Commission Regulation (EC) No 241/2006 of  10 February 2006  amending Regulation (EC) No 1004/2001 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
Date: 2006-02-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, screen

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 241/2006

of 10 February 2006

amending Regulation (EC) No 1004/2001 concerning the classification of certain goods in the
Combined Nomenclature

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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), and in particular Article
9(1)(a) thereof,

tation of this Note, Regulation (EC) No 1004/2001 is to
be considered as incorrect.

Regulation (EC) No 1004/2001 should therefore be
amended accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Customs Code
Committee,

(2)

(3)

Whereas:

(1)

The classification of a colour plasma-screen with instal-
lation diskettes
in Commission Regulation (EC) No
1004/2001 of 22 May 2001 concerning the classifi-
in the Combined Nomen-
cation of certain goods
clature (2) has
led to classifications under CN code
8528 21 90 for the plasma-screen and 8524 91 00 for
the installation diskettes. Since Note 6 to Chapter 85 of
the Combined Nomenclature was amended with effect
from 1 January 2002 and in view of the fact that the
HS Committee agreed in October 2004 on the interpre-

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The second item of the table set out in the Annex to Regulation
(EC) No 1004/2001 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex
to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 10 February 2006.

For the Commission

László KOVÁCS
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 2175/2005 (OJ L 347, 30.12.2005, p. 9).

(2) OJ L 140, 24.5.2001, p. 8.

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ANNEX

Classification
(CN code)

(2)

8528 21 90

Reasons

(3)

Classification is determined by General
Rules 1, 3(b) and 6 for the interpre-
tation of the Combined Nomenclature
and the wording of
the CN codes
8528, 8528 21 and 8528 21 90.

The essential character of
conferred by the monitor.

the set

is

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

of

a

Likewise, the product is not to be clas-
sified under heading 8531 because its
function is not to provide visual indi-
cation for signalling purposes (see the
HS Explanatory Notes
to heading
8531, point (D)).

Description of the goods

(1)

remote control

Set put up for retail sale comprising a
colour monitor, cable clips, power
(operated by
cable,
two batteries), a user manual and
installation diskettes.
The monitor is of the plasma type with
a diagonal measurement of the screen
of 105,6 cm (overall dimensions 103,5
(W) × 64 (H) × 15 (D) cm) with an
configuration and
852 × 480 pixel
two internal
It has the
following interfaces:

loudspeakers.

— three

video

input

connectors

(composite video signal),

— a data input
SVGA),

connector

(VGA-

— an audio input connector,

enable

— a control connector.
The different
the
interfaces
monitor to show in colour both data
data-
received
or
processing machines
moving
video
recording or reproducing apparatus, a
DVD-player, a video camera, etc.

and
from a

from automatic

images

still