Commission Regulation (EC) No 1021/2003 of 13 June 2003 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined NomenclatureOfficial Journal L 147 , 14/06/2003 P. 0012 - 0013
AI-assisted research summary: This Regulation assigns the listed goods in the Annex to the CN code shown there, allows conflicting binding tariff information to be used for three months, and takes effect 20 days after publication.
**Avis juridique important** _|_ # 32003R1021 **Commission Regulation (EC) No 1021/2003 of 13 June 2003 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature** _ Official Journal L 147 , 14/06/2003 P. 0012 - 0013 _ Commission Regulation (EC) No 1021/2003 of 13 June 2003 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature 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 23176/2002(2), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof, Whereas: (1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation. (2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods. (3) Pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be classified under the CN code indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3. (4) It is appropriate that binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature and which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can continue to be invoked by the holder, under Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2700/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council(4), for a period of three months. (5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column 2 of that table. Article 2 Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States which is not in accordance with this Regulation can continue to be invoked under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of 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, 13 June 2003. For the Commission Frederik Bolkestein Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. (2) OJ L 331, 7.12.2002, p. 3. (3) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1. (4) OJ L 311, 12.12.2000, p. 17. ANNEX >TABLE> >PIC FILE= "L_2003147EN.001302.TIF">