Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 535/94 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,

Whereas in order to ensure uniform application of the combined nomenclature annexed to the said Regulation, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation;

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has set down the general rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature and 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;

Whereas, pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table annexed to the present Regulation must be classified under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3;

Whereas it is acceptance 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 do not conform to the rights established by this Regulation, can continue to be invoked, under the provisions in Article 12 (6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (3), for a period of three months by the holder;

Whereas the Tariff and Statistical Nomenclature Section of the Customs Code Committee has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman, as regards product Nos 1 and 4 in the annexed table;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Tariff and Statistical Nomenclature Section of the Customs Code Committee, as regards product Nos 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 in the annexed table,

The goods described in column 1 of the annexed table are now classified within the combined nomenclature under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2 of the said table.

Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States which do not conform to the rights established by this Regulation can continue to be invoked under the provisions of Article 12 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

ANNEX

Description of goods

Classification CN code

Reasons

(1)

(2)

(3)

A product known as a graphics or digitzing tablet consisting a flat plastic housing containing electronic and electrical components such as processors, printed circuit board and interfacing circuitry. The uppermost surface, whose active area is approximately 28 cm by 28 cm, is fitted with a menu overlay. The tablet comes with a stylus and is linked via cable direct to the central processing unit of an automatic data-processing machine.

8471 92 80

Classification is determined by the provisions of General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, by Note 5 (B) to Chapter 84 and by the wording of CN codes 8471, 8471 92 and 8471 92 80.

A colour with high-resolution 35,5 cm cathode-ray tube with a shadow mask, dot pitch of 0,31 mm for pixels of the same colour, mains adpater and circuit assemblies for processing RGB video and synchronous input signals (video bandwidth 0 MHz) and driving the picture tube of text and graphics reproduction as part of EDP and other information processing systems. The monitor is not capable of reproducing a colour image from a composite video signal.

8471 92 80

A battery-driven modem contained in a housing measuring 10,2 x 6,1 x 2,5 cm in dimension fitted with four LEDs which indicate call status, speed, carrier frequency and battery depletion. The modem also has a data connector, telephone connections, acoustic-coupler connection and standarized miniature telephone jack. The modem is used for asynchronous data transmission between automatic data processing equipment via telephone lines in full duplex and acoustic-coupler mode at a speed of 300 or 1 200 bits per second.

8517 40 00

Classification is determined by the provisions of General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature and by the wording of CN codes 8517 and 8517 40 00 (see also the Explanatory Notes to the Harmonized System, heading 85.17, part III).

A multi-media interactive system in a single housing (43,8 x 31,75 x 9,4 cm) capable of reproducing on a monitor, loudspeakers or headphones, audio, graphics, text and video data recorded on compact disc (CD).

An infra red remote control for the unit's special audio and video functions forms part of the system.

Through the addition of other accessories (e.g. disk drive, keyboard and mouse), it may be used as a personal computer. The housing comprises the following components:

—	a printed circuit board, including a digital processing unit (CPU, 1 MB RAM and Si2 KB ROM), a graphics component, a video component, a sound component with own CD audio unit, and

—	a CD — ROM (for data, sound and picture reproduction from 5'' compact discs only).

The system is capable of providing approximately 70 minutes of highfidelity music and high to low resolution graphics. The video reproduction capability of still-image pictures of a maximum length of approximately five minutes.

8521 90 00

Classification is determined by the provisions of General Rules 1, 3 (c) and 6 for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, Note 5 to Chapter 84 to the combined nomenclature as well as the texts of CN codes 8521 and 8521 90 00.

A CD interactive system in a single housing for the reproduction of digitally recorded pictures and sound for television by means of a laser optical reading system. It is supplied with a mouse and infra red remote control unit.

It contains a control unit that processes signals from the playing unit, from the remote control or from the mouse unit, to the television dispaly and loudspeaker unit, enabling interaction with picture and sound.

8521 90 00

6.	The components of ‘radio conferencing apparatus’ not presented together for retail sale in a single package consisting of:

(a)	a transmitter microphone comprising a highly sensitive transmitting device for radio communication with a built-in microphone, and aerial; and

8525 10 90

Classification is determined by the provisions of General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature and by the wording of CN codes 8525, 852510, 8525 10 90, 8527, 8527 90 and 8527 90 99.

(b)	one or more receivers comprising receiving devices for radio communication with frequency module and socket for connection to a hearing aid, whether or not incorporating a directional microphone.

8527 90 99

Classification under heading 9021 is precluded because the goods are not considered to be designed exclusively as a hearing aid or an accessory for a hearing aid within the meaning of the heading.

A colour video monitor capable of reproducing a colour image from a composite video signal, with a 33 cm cathode-ray tube, mains adapter, loudspeaker signal inputs (video, audio) and circuit assemblies for processing the video/audio and synchronous input signals and driving the picture tube (dot pitch 0,64 mm) and the loudspeaker. The monitor is designed for the reproduction of still or animated images and shades following cable connection to computers, video recorders, video disk players or other picture sources.

8528 10 31

Classification is determined by the provisions of General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature and by the wording of CN codes 8528, 8528 10 and 8528 10 31.