Commission Regulation (EC) No 292/2001 of 12 February 2001 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
Date: 2001-02-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, footwear industry

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 292/2001

of 12 February 2001

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 2559/2000 (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 2700/
2000 (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.

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

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-

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, 12 February 2001.

For the Commission

Frederik BOLKESTEIN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 293, 22.11.2000, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 311, 12.12.2000, p. 17.

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ANNEX

Classification
CN code

(2)

6404 19 10

Description

(1)

Slipper consisting of a textile (towelling material)
upper and an outer sole of plastic with the central
area covered with a thin layer of textile. On this
textile covering which accounts for 58 % of the
outer sole, there are raised PVC dots

(See photographs No 603 A + B) (*)

(*) The photographs are purely for information.

Reasons

(3)

Classification is determined by General Notes 1
the Combined
and 6 for the interpretation of
Nomenclature, Note 4(b) to Chapter 64, additional
note 2 to Chapter 64 and the wording of CN
codes 6404, 6404 19 and 6404 19 10

The characteristics of the layer of textile material
result in the outer sole having to be regarded as
plastic soles. The layer of textile material does not
have
characteristics of durability and/or
strength usually required for the normal use of an
outer sole

the

These goods are therefore not classifiable within
heading 6405

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