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"BCOMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1004/2001
of 22 May 2001
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
(OJ L 140, 24.5.2001, p. 8)
Corrected by:
"C1 Corrigendum, OJ L 173, 27.6.2001, p. 48 (1004/2001)2001R1004 — EN — 13.06.2001 — 000.001 — 1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1004/2001
of 22 May 2001
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined
Nomenclature
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July
1987 (1) on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common
Customs Tariff, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2559/2000 (2),
and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined
Nomenclature annexed to the said Regulation, it is necessary to
adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred
to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has set down the general rules for
the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules
also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly
based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and
which is established by specific Community provisions, with a
view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to
trade in goods.
(3) Pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1
of the table annexed to the present Regulation must be classified
under the CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons
set out in column 3.
(4) It is appropriate that binding tariff information issued by the
customs authorities of Member States in respect of the
classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature and which
does not conform to the provisions of this Regulation, can
continue to be invoked, under the provisions in Article 12(6) of
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992
establishing the Community Customs Code (3), as last amended by
Council and European Parliament Regulation (EC) No
2700/2000 (4), for a period of three months by the holder.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance
with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The goods described in column 1 of the annexed table are classified
within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN codes indicated in
column 2 of the said table.
Article 2
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member
States which does not conform to the provisions of this Regulation can
continue to be invoked under the provisions of Article 12(6) of
Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months.!B
(1) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 293, 22.11.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 311, 12.12.2000, p. 17.2001R1004 — EN — 13.06.2001 — 000.001 — 2
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.!B2001R1004 — EN — 13.06.2001 — 000.001 — 3
ANNEX
Description of the goodsClassification
(CN) CodeReasons
(1) (2) (3)
Modular linear camera with a single-channel
video output.
The circuitry within the camera is comprised
of differential line drivers and receivers,timing control logic, CCD linear imagingsensor, DC restoration, video combining,
output gain and buffering.
The camera is designed for incorporation into
electro-optical measurement and control
systems.
See photograph (*)."
C18525 30 90 3 Classification is determined by the provi-
sions of General Rules 1 and 6 for theinterpretation of the Combined Nomencla-
ture, Note 2(a) to Chapter 90 and the wording
of the CN codes 8525, 8525 30 and8525 30 90.
The camera is excluded from Chapter 90, as
it is a product classifiable in its respectiveheading of Chapter 85
A colour plasma-screen with a diagonal
measurement of the screen of 105,6 cm
(overall dimensions 103,5 (W) × 64 (H) × 15
(D) cm) with an 852 × 480 pixel configur-ation and two internal loudspeakers.
The device has the following interfaces:
— three video input connectors (composite
video signal),
— one data input connectors (VGA-
SVGA),
— one audio input connector,
— one control connector
The different interfaces enable the monitor to
show in colour both data received fromautomatic data-processing machines and still
or moving images from a video recording or
reproducing machine, a DVD-player, a videocamera, etc.
It is supplied with the following accessories:
— cable clips, power flex, remote control
(operated by two batteries), and user
manual;8528 21 90 Classification is determined by the provi-
sions of General Rules 1 and 6 for the
interpretation of the Combined Nomencla-
ture, Note 6 to Chapter 85 and the wording ofthe CN codes 8528, 8528 21, 8528 21 90 aswell as CN codes 8524 and 8524 91 00.
The product is not classifiable under sub-
heading 8471 60 because it is capable ofreproducing a colour image from a compos-
ite video signal (see the HSEN to heading
8471, point I.D.(1)).
Likewise, the product is not classifiable
under heading 8531 because its function is
not to provide visual indication for signallingpurposes (see the HSEN to heading 8531,point D)
— installation diskettes 8524 91 00
(*) The photograph is purely for information.
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