COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/1812

of 23 October 2019 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature

- "Official Journal of the European Union", No L 278/4 of 30.10.2019 -

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code(1), and in particular Article 57(4) and Article 58(2) thereof,

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(1) OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1.

Whereas:

(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87(2), it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.

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(2) Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).

(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 provisions of the Union, 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 should be classified under the CN code indicated in column (2), by virtue of the reasons set out in column (3) of that table.

(4) It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information issued in respect of the goods concerned by this Regulation which does not conform to this Regulation may, for a certain period, continue to be invoked by the holder in accordance with Article 34(9) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013. That period should be set at 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 which does not conform to this Regulation may continue to be invoked in accordance with Article 34(9) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 for a period of three months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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, 23 October 2019.

For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Stephen QUEST
Director-General
Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union

ANNEX

Description of the goods	Classification (CN-code)	Reasons
(1)	(2)	(3)
A reusable water bottle made of clear borosilicate glass, fitted with a screw cap made of stainless steel. The cap has an inner o-ring made of silicone that provides impermeable sealing. The bottle has a carrying loop attached to the cap and a removable anti- slip silicone sleeve for convenient use. The bottle is of a height of approximately 220 mm and a diameter of 60 mm. The diameter of the neck is approximately 30 mm. The bottle has a capacity of up to 0,6 l. (*) See images.	7013 99 00	Classification is determined by general rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and by the wording of CN codes 7013 and 7013 99 00. Classification under heading 7010 as bottles, flasks and other containers, of glass, of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods, is excluded, as the article is not commonly used commercially (see also the Harmonized System Explanatory Notes (HSEN) to heading 7010, first paragraph, HSEN to heading 7013, last paragraph, point (b), and also the Harmonized System classification opinion 3924.90/2). The article is therefore to be classified under CN code 7013 99 00 as other glassware of a kind used for table, kitchen, toilet, office, indoor decoration or similar purposes.

(*) The images are purely for information.