Commission Regulation (EC) No 1004/2001 of 22 May 2001 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
Date: 2001-05-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, recording equipment, screen

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1004/2001

of 22 May 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 (1) on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on
the Common Customs Tariff, as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 2559/2000 (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, 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-
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
Council and European Parliament 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,

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 the twentieth 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, 22 May 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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Description of the goods

(1)

ANNEX

Classification
(CN) Code

(2)

Reasons

(3)

Modular linear camera with a single-channel video
output.

8528 30 90

Classification is determined by the provisions of
General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the
Combined Nomenclature, Note 2(a) to Chapter 90
and the wording of the CN codes 8525, 8525 30
and 8525 30 90.

The camera is excluded from Chapter 90, as it is a
product classifiable in its respective heading of
Chapter 85

8528 21 90

Classification is determined by the provisions of
General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the
Combined Nomenclature, Note 6 to Chapter 85
and the wording of the CN codes 8528, 8528 21,
8528 21 90 as well as CN codes 8524 and
8524 91 00.

The product is not classifiable under subheading
8471 60 because it is capable of reproducing a
colour image from a composite video signal (see
the HSEN to heading 8471, point I.D.(1)).

the product

Likewise,
heading 8531 because its function is not
provide visual
(see the HSEN to heading 8531, point D)

is not classifiable under
to
indication for signalling purposes

line drivers and receivers,

The circuitry within the camera is comprised of
differential
timing
control
logic, CCD linear imaging sensor, DC
restoration, video combining, output gain and
buffering.

The camera is designed for incorporation into
electro-optical measurement and control systems.

See photograph (*).

A colour plasma-screen with a diagonal measure-
ment of the screen of 105,6 cm (overall dimen-
sions 103,5 (W) × 64 (H) × 15 (D) cm) with an
852 × 480 pixel configuration and two internal
loudspeakers.

The device has the following interfaces:

— three video input connectors (composite video

signal),

— one data input connectors (VGA-SVGA),
— one audio input connector,
— one control connector

The different
interfaces enable the monitor to
show in colour both data received from automatic
data-processing machines and still or moving
images from a video recording or reproducing
machine, a DVD-player, a video camera, etc.

It is supplied with the following accessories:

— cable clips, power flex, remote control (oper-
ated by two batteries), and user manual;

— installation diskettes

8524 91 00

(*) The photograph is purely for information.