18.12.1982
EN
Official Journal of the European Communities
L 357/16
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3402/82
of 17 December 1982
on the classification of goods under subheading 38.19 X of the Common Customs Tariff
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 97/69 of 16 January 1969 on measures to be taken for the uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff ( 1 ) , as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas to ensure uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff, provision should be made for the tariff classification of a base preparation for chewing gum, in the form of cylindrical pieces consisting (by weight) of 34 % butyl rubber, 15 % polyethylene, 13 % poly(vinyl acetate), 28 % vegetable resin and 10 % calcium carbonate;
Whereas heading No 38.19 of the Common Customs Tariff, annexed to Council Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 ( 2 ) , as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3000/82 ( 3 ) includes inter alia preparations of the chemical and allied industries not elsewhere specified or included;
Whereas the product in question has the characteristics of a preparation of the chemical or allied industries;
Whereas, in the absence of a more specific heading, it must be classified in heading No 38.19; whereas, within that heading, subheading 38.19 X is appropriate;
Whereas the provisions of this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Common Customs Tariff Nomenclature,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Base preparations for chewing gum, in the form of cylindrical pieces consisting (by weight) of 34 % butyl rubber, 15 % polyethylene, 13 % poly(vinyl acetate), 28 % vegetable resin and 10 % calcium carbonate shall be classified in the Common Customs Tariff under subheading:
38.19
Chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries (including those consisting of mixtures of natural products), not elsewhere specified or included; residual products of the chemical or allied industries, not elsewhere specified or included:
X.
Other.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st day following 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, 17 December 1982.
For the Commission
Karl-Heinz NARJES
Member of the Commission
( 1 ) OJ No L 14, 21. 1. 1969, p. 1 .
( 2 ) OJ No L 172, 22. 7. 1968, p. 1 .
( 3 ) OJ No L 318, 15. 11. 1982, p. 1 .