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Annex

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‘ANNEX XI

List of categories of goods referred to in Article 11c

Which are more than 50 years old and do not belong to their originators.

As defined by the Court of Justice in its judgment in Case 252/84 as follows: 'Collectors' pieces within the meaning of heading No 97.05 of the Common Customs Tariff are articles which possess the requisite characteristics for inclusion in a collection, that is to say, articles which are relatively rare, are not normally used for their original purpose, are the subject of special transactions outside the normal trade in similar utility articles and are of high value.’

ex CN codeProduct description
9705 00 00

1.

Archaeological objects more than 100 years old which are the products of:

9706 00 00

—

excavations and finds on land or under water

—

archaeological sites

—

archaeological collections

9705 00 00

9706 00 00

2.

Elements forming an integral part of artistic, historical or religious monuments which have been dismembered, of an age exceeding 100 years

9701

3.

Pictures and paintings, other than those included in category 4 or 5, executed entirely by hand in any medium and on any materialf1

9701

4.

Water-colours, gouaches and pastels executed entirely by hand on any material

6914

9701

5.

Mosaics in any material executed entirely by hand, other than those falling in category 1 or 2, and drawings in any medium executed entirely by hand on any material

Chapter 49

9702 00 00

8442 50 80

6.

Original engravings, prints, serigraphs and lithographs with their respective plates and original posters

9703 00 00

7.

Original sculptures or statuary and copies produced by the same process as the original other than those in category 1

3704

3705

3706

4911 91 00

8.

Photographs, films and negatives thereof

9702 00 00

9706 00 00

4901 10 00

4901 99 00

4904 00 00

4905 91 00

4905 99 00

4906 00 00

9.

Incunabula and manuscripts, including maps and musical scores, singly or in collections

9705 00 00

9706 00 00

10.

Books more than 100 years old, singly or in collections

9706 00 00

11.

Printed maps more than 200 years old

3704

3705

3706

4901

4906

9705 00 00

9706 00 00

12.

Archives, and any elements thereof, of any kind or any medium which are more than 50 years old

9705 00 00

13.

  1. (a)

    Collectionsf2 and specimens from zoological, botanical, mineralogical or anatomical collections;

9705 00 00

(b)

Collections of historical, palaeontological, ethnographic or numismatic interest

9705 00 00

Chapters 86-89

14.

Means of transport more than 75 years old

15.

Any other antique items not included in categories 1 to 14

(a)

between 50 and 100 years old:

Chapter 95

—

toys, games

7013

—

glassware

7114

—

articles of goldsmiths' or silversmiths' wares

Chapter 94

—

furniture

Chapter 90

—

optical, photographic or cinematographic apparatus

Chapter 92

—

musical instruments

Chapter 91

—

clocks and watches and parts thereof

Chapter 44

—

articles of wood

Chapter 69

—

pottery

5805 00 00

—

tapestries

Chapter 57

—

carpets

4814

—

wallpaper

Chapter 93

—

arms

9706 00 00

(b)

more than 100 years old.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

Which are more than 50 years old and do not belong to their originators.

f2

As defined by the Court of Justice in its judgment in Case 252/84 as follows: 'Collectors' pieces within the meaning of heading No 97.05 of the Common Customs Tariff are articles which possess the requisite characteristics for inclusion in a collection, that is to say, articles which are relatively rare, are not normally used for their original purpose, are the subject of special transactions outside the normal trade in similar utility articles and are of high value.’