Commission Regulation (EC) No 1783/2001 of 10 August 2001 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
Date: 2001-08-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common customs tariff, knitted and crocheted goods, tariff nomenclature

11.9.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 241/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1783/2001

of 10 August 2001

amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomen-
clature and on the Common Customs Tariff

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 1230/2001 (2), and in particular Article 9
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

the
In order to ensure the uniform application of
Combined Nomenclature, heading No 6111, subhead-
ings 6116 10 20 and 6116 10 80 and heading Nos
6209 and 6216 of the Combined Nomenclature must be
annotated with regard to gloves, mittens and mitts,
impregnated, coated or covered with (cellular) plastics or
(cellular) rubber.

An Additional Note 3 should therefore be added to
Chapter 61 and an Additional Note 2 to Chapter 62 of
the Combined Nomenclature.

Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 should be
amended accordingly.

The provisions of this Regulation are in accordance with
the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The following Additional Note is inserted in Chapter 61 of
Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87:

‘3. Heading No 6111 and subheadings 6116 10 20 and
6116 10 80 cover gloves, mittens and mitts,
impreg-
nated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, even if
they are:

— made up from knitted or crocheted textile fabrics
impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or
rubber of heading Nos 5903 or 5906,

(1) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 168, 23.6.2001, p. 6.

— or made up from unimpregnated, uncoated or
uncovered knitted or crocheted textile fabrics and
subsequently impregnated, coated or covered with
plastics or rubber.

Where knitted or crocheted textile fabrics serve only as
reinforcement, gloves, mittens or mitts impregnated,
coated or covered with cellular plastics or cellular
rubber belong in Chapters 39 or 40, even if they are
made up from unimpregnated, uncoated or uncovered
knitted or crocheted textile fabrics and subsequently
impregnated, coated or covered with cellular plastics or
cellular rubber (Note 2(a)(5) and Note 4, last paragraph,
to Chapter 59).’

Article 2

The following Additional Note is inserted in Chapter 62 of
Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87:

‘2. Heading Nos 6209 and 6216 cover gloves, mittens and
mitts, impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or
rubber, even if they are:

— made up from textile fabrics (other than knitted or
crocheted)
impregnated, coated or covered with
plastics or rubber of heading Nos 5903 or 5906,

— or made up from unimpregnated, uncoated or
uncovered textile fabrics (other than knitted or
crocheted) and subsequently impregnated, coated or
covered with plastics or rubber.

Where textile fabrics (other than knitted or crocheted)
serve only as reinforcement, gloves, mittens or mitts
impregnated, coated or covered with cellular plastics or
cellular rubber belong in Chapters 39 or 40, even if
they are made up from unimpregnated, uncoated or
uncovered textile fabrics (other than knitted or croch-
eted) and subsequently impregnated, coated or covered
with cellular plastics or cellular rubber (Note 2(a)(5)
and Note 4,

last paragraph, to Chapter 59).’

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter
into force on the 20th day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities.

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Official Journal of the European Communities

11.9.2001

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 10 August 2001.

For the Commission

Philippe BUSQUIN

Member of the Commission