Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2007:110
Date: 2007-02-15
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Fifth Chamber
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Free movement of goods;Common customs tariff;Customs Union
Concepts: The various tariff headings
Procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Origin: Germany

Summary of the Judgment Common Customs Tariff – Tariff headings – Keypad membranes of polycarbonate intended for incorporation into mobile telephones The Combined Nomenclature in Annex I to Regulation No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, as amended by Regulation No 1789/2003, must be interpreted as meaning that keypad membranes of polycarbonate which have moulded keys on their upper side and non-conductive contact pins on their underside and are intended for incorporation into mobile telephones, which are unquestionably an essential component for the operation of those mobile telephones and the structure and method of operation of which preclude any use other than as a component of those telephones, fall under subheading 8529 90 40 as part of a mobile telephone in accordance with heading 8525. (see paras 33, 37-38, 40, operative part 1)