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Official Journal of the European Union
7.2.2014
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 113/2014
of 4 February 2014
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(4) It
is
appropriate
to
provide
that
binding
tariff
information issued in respect of the goods concerned
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
by this Regulation which does not conform to this Regu
Union,
lation may, for a certain period, continue to be invoked
by the holder in accordance with Article 12(6) of Council
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of
Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 ( 2 ). That period should be
23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and
set at three months.
on the Common Customs Tariff
( 1 ), and in particular
Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
(5) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code
Whereas:
Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(1) In
order
to
ensure
uniform
application
of
the
Combined
Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87,
Article 1
it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classifi
cation of the goods referred to in the Annex to this
The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the
Regulation.
Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature
under the CN code indicated in column (2) of that table.
(2) Regulation
(EEC)
No
2658/87
has
laid
down
the
general
rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomen
Article 2
clature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature
which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any
Binding tariff information which does not conform to this
additional subdivision to it and which is established by
Regulation may continue to be invoked in accordance with
specific provisions of the Union, with a view to the
Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of
application of tariff and other measures relating to
three months from the date of entry into force of this Regu
trade in goods.
lation.

Article 3
(3) Pursuant
to
those
general
rules,
the
goods
described
in
column (1) of the table set out in the Annex should be
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day
classified under the CN code indicated in column (2), by
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
virtue of the reasons set out in column (3) of that table.
European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 February 2014.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Algirdas EMETA
Member of the Commission
( 2 ) Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 estab
( 1 ) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.
lishing the Community Customs Code (OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1).

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EN
7.2.2014 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
38/21
ANNEX
Description of the goods
Classification
(CN code)
Reasons
(1) (2) (3)
A rectangular shaped apparatus (so-called ‘high
8525 80 19 Classification
is
determined
by
general
rules
1
and
speed camera’) comprising a lens and electronic
6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomen
circuitry with dimensions of approximately
clature and by the wording of CN codes 8525,
12 × 12 × 11 cm.
8525 80 and 8525 80 19.
It incorporates a volatile internal memory of 2 GB
Temporary storage onto volatile memory is not
able to temporarily store images in a sequence
considered recording in the camera as the images
with a maximum duration of 1,54 seconds at
are lost after switching off the camera.
1 000 frames per second (fps) at full resolution.
Consequently, classification either as digital
The captured images are lost when the camera is
cameras under subheading 8525 80 30 or as
switched off.
video camera recorders only able to record
sound and images taken by the television
Connection by a cable to an automatic data-
camera under subheading 8525
80
91 is
processing (ADP) machine is necessary for
excluded (see also the Harmonized System
operating the camera and recording the images
Explanatory Notes (HSEN) to heading 8525, the
into the ADP machine.
first and fifth paragraphs of group (B)).
It is equipped with a CMOS sensor with a global
The apparatus is therefore to be classified under
electronic snapshot shutter, also known as ‘short
CN code 8525 80 19 as other television cameras
duration flash’ or ‘stroboscopic imaging’.
(see also the HSEN to heading 8525, the fourth
paragraph of group (B)).
The camera is designed to capture a sequence of
images at a shutter rate from 60 up to 1 000 fps
at a full resolution of 1 024 × 1 024 pixels or
109 500 fps at a lower resolution of 128 × 16
pixels. The captured images may be viewed indi
vidually or played back as video, for example, in
slow motion.
The images may be subject to analysis in a
laboratory or a similar environment for
studying, for example, ultra-high speed
phenomena such as automotive crash tests.

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