Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1279 of 9 September 2020 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1279
• 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 in the form of a medal made of base metal, not plated with precious metal, in various shapes (circular, rectangular, irregular etc.) and sizes (usually of a diameter between 35 mm and 70 mm). The article can be decorated with various motifs (imprints) and it is coloured in gold, silver or bronze. It can have an eyelet at the top to be hung on a ribbon and worn around the neck.

The article is presented to be used as a medal, to decorate a person after success in a competition, with or without a ribbon.

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7117 19 00

Classification is determined by general rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, Note 11 to Chapter 71 and by the wording of CN codes 7117, 7117 19 and 7117 19 00 .

The article is designed to be worn on the body or on clothes. It is considered a small object of personal adornment (see also Harmonized System Explanatory Notes (HSEN) to heading 7117, first paragraph).

Classification under heading 8306 as ‘ornaments of base metal’ is excluded as the article is not of a kind designed essentially for decoration, in homes, offices, etc. (see also the HSEN to heading 8306, part (B), first paragraph). That heading covers only medallions other than those for personal adornment (see also the HSEN to heading 8306, part (B), third paragraph, (1)).

Consequently, the article is to be classified under CN code 7117 19 00 as ‘other imitation jewellery of base metal’.

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