2003/727/EC: Commission Decision of 30 September 2003 concerning the validity of certain binding tariff information (notified under document number C(2003) 3544)
Date: 2003-09-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, customs regulations, tariff nomenclature

14.10.2003

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 30 September 2003

concerning the validity of certain binding tariff information

(notified under document number C(2003) 3544)

(Only the English text is authentic)

(2003/727/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12
October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (1),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2700/2000 of the
European Parliament and of the Council (2), and in particular
Article 12(5)(a)(iii) and Article 248 thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of
2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the
Community Customs Code (3), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1335/2003 (4), and in particular the second indent of
Article 9(1) thereof,

Whereas:

6104, 6203 or 6204, by application of General Rules 1
and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomencla-
ture.

The said binding tariff information should cease to be
valid. The customs administration which issued the
soon as
information should therefore revoke it as
possible and notify the Commission to that effect.

According to Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No
2913/92 the holder should be given, during a certain
period of time, the possibility of invoking binding tariff
information which has ceased to be valid, subject to the
conditions laid down in Article 14(1) of Regulation
(EEC) No 2454/93.

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accor-
dance with the opinion of
the Customs Code
Committee,

(3)

(4)

(5)

(1)

(2)

The binding tariff information referred to in the Annex
is inconsistent with other binding tariff information, and
the tariff classification it contains is incompatible with
the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined
Nomenclature set out in Part I, Section IA of Annex I to
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987
on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the
Common Customs Tariff (5),
amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2176/2002 (6).

last

as

The binding tariff information referred to in the Annex
concerns garments intended to cover the lower part of
the body, enclosing each leg separately. The garments
are not in accordance with the definition for pyjamas as
in the Explanatory Notes to the Combined
set out
Nomenclature, subheadings 6107 21 00 to 6107 29 00,
6108 31 10 to 6108 39 00, 6207 21 00 to 6207 29 00
and 6208 21 00 to 6208 29 00, which state
that
pyjamas have to consist of two garments. Furthermore,
to the
they cannot be regarded as ‘similar articles’
products mentioned under headings 6107, 6108, 6207
and 6208 as they only cover the lower part of the body.
The articles in question are therefore regarded as ‘trou-
sers’ and should be classified within CN headings 6103,

(1) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 311, 12.12.2000, p. 17.
(3) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 187, 26.7.2003, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 331, 7.12.2002, p. 3.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1.
The binding tariff information referred to in column 1 of
the table set out in the Annex, which has been issued by the
customs authorities specified in column 2 for the tariff classifi-
cation specified in column 3 shall cease to be valid.

2.
The customs authorities specified in column 2 shall
revoke the BTI referred to in column 1 at the earliest possible
date and in any case not later than 10 days from the notifica-
tion of this Decision.

The customs authority which revokes the binding tariff

3.
information shall notify this to the Commission.

Article 2

The binding tariff information referred to in the Annex can
continue to be invoked under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC)
No 2913/92 for a certain period of time provided that the
conditions laid down in Article 14(1) of Regulation (EEC) No
2454/93 are met.

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This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 30 September 2003.

For the Commission

Frederik BOLKESTEIN

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

Binding Tariff Information
(reference)

Customs authority

Tariff classification

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

1

2

UK 105599852

UK 105594965

UK 103848774

UK 104570502

UK 105343411

UK 105434701

UK 106483971

UK 106485867

UK 107265781

UK 107278572

UK 107277771

UK 107279177

UK 107277477

UK 107494566

UK 109015800

UK 109074680

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

3

6107 91 90

6107 91 90

6207 91 90 90

6207 91 90 90

6207 91 90 90

6207 91 90 90

6207 91 90 90

6207 91 90

6207 91 90 90

6207 91 90 90

6207 91 90 90

6207 91 90 90

6207 91 90 90

6207 91 90 90

6207 91 90 90

6207 91 90 90

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Binding Tariff Information
(reference)

Customs authority

Tariff classification

1

2

3

17

UK 109844358

18

UK 102018833

19

UK 102673989

20

UK 102769088

21

UK 106260215

22

UK 107653575

23

UK 104515217

24

UK 104602617

25

UK 105129215

26

UK 105215912

27

UK 105272407

28

UK 105465685

29

UK 105934087

30

UK 106640496

31

UK 106917766

32

UK 107064305

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

6207 91 90 90

6207 92 00

6207 92 00

6207 92 00

6207 92 00

6207 92 00

6208 91 90

6208 91 90

6208 91 90

6208 91 90

6208 91 90

6208 91 90

6208 91 90

6208 91 90

6208 91 90

6208 91 90

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Binding Tariff Information
(reference)

Customs authority

Tariff classification

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

40

41

1

2

UK 107702300

UK 108713090

UK 108713580

UK 109149378

UK 109241887

UK 109275667

UK 109776051

UK 110099803

UK 105995942

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

HM Customs & Excise
Southend-on-Sea
United Kingdom

3

6208 91 90

6208 91 90

6208 91 90

6208 91 90

6208 91 90

6208 91 90

6208 91 90

6208 91 90

6208 92 00