Article 1
Base preparations for chewing gum, in the form of cylindrical...
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st day...
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3402/82
of 17 December 1982
on the classification of goods under subheading 38.19 X of the Common Customs Tariff
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 97/69 of 16 January 1969 on measures to be taken for the uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff , as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas to ensure uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff, provision should be made for the tariff classification of a base preparation for chewing gum, in the form of cylindrical pieces consisting (by weight) of 34 % butyl rubber, 15 % polyethylene, 13 % poly(vinyl acetate), 28 % vegetable resin and 10 % calcium carbonate;
Whereas heading No 38.19 of the Common Customs Tariff, annexed to Council Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 , as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3000/82 includes inter alia preparations of the chemical and allied industries not elsewhere specified or included;
Whereas the product in question has the characteristics of a preparation of the chemical or allied industries;
Whereas, in the absence of a more specific heading, it must be classified in heading No 38.19; whereas, within that heading, subheading 38.19 X is appropriate;
Whereas the provisions of this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Common Customs Tariff Nomenclature,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
OJ No L 14, 21. 1. 1969, p. 1.
OJ No L 172, 22. 7. 1968, p. 1.
OJ No L 318, 15. 11. 1982, p. 1.