COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 731/93

of 26 March 1993 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature

- "Official Journal of the European Communities", No L 75/7 of 30.3.1993 -

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87(1) on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 558/93(2), and in particular Article 9,

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(1) OJ No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 58, 11. 3. 1993, p. 50.

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 these 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 or 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 code indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the nomenclature Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

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

Article 2

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

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 26 March 1993.

For the Commission
Christiane SCRIVENER
Member of the Commission

ANNEX

Description

Classification
CN code

Reason

(1)

(2)

(3)

Annelida (Polychaetes), commonly known as segmented worms, found in marine shoreline habitats and generally known as "marine worms", used as fishing bait

0106 00 99

The classification is determined by the provisions of general rules 1 and 6 on the interpretation of the combined nomenclature and by the wording of CN codes 0106, 0106 00 and 0106 00 90
These animals are not considered to be aquatic invertebrates within the meaning of heading CN 0307