Commission Regulation (EC) No 709/2000 of 4 April 2000 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
Date: 2000-04-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, customs regulations, import, legal code, textile product

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 709/2000

of 4 April 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 Tafiff (1), as last amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 2626/1999 (2), and in particular Article 9
thereof,

Whereas:

which does not conform to the provisions of this Regu-
lation, 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 European Parlia-
ment and Council Regulation (EC) No 955/1999 (4), for
a period of 60 days 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 Nomenclat-
ure. 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, subject to the measures in force in
the Community relating to double-checking systems and
to prior and retrospective Community surveillance of
textile products on importation into the Community,
binding tariff
information issused by the customs
authorities of Member States in respect of the classi-
fication of goods in the Combined Nomenclature and

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

Subject to the measures in force in the Community relating to
double-checking systems and to prior and retrospective
Community surveillance of textile products on importation
into the Community, 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 60 days.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter
into force on the 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, 4 April 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

Classification
(CN code)

(2)

6106 10 00

6110 20 99

6110 30 99

Reason

(3)

Classification is determined by the provisions of
General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the
Combined Nomenclature, Note 4 to Chapter 61
and the wording of CN codes 6106,
and
6106 10 00

See also the Explanatory Notes to the Combined
Nomenclature to heading 6106 relating to blouses

Taking into account its cut and its very low-cut
neckline, this garment is to be classified as blouse

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 6110, 6110 20 and 6110 20 99

See also the Explanatory Notes to the Combined
Nomenclature to heading 6110

Taking into account the general appearance of the
garment and the nature of the fabric in which it is
manufactured this garment is to be classified as a
garment similar to a pullover

Classification is determined by General Notes 1
the Combined
and 6 for the interpretation of
Nomenclature, Notes 1 and 9, second paragraph
to Chapter 61 and the wording of CN codes 6110,
6110 30 and 6110 30 99

See also the Explanatory Notes to the Harmonized
System to heading 6109 and the Combined
Nomenclature Explanatory Notes to heading 6110

Taking into account the absence of fastening this
garment cannot be classified as blouse of heading
6106

Description of the goods

(1)

1. Single coloured knitted garment (95 % cotton,
5 % elasthan), with more than ten stitches per
linear centimetre in each direction counted on
an area measuring at least 10 cm × 10 cm. It
has a straight cut, intended to cover the upper
part of the body, reaching down to below the
waist (59 cm), with only one short sleeve

It has an asymmetric and very low-cut neckline
without an opening

On the front part, it is decorated with a piece
of embroidery let in on the neckline and on the
sleeve

It also has woven bands sewn on at the neck-
line and at the sleeve-end and is hemmed at the
base of the garment

(Blouse)

(See photograph No 593) (*)

2. Single coloured garment made of thick knitted
fabric and ribbed along its
length (100 %
cotton), of a straight cut, intended to cover the
upper part of
the body, reaching down to
below the waist (62 cm), with short sleeves

It has a V-neckline without an opening and
decorative embroidery on the front

The sleeve-ends, the neckline and the base of
the garment are hemmed

(Garment similar to a pullover)

(See photograph No 595) (*)

3. Multicoloured garment made of a velvet knitted
fabric of man-made fibres (80 % viscose, 20 %
polyester), with more than ten stitches per
linear centimetre in each direction counted on
an area measuring at least 10 cm × 10 cm

This garment is of a close-fitting cut and covers
the upper part of the body to below the waist

The garment has long, tightfitting sleeves, a
round neck with no opening and a decorative
motif on the front

The neck and sleeve-ends are bound with an
applied welt of knit fabric and the bottom of
the garment is hemmed

(Garment similar to a pullover)

(See photograph No 585) (*)

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Description of the goods

(1)

4. Close-fitting striped knitted garment (thickness:
(1,5 mm, 70 % acrylic, 30 % polyester),
intended to cover the upper part of the body,
reaching down to the waist
is
(51 cm).
sleeveless and is ribbed along its length

It

It has a rounded neckline without an opening.
It is bound round the neckline and armholes

(Garment similar to a pullover)

(See photograph No 589) (*)

(*) The photographs are purely for information.

Classification
(CN code)

(2)

6110 30 99

Reason

(3)

Classification is determined by the provisions of
General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the
Combined Nomenclature, Notes 1 and 9, second
paragraph, to Chapter 61 and the wording of CN
codes 6110, 6110 30 and 6110 30 99

See also the Explanatory Notes to the Combined
Nomenclature to heading 6110

Taking into account the weight of the garment
and its thickness, this garment cannot be classified
as singlet or vest of heading 6109

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