# C_2012013EN.01000802.xml

| 14.1.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 13/8 |
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14.1.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 13/8

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Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Augstākās tiesas Senāts (Republic of Latvia) lodged on 7 November 2011 — SIA ‘Kurcums metal’ v Valsts ieņēmumu dienests

(Case C-558/11)

2012/C 13/16

Language of the case: Latvian

Referring court

Referring court

Augstākās tiesas Senāts

Parties to the main proceedings

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant: SIA ‘Kurcums metal’

Appellant:

Respondent: Valsts ieņēmumu dienests

Respondent:

Questions referred

Questions referred

| 1. | Are cables made of polypropylene and steel thread such as those at issue in the present case included under subheading 5607 49 11 of the Combined Nomenclature in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1) of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff? |
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Are cables made of polypropylene and steel thread such as those at issue in the present case included under subheading 5607 49 11 of the Combined Nomenclature in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1) of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff?

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| 2. | Is it necessary, in order to classify cables such as those at issue in the present case, to apply Rule 3(b) of the General Rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff? |
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Is it necessary, in order to classify cables such as those at issue in the present case, to apply Rule 3(b) of the General Rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff?

| 3. | If the composite cables, made of polypropylene and steel thread, whose maximum transversal section exceeds 3 mm, like those at issue in this case, are nevertheless included under subheading 7312 90 98 of the Combined Nomenclature in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, are such cables also covered by Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1601/2001 (2) of 2 August 2001 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of certain iron or steel ropes and cables originating in the Czech Republic, Russia, Thailand and Turkey? |
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If the composite cables, made of polypropylene and steel thread, whose maximum transversal section exceeds 3 mm, like those at issue in this case, are nevertheless included under subheading 7312 90 98 of the Combined Nomenclature in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, are such cables also covered by Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1601/2001 (2) of 2 August 2001 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of certain iron or steel ropes and cables originating in the Czech Republic, Russia, Thailand and Turkey?

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| 4. | Are corrugated clips with rounded tips connected by means of a pin included in subheading 7317 00 90 of the Combined Nomenclature in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff? |
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Are corrugated clips with rounded tips connected by means of a pin included in subheading 7317 00 90 of the Combined Nomenclature in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff?

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(1)  OJ 1987 L 256, p. 1.

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(2)  OJ 2001 L 211, p. 1.

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