Commission Regulation (EC) No 169/1999 of 25 January 1999 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
Date: 1999-01-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, cereal flour, chemical compound, classification, customs regulations

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 169/1999

of 25 January 1999

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 2248/98 (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
general rules for the interpretation of
the Combined
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 within the appropriate CN
codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set
out in column 3;

Whereas it is accepted 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 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-
last
lishing the Community Customs Code (3),
amended by European Parliament and Council Regula-
tion (EC) No 82/97 (4), for a period of three months by
the holder;

as

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the tariff and statistical
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
within 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, 25 January 1999.

For the Commission

Mario MONTI

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 282, 20. 10. 1998, p. 55.

(3) OJ L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 17, 21. 1. 1997, p. 1.

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Description of goods

(1)

ANNEX

Classification
(CN code)

(2)

Reasons

(3)

1. Mixture of flour for the preparation of rye bread con-

1101 00 90

sisting of (percentage by weight):

— rye flour: 50,0
— wheat flour: 48,6
— wheat gluten: 1,4

2. Mixture of flour for the preparation of multigrain bread

1101 00 15

consisting of (percentage by weight):

— common wheat flour: 78,5
— rye flour: 7,0
— oat flour: 4,0
— rice flour: 4,0
— barley flour: 2,0
— milled germ: 1,0
— wheat gluten: 3,5

3. Flour for bread making consisting of

(percentage by

1101 00 15

weight):

— common wheat flour: 99,85

— salt: 0,15

and very small quantities of amylase and anti-oxidant
(E300)

4. Bread-making preparation based on flour for making
farmhouse loaf consisting of (percentage by weight):

1901 20 00

— common wheat flour: 88
— rye flour: 10
— dried rye leaven: 1
— baker’s yeast, emulsifier: 1

and very small quantities of amylase and anti-oxidant
(E300)

5. Tablets of 550 mg containing 200 mg calcium ascorbate
(salt of the vitamin C), 342 mg of an excipient consisting
of dicalcium phosphate, micro-crystalline
cellulose,
cross-linked sodium carboxy methylcellulose and stearic
acid and 8 mg magnesium stearate as an anti-caking
agent

6(a). A paste based on silver (high concentration)

3207 30 00

— Silver: 72,0 %
— Cadmium compound: 8,9 %
— Lead compound: 8,9 %

6(b). A paste based on silver (medium concentration)

— Silver: 45,0 %
— Cadmium compound: 3,5 %
— Lead compound: 3,5 %

The products are used to apply electronic circuits onto
enamelled steel sheets by means of a heat treatment.

Classification is determined by General Rules 1 and 6 for
the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and by
the wording of CN codes 1101 00 and 1101 00 90

Classification is determined by General Rules 1, 3b and 6
for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and
by the wording of CN codes 1101 00 and 1101 00 15

Classification is determined by General Rules 1 and 6 for
the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and by
the wording of CN codes 1101 00 and 1101 00 15

Classification is determined by General Rules 1 and 6 for
the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and by
the wording of CN codes 1901 and 1901 20 00.

The addition of baker’s yeast and rye leaven means the
product has the characteristics of a mixture for the prepara-
tion of bakers’ wares of heading 1905 and it is excluded
from Chapter 11 according to note 1(b) of this chapter.

2106 90 92

Classification is determined by General Rules 1 and 6 for
the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and by
the wording of CN codes 2106, 2106 90 and 2106 90 92.

The product is excluded from heading 2936 because of the
presence of additives, which are not covered by note 1(f) and
(g) of Chapter 29 and by the application of the Explanatory
Notes to the Harmonised System, heading 2936, last para-
graph, under (d)

Classification is determined by General Rules 1 and 6 for
the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, note 3
(c) of Chapter 71, and by the wording of CN codes 3207 and
3207 30 00.

See also the Explanatory Notes to the Harmonised System,
heading 7106

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Description of goods

(1)

Classification
(CN code)

(2)

Reasons

(3)

7. Powdered toner, with magnetic properties, used as a

3707 90 30

developer for photocopying machines.

Composition:

— Styrene and butyl acrylate copolymer: 40 %
— Polypropylene: 3 %
— Magnetite: 56 %
— Silica: : 1 %

8. Creamy-white powders, consisting of montmorillonite

3824 90 95

with 30 % added stearylamine.

These powders of an organophylic nature, are miscible
with organic solvents and they display a loss of 35 %
mass when heated at 600 (cid:190)C

Classification is determined by General Rules 1 and 6 for
the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, and by
the wording of CN codes 3707, 3707 90 and 3707 90 30.

See also the Explanatory Notes to the Harmonised System,
heading 3215, point (a) and heading 3707, point (2)

Classification is determined by General Rules 1 and 6 for
the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, and by
the wording of CN codes 3824, 3824 90 and 3824 90 95.

This product is not considered activated within the meaning
of heading 3802.

See also the Explanatory Notes to the Harmonised System,
heading 3824,

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