, member States must inform the Commission of the competent customs offices. 

With the Communication 2009/C 134/05, the European Commission publishes now the list of the above offices. Concerning Italy, all the customs offices without exceptions are empowered to handle formalities concerning the export of cultural goods.