Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2011:315
Date: 2011-05-18
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Eighth Chamber
Subject matter: Free movement of goods;Common customs tariff;Customs Union
Procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Origin: Germany

Summary of the Judgment Common Customs Tariff – Tariff headings – Electrical connectors, manufactured in metal, representing only some of the plugs and sockets manufactured subsequently, without ensuring insulation at the connection point (Council Regulation No 2658/87, Annex I; Commission Regulations No 1810/2004, No 1719/2005 and No 1549/2006) Subheading 8536 69 of 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 with respect to 2005, 2006 and 2007 respectively, by Regulation No 1810/2004, Regulation No 1719/2005 and Regulation No 1549/2006, must be interpreted as meaning that electrical connectors, which are manufactured from pressed metal (copper, brass, sheet steel) and not insulated, and which are labelled ‘terminals’, subdivided into ‘female terminals’ and ‘male terminals’, are not excluded from that subheading on the ground that they do not ensure the insulation of the connection at the connection point or that they represent only some of the plugs and sockets manufactured subsequently, provided that they permit multi-way connection, for instance between appliances, cables and connector boards, simply by plugging the attached plugs into the attached sockets with no assembly work required. (see para. 30, operative part)