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11.12.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union
L
337/9
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1171/2012
of 3 December 2012
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
products on importation into the Union, binding tariff
information issued by the customs authorities of Member
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
States in respect of the classification of goods in the
Union,
Combined Nomenclature and which is not in accordance
with this Regulation, may continue to be invoked for a
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of
period of 60 days by the holder, under Article 12(6) of
23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October
on the Common Customs Tariff
(
1992 establishing the Community Customs Code ( 2 ).

1 ), and in particular
Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
(5) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
Whereas:
accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code
Committee,
(1) In
order
to
ensure
uniform
application
of
the
Combined
Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classifi
cation of the goods referred to in the Annex to this
Article 1
Regulation.
The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the
Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature
(2) Regulation
(EEC)
No
2658/87
has
laid
down
the
general
rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomen
under the CN code indicated in column (2) of that table.
clature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature
which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any
Article 2
additional subdivision to it and which is established by
specific provisions of the Union, with a view to the
Subject to the measures in force in the Union relating to double
application of tariff and other measures relating to
checking systems and to prior and retrospective surveillance of
trade in goods.
textile products on importation into the European Union,

binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of
Member States which is not in accordance with this Regulation,
(3) Pursuant
to
those
general
rules,
the
goods
described
in may continue to be invoked for a period of 60 days, under
column (1) of the table set out in the Annex should be
Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
classified under the CN code indicated in column (2), by
virtue of the reasons set out in column (3) of that table.
Article 3
(4)
It is appropriate to provide that, subject to the measures
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day
in force in the Union relating to double checking systems
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
and to prior and retrospective surveillance of textile
European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 December 2012.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Algirdas EMETA
Member of the Commission
( 1 ) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.

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Official Journal of the European Union
11.12.2012
ANNEX
Description of the goods
Classification
(CN code)
Reasons
(1) (2) (3)
Made-up textile article for the storage of small
6307 90 10 Classification
is
determined
by
General
Rules
items.
1 and 6 for the interpretation of the
Combined Nomenclature, Notes 7(f) and 8(a)
The article is made of two nearly rectangular,
to Section XI, Note 1 to Chapter 63 and the
equal-sized knitted pieces of textile fabric,
wording of CN codes 6307, 6307 90 and
which are superimposed and sewn together
6307 90 10.
at three sides.
The article is not designed to contain any
At the top end, the edges are turned and sewn
specific item. It is neither specially shaped
as to form a tunnel, with a drawstring and a
nor internally fitted. Since from the design
cord stopper as tightening element. At the
of the article it cannot be deducted which
bottom end, it has two rounded edges.
purpose it would serve, this article cannot
When tightened, the article obtains the shape
be considered to be a ‘similar container’
of a bag, of a length of approximately
within the meaning of heading 4202.
12,5 cm and a width, measured at the
Consequently classification under heading
bottom, of approximately 6,5 cm and which
4202 is excluded.
becomes narrower towards the top.
The article is therefore to be classified under
(see photograph No 665) (*)
CN code 6307 90 10, as ‘other made-up
knitted textile article’.
(*) The photograph is purely for information.
665

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