United States–Spain Treaties in Force, January 1, 2009
component and dependents shall be free of Spanish duties if the value of such articles does not exceed the equivalent in pesetas of one hundred ($ 100.00) United States dollars. 12.4 The property imported under the provisions of Articles 12.1, 12.2, and 12.3 of this Agreement shall, without prejudice to the exemptions provided by Article 12 of this Agreement, be considered as temporarily imported property for Spanish tax and customs purposes. 12.5 The property referred to in Articles 12.1, 12.2, and 12.3 of this Agreement may not be transferred, given or rented to persons in Spain not entitled to import such property duty-free, unless such transfer or use is agreed upon by the appropriate Spanish authorities. 12.6 The exportation of property referred to in Articles 12.1, 12.2 and 12.3 of this Agreement or acquired in Spain for the owner's personal use shall be exempt from all types of Spanish duties. ARTICLE 13 Customs Formalities 13.1 The special arrangements referred to in of Article XI, paragraph 10 of the Status of Forces Agreement shall be adopted by the Spanish customs authorities upon the proposal of the Joint Committee for Politico-Military Administrative Affairs. 13.2 Recommendations to Spanish authorities for applying general Spanish customs provisions to activities carried out under this Agreement pursuant to Article XII, paragraph 1 of the Status of Forces Agreement shall be developed by the Joint Committee for Politico-Military Administrative Affairs. 13.3 The Commander of the base or establishment in which there are IDAs shall establish, in collaboration with the Commander of the United States Forces, the necessary customs controls to carry out the procedures contained in Articles 13.1 and 13.2 of this Agreement. ARTICLE 14 Performance of Construction in Spain 14.1 For the exercise of the functions authorized under the Agreement on Friendship, Defense, and Cooperation, projects, work, or construction shall be carried out by members of the force or by Spanish contractors who are capable of doing the work under 30 Information provided by the Information Resource Center Embassy of the United States of America Madrid, Spain