{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-446/annex",
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  "legislation": "eur/2009/446",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 446/2009 of 14 May 2009 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-446",
  "path": "annex",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": null,
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Description of goods\nClassification(CN Code)\nReasons\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\nWhite shelled and skinned groundnuts (blanched peanuts).\nThe shelled groundnuts are blanched by passing through a gas oven with four heating zones, where the kernels are steamed by being sprayed with 88-93 °C hot water vapour, before being passed through two cooling zones.\nThe gradual increase in temperature of the kernels causes them to expand and thereby loosen the red skin from the kernel. The skin is subsequently removed by mechanical means.\nThe groundnuts, which have not been treated beyond the removal of the skin, are presented in bulk or in ‘big bags’ of approximately 1 000 kg.\n1202 20 00\nClassification is determined by General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and the wording of CN codes 1202 and 1202 20 00.\nThe blanching of the groundnuts is to be regarded as heat treatment designed mainly to remove the red skin from the kernel and thus facilitate their use. Such treatment does not alter the character of the groundnuts as natural products and does not make them suitable for a specific use rather than for general use (see also the Harmonized System Explanatory Notes to Chapter 12, General, second paragraph).\nThe product is therefore to be classified under heading 1202.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "amendment",
      "affecting": "eur/2013/441",
      "affecting_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 441/2013 of 7 May 2013 amending or repealing certain regulations on the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature"
    }
  ],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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