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02008R1172 — EN — 26.05.2014 — 001.001
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<table><col/><col/><tr><td><p><a>&#9658;B</a></p></td><td><p>                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1172/2008</p><p>of 25 November 2008</p><p><a>concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature</a></p><p>(OJ L 317 27.11.2008, p. 4)</p></td></tr></table>
Amended by:
<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><col/><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Official Journal</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;&#160;No</p></td><td><p>page</p></td><td><p>date</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M1</a></p></td><td><p><a>                              COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 441/2013&#160;of 7 May 2013</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;130</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>15.5.2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#9658;M2</a></p></td><td><p><a>                              COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 459/2014&#160;of 29 April 2014</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;133</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>6.5.2014</p></td></tr></table>
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1172/2008
of 25 November 2008
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
Article 1
The goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN codes indicated in column 2 of that table.
Article 2
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States, which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can continue to be invoked for a period of three months under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
ANNEX
<table><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Description of the goods</p></td><td><p>Classification</p><p>(CN code)</p></td><td><p>Reasons</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(1)</p></td><td><p>(2)</p></td><td><p>(3)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#9660;M2</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1.&#160;&#160;A battery-operated apparatus consisting of a laser reading system for video reproducing and a colour monitor for video displaying (so-called &#8216;portable DVD player&#8217;). Its overall dimensions are 19 (L) &#215; 14,2 (W) &#215; 3,7 (H) cm and the weight is 800 grams.</p><p>The monitor is of the liquid crystal device (LCD) type with a diagonal measurement of the screen of 21,6&#160;cm (8,5 inches). The apparatus can be folded and its monitor rotated.</p><p>The apparatus is equipped with built-in loudspeakers.</p><p>It has the following interfaces:</p><div><p>&#8212;&#160;memory card expansion slots,</p></div><div><p>&#8212;&#160;a USB port,</p></div><div><p>&#8212;&#160;composite video in and out,</p></div><div><p>&#8212;&#160;headphone jacks.</p></div><p>It can read optical media (for example, CD, DVD) and semiconductor media (for example, USB flash memory) in various audio and video formats.</p></td><td><p>8528&#160;59&#160;70</p></td><td><p>Classification is determined by general rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, note 3 to Section XVI and by the wording of CN codes 8528 , 8528&#160;59  and 8528&#160;59&#160;70 .</p><p>As the apparatus is designed for the purpose of performing two functions within the meaning of note 3 to Section XVI (reproducing and displaying video), it is to be classified as if consisting only of that machine which performs the principal function.</p><p>Given the design and concept of the apparatus and more particularly the size of the screen which facilitates viewing of video sequences for longer periods, the principal function of the apparatus is that of displaying video.</p><p>The apparatus is not able to display signals directly from an automatic data-processing machine as the USB port is only used for the transfer of media files. Consequently, classification under subheadings 8528&#160;51&#160;00  and 8528&#160;59&#160;31  is excluded.</p><p>The apparatus is therefore to be classified under CN code 8528&#160;59&#160;70  as other monitors.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#9660;B</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2.&#160;&#160;A &#8216;laptop style&#8217; battery-operated apparatus consisting of a laser reading system for video reproducing and a colour monitor with a TV tuner (so-called &#8216;portable DVD player&#8217;). Its overall dimensions are 19,5 (L) &#215; 14,9 (W) &#215; 3,1 (H) cm and the weight is 800 grams.</p><p>The monitor is of the liquid crystal device (LCD) type with a diagonal measurement of the screen of 17,8 cm (7 inches) and it can be folded.</p><p>The product is equipped with:</p><div><p>&#8212;&#160;built-in loudspeakers, and</p></div><div><p>&#8212;&#160;DVB-T (Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial) and analogue video tuner.</p></div><p>It has the following interfaces:</p><div><p>&#8212;&#160;memory card expansion slots,</p></div><div><p>&#8212;&#160;a USB port,</p></div><div><p>&#8212;&#160;composite video in and out, and</p></div><div><p>&#8212;&#160;headphone jacks.</p></div><p>It can read optical media (for example, CD, DVD) and semiconductor media (for example, USB flash memory) in various audio and video formats.</p><p>It can also be used as a digital radio-broadcast receiver or as a video game player.</p></td><td><p>8528&#160;72&#160;20</p></td><td><p>Classification is determined by General Rules 1, 3(b) and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and by the wording of CN codes 8528 , 8528&#160;72  and 8528&#160;72&#160;20 .</p><p>Due to the presence of a TV tuner, the essential character of the product is that of a reception apparatus for television with screen incorporating a radio-broadcast receiver and a video reproducing apparatus.</p><p>The possible use of the apparatus as a game machine is secondary and is therefore not to be considered as an essential character of the apparatus.</p><p>The apparatus is therefore to be classified under CN code 8528&#160;72&#160;20  as a reception apparatus for television incorporating a radio-broadcast receiver and a video reproducing apparatus.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<note>
( 1 ) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.
</note>