Commission Regulation (EC) No 1718/98 of 31 July 1998 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
Date: 1998-07-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, classification, radio telecommunications

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1718/98

of 31 July 1998

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 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature
and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended
by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1048/98 (2), and in
particular Article 9 thereof,

Whereas in order to ensure uniform application of the
Combined Nomenclature annexed to the said Regulation,
it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classifi-
cation of the goods referred to in the Annex to this
Regulation;

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has set down the
the Combined
general rules for the interpretation of
Nomenclature and 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
tariff and other measures
view to the application of
relating to trade in goods;

Whereas, 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 appropriate CN
codes indicated in column 2, by virute of the reasons set
out in column 3;

Wheres it
information
is accepted that binding tariff
issued by the customs authorities of Member States in
respect of the classification of goods in the Combined
Nomenclature and which do not conform to the rights

established by 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 estab-
lishing the Community Customs Code (3), for a period of
three months by the holder;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the Tariff and Statist-
ical Nomenclature Section of
the Customs Code
Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The goods described in column 1 of the annexed table are
now classified within the Combined Nomenclature under
the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2 of the
said table.

Article 2

Binding tariff information issued by the customs author-
ities of Member States which do not conform to the rights
established by 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.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st 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.

Done at Brussels, 31 July 1998.

For the Commission

Mario MONTI

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 151, 21. 5. 1998, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1.

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Description of goods

(1)

Device for receiving digital satellite signals with 30 audio
channels
to further
transferring the
connected apparatus by cable. The signals are received by an
aerial

and for

signals

The device is not capable of producing an audible audio
programme at its output

ANNEX

Classification
(CN code)

(2)

8527 39 91

Reason

(3)

Classification is determined by the provisions of General
Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of
the Combined
Nomenclature and the wording of CN codes 8527, 8527 39
and 8527 39 91