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 692/2010 of 30 July 2010 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
Commission Regulation (EU) No 692/2010 of 30 July 2010 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
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Article 2
Subject to the measures in force in the European Union relating to double checking systems and to prior and retrospective surveillance of textile products on importation into the European Union, binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States which is not in accordance with this Regulation, may continue to be relied on for a period of 60 days, pursuant to Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following 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) 1. Thick semicircular article, with overall dimensions of approximately 75 cm in length x 45 cm in width, made of a woven textile fabric of spun coconut fibres, which forms the majority of the surface, with a rubber backing. The article is surrounded by a decorative rubber border (doormat). See image 652 ( *1 ) 5702 20 00 Classification is determined by General Rules 1, 3(b) and 6 for the interpretation (GIR) of the Combined Nomenclature, Note 2(a) to Chapter 40, Note 1 to Chapter 46, Note 1 to Chapter 57 and the wording of CN codes 5702 and 5702 20 00 . Coconut fibres are vegetable textile fibres, which, when spun, fall within the scope of heading 5308 and belong therefore to Section XI (textiles and textile articles) of the Combined Nomenclature. The surface of the article is made of woven fabric of yarn of coconut fibres and of rubber, whereby the coconut fibres give the surface its essential character within the meaning of GIR 3(b), because it allows people to scrub or wipe the soles of their shoes, and, moreover, the coconut fibres form the majority of the surface. Since the textile material (woven fabric of yarn of coconut fibres) serves as the exposed surface of the article when in use, this article is a ‘textile floor covering’ within the meaning of Note 1 to Chapter 57. Due to its size, thickness, stiffness and its strength the article has the objective characteristics of a textile floor covering (doormat). Furthermore, the text to heading 5702 includes ‘other textile floor coverings, woven’, without any distinction being made with regard to the indoor or outdoor use of the mats and without specifying the size. Consequently, according to Note 2(a) to Chapter 40, this article cannot be classified in Chapter 40, because that Chapter does not cover goods of Section XI (textiles and textile articles). Neither can this article be classified in Chapter 46 because, according to Note 1 to that Chapter, it does not encompass spun natural textile fibres. The article is therefore to be classified as a textile floor covering in Chapter 57. 2. Thick rectangular article measuring approx. 60 cm in length x 40 cm in width, made of coconut fibres forming a pile surface. The coconut fibres are bonded to a substrate of poly(vinyl chloride), which forms the backing. The mat is surrounded by a decorative poly(vinyl chloride)-border (doormat). See image 653 ( *1 ) 5705 00 90 Classification is determined by General Rules 1, 3(b) and 6 for the interpretation (GIR) of the Combined Nomenclature, Note 2(p) to Chapter 39, Note 1 to Chapter 57 and the wording of CN codes 5705 and 5705 00 90 . Coconut fibres are vegetable textile fibres within the scope of heading 5305 and belong therefore to Section XI (textiles and textile articles) of the Combined Nomenclature. The surface of the article is made of coconut fibres and poly(vinyl chloride), whereby the coconut fibres give the surface its essential character within the meaning of GIR 3(b), because it allows people to scrub or wipe the soles of their shoes. Since the textile material (coconut fibres) serves as the exposed surface of the article when in use, this article is a ‘textile floor covering’ within the meaning of Note 1 to Chapter 57. Due to its size, thickness, stiffness and its strength the article has the objective characteristics of a textile floor covering (doormat). Furthermore, heading 5705 covers carpets and textile floor coverings, without any distinction being made with regard to the indoor or outdoor use of the mats and without specifying the size (see also the HS Explanatory Notes to heading 5705 , first paragraph). This heading includes bonded pile carpets, where the pile use surface is bonded either to a substrate or directly to an adhesive which forms the substrate (see also the HS Explanatory Notes to heading 5705 , second paragraph (1)). Consequently, according to Note 2(p) to Chapter 39, this article cannot be classified in Chapter 39, because that Chapter does not cover goods of Section XI (textiles and textile articles). The article is therefore to be classified as a textile floor covering in Chapter 57. ( *1 ) The image is purely for information.
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