Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/924 of 3 June 2019 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/924
• Articles: 4

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 .

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

Description of the goods

Classification

(CN-code)

Reasons

(1)

(2)

(3)

An article (so-called ‘optical fibre box with connectors’) of cylindrical shape measuring approximately 140 mm in diameter and 400 mm in height. The weight of the article is approximately 2,5 kg. The article is made mainly of plastics with some small elements (brackets and screws) made of metal.

The base of the article is provided with four cable entry points. When the article is fully assembled, the base is fixed to the cylindrical plastic covering of the article by a detachable round clasp.

Inside, there is a splice tray made of plastics, attached to the base of the article. This tray contains specific grooves to align optical fibres/optical cables and it is equipped with connectors.

The article as a whole is intended for the preservation of optical fibres/optical cables and may be used in different kinds of networks.

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8536 70 00

Classification is determined by general rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, Note 7 to Chapter 85 and by the wording of CN codes 8536 and 8536 70 00 .

Classification under CN code 8536 90 10 is excluded since that code covers ‘connections and contact elements for wire and cables’, i.e. electrical apparatus for making electrical connections. The article in question is a box with connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or optical cables and does not possess any electrical connections.

The article has the characteristics of connectors for optical fibres, opticle fibre bundles or optical cables which simply mechanically align optical fibres end to end in a digital line system (see also the Harmonized System Explanatory Notes to heading 8536 , part IV).

Given its characteristics, the article is therefore to be classified under CN code 8536 70 00 as connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables.

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