Commission Regulation (EC) No 961/2000 of 5 May 2000 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
Date: 2000-05-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, customs regulations, import, textile product

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 961/2000

of 5 May 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 Regulation
(EC) No 254/2000 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined
Nomenclature annexed to the said Regulation,
is
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, which 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 issued by the customs authori-
ties 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 European Parliament and
Council Regulation (EC) No 955/1999 (4), until 1
January 2001 by the holder, in order to grant holders of
binding tariff information sufficient time to enable them
to adapt their business practices.

(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

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 until 1 January 2001.

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, 5 May 2000.

For the Commission

Frederik BOLKESTEIN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 28, 3.2.2000, p. 16.

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

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Classification
(CN code)

(2)

5211 32 00

Reasons

(3)

Classification is determined by General Rules 1
and 6 for the interpretation of
the Combined
XI,
to
Nomenclature,
subheading note 1(g) to Section XI, note 1 to
Chapter 54 and the wording of CN codes 5211
and 5211 32 00

Section

note

2(A)

The printed inscription does not confer on the
product the characteristics of a printed fabric

5512 19 90

Classification is determined by General Rules 1
and 6 for the interpretation of
the Combined
Nomenclature, subheading note 1(g) to Section XI,
note 1 to Chapter 54 and the wording of CN
codes 5512, 5512 19 and 5512 19 90

The printed inscription does not confer on the
product the characteristics of a printed fabric

5514 22 00

5515 11 90

5515 11 90

Classification is determined by General Rules 1
the Combined
and 6 for the interpretation of
Nomenclature,
XI,
to
subheading note 1(g) to Section XI, note 1 to
Chapter 54 and the wording of CN codes 5514
and 5514 22 00

Section

note

2(A)

The printed inscription does not confer on the
product the characteristics of a printed fabric

Classification is determined by General Rules 1
the Combined
and 6 for the interpretation of
Nomenclature,
XI,
to
subheading note 1(g) to Section XI, note 1 to
Chapter 54 and the wording of CN codes 5515,
5515 11 and 5515 11 90

Section

note

2(A)

The printed inscription does not confer on the
product the characteristics of a printed fabric

Classification is determined by General Rules 1
the Combined
and 6 for the interpretation of
XI,
to
Nomenclature,
subheading note 1(g) to Section XI, note 1 to
Chapter 54 and the wording of CN codes 5515,
5515 11 and 5515 11 90

Section

note

2(A)

The printed inscription does not confer on the
product the characteristics of a printed fabric

Description

(1)

1. Woven dyed blue coloured cross twill fabric
(60 % cotton and 40 % polyester) with a weight
of 300 g/m2, with a width of approximately
150 cm. The fabric has a faded greenish
printed inscription showing a company logo,
measuring approximately 4 cm in height and
approximately 2 cm in width situated approxi-
mately 13 cm from the selvedge and continu-
ously repeated at approximately 20 cm inter-
vals along both edges
(See photograph No 599 A + B) (*)

2. Woven dyed light blue coloured fabric (100 %
polyester) with a width of approximately
150 cm, made of staple fibres. The fabric has a
yellow-coloured printed inscription ‘DYED
AND FINISHED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM A
MEMBER OF THE EEC’ measuring approxi-
situated approxi-
mately 0,4 cm in height
mately 1,2 cm from the selvedge
(See photograph No 598 A + B) (*)

3. Woven dyed blue coloured cross twill fabric
(65 % polyester and 35 % cotton) with a weight
of 245 g/m2, with a width of approximately
150 cm, made of staple fibres. The fabric has a
black printed inscription showing a company
logo, measuring approximately 1,5 cm in
height and approximately 3 cm of width situ-
ated approximately 4,5 cm from the selvedge
on one side and approximately 9 cm on the
other
repeated at
and continuously
approximately 28 cm intervals along both
edges
(See photograph No 601 A + B) (*)

side

4. Woven dyed black coloured fabric (65 % poly-
ester and 35 % viscose) with a weight of 320 to
340 g/m2, with a width of approximately
150 cm, made of staple fibres. The fabric has a
yellow-coloured printed inscription ‘…SHED IN
THE UNITED KINGDOM A MEMBER OF THE
E.E.C.’, measuring approximately 0,4 cm in
height situated approximately 0,5 cm from the
selvedge, situated on one edge
(See photograph No 597 A + B) (*)

5. Woven dyed black coloured fabric (65 % poly-
ester and 35 % viscose) with a weight of
320 g/m2, with a width of approximately
150 cm, made of staple fibres. The fabric has a
yellow-coloured printed inscription ‘DYED
AND FINISHED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM A
MEMBER OF THE E.E.C.’, measuring approxi-
mately 0,4 cm in height
situated approxi-
mately 0,5 cm from the selvedge and continu-
ously repeated at approximately 17 cm inter-
vals along both edges
(See photograph No 600 A + B) (*)

(*) The photographs are merely for illustrative purposes.

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