Commission Regulation (EC) No 289/2000 of 3 February 2000 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
Date: 2000-02-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, customs regulations, footwear industry, sports equipment, tariff nomenclature

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 289/2000

of 3 February 2000

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 2626/1999 (2), and in particular Article 9
thereof,

Whereas:

ture 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 Euro-
pean Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 955/
1999 (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,

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined
is
Nomenclature annexed to the said Regulation,
necessary to adopt measures concerning the classi-
fication of the goods referred to in the Annex to this
Regulation.

it

Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has set down the general
rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomencla-
ture. 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.

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.

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 Nomencla-

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 provi-
sions 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 20th 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, 3 February 2000.

For the Commission

Frederik BOLKESTEIN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 321, 14.12.1999, p. 3.

(3) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 119, 7.5.1999, p. 1.

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ANNEX

Description

CN classification

(2)

6403 99 93

(1)

Leisurewear shoe with a plastic sole having a
hard plastic plate attached by screws under the
arc of the shoe and an upper made of leather
(making up the greater part of
the external
surface), plastic and man-made fibre, with a
whole vamp, without front metal protectors, not
covering the ankles and with an insole of
24 cm or more

The shoe is not recognisable as a man's or
woman's shoe

(See photograph No 592) (*)

(*) The photograph is merely for illustrative purposes.

Reasons

(3)

Classification is determined by General Rules 1
and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined
Nomenclature, note 4(b)
to Chapter 64
subheading note 1(a) to Chapter 64 and the
wording of CN codes 6403, 6403 99 and
6403 99 93

The shoe, which is designed for sliding on pave-
ments, rails and handrails, is not a shoe intended
for a sporting activity. The goods cannot there-
fore be classified under CN code 6403 19 00

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