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.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 455/2010 of 26 May 2010 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
Commission Regulation (EU) No 455/2010 of 26 May 2010 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
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Article 2
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 three months under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
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 .
Supplementary provisions
ANNEXSupplementary provisions
ANNEX Description of the goods Classification (CN code) Reasons (1) (2) (3) An apparatus consisting of an interchangeable ultra-violet (UV) light source, a reflector, a shutter, an intensity control and a shutter-timer in a casing (so-called ‘UV spot light source’) with overall dimensions of 311 × 160 × 227 mm. The casing is equipped with a carrying handle, controls and fixed light guide. The apparatus is used in a photochemical process, so-called ‘UV curing’, for surface treatment of various photosensitive materials with UV radiation, in particular for the non-mechanical hardening of different materials and coatings, via controlled emissions of UV light. 8543 70 90 Classification is determined by General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and by the wording of CN codes 8543 , 8543 70 and 8543 70 90 . Classification under heading 8479 as a machine having an individual function, not specified or included elsewhere in Chapter 84, is excluded as the hardening does not involve any mechanical function, but is the result of a photochemical process. Accordingly, the apparatus is to be considered as UV irradiation equipment for general industrial uses (see also the Harmonised System Explanatory Notes to heading 8543 , fourth paragraph, (11)). The apparatus is therefore to be classified under CN code 8543 70 90 as other electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in Chapter 85.
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