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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1020/2003 of 13 June 2003 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1020/2003 of 13 June 2003 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1020/2003 of 13 June 2003 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
IO L 147, 14.6.2003, p. 10–11
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1020/2003 of 13 June 2003 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
Official Journal L 147 , 14/06/2003 P. 0010 - 0011
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1020/2003 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 2176/2002(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 apply also 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 those 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 to provide that, subject to the measures in force in the Community relating to double checking systems and to prior and retrospective Community surveillance of imports of textile products into the Community, 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 for a period of 60 days, 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). (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 in the Combined Nomenclature in the corresponding CN code indicated in column 2 of that table. Article 2 Subject to the measures in force in the Community relating to double checking systems and to prior and retrospective Community surveillance of imports of textile products into the Community, binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can continue to be invoked for a period of 60 days, under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92. 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.001102.TIF">