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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-129/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2005/129",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 129/2005 of 20 January 2005 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature and amending Regulation (EC) No 955/98",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-129",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 129/2005\nof 20 January 2005\nconcerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature and amending Regulation (EC) No 955/98\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nIn order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.\n(2)\nRegulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.\n(3)\nPursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3.\n(4)\nIt is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information which has been issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature but which is not in accordance with this Regulation can, for a period of three months, continue to be invoked by the holder, under Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code.\n(5)\nThe classification of ‘audio-frequency apparatus’ in Commission Regulation (EC) No 955/98 of 29 April 1998 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature has led to classifications of so-called ‘home cinema systems’ under CN code 8543 89 95. Since such classifications are not in accordance with the classification set out in the Annex to this Regulation, they have to be considered as incorrect.\n(6)\nRegulation (EC) No 955/98 should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(7)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1989/2004 (OJ L 344, 20.11.2004, p. 5)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by the Act of Accession of 2003."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 133, 7.5.1998, p. 12."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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