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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-1971/annex",
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  "legislation": "eur/2017/1971",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1971 of 26 October 2017 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature",
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  "text": "The image is purely for information.\nDescription of the goods\nClassification (CN-code)\nReasons\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\nAn electronic apparatus (so-called ‘Solid State Drive (SSD)’) with dimensions of approximately 100 × 70 × 7 mm, a 2,5 inch form factor and a storage capacity of 128 GB.\nIt is a semiconductor based electronic storage device, built on solid state architecture, with flash memory to store non-volatile data and Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM).\nIt has a Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) interface which permits integration in an automatic data-processing machine and is used as an internal data storage device.\n(see image)\n8471 70 98\nClassification is determined by General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, Note 5 (C) to Chapter 84 and by the wording of CN codes 8471, 8471 70 and 8471 70 98.\nIts objective characteristics such as the SATA interface, size and form factor are characteristics of a device of a kind used principally in an automatic data-processing machine, it is directly connectable to the central processing unit, and it is able to accept or deliver data in a form which can be used by the system. Classification under heading 8523 as solid state non-volatile storage device is therefore excluded.\nConsequently, the device is to be classified under CN code 8471 70 98 as other storage units for automatic data-processing machines.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
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