THIS ETHANOL / GASOLINE MIX IS CLASSIFIED TO COMMODITY CODE 2207200010 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:
GENERAL INTERPRETATIVE RULES (GIR):
GIR1 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THIS PRODUCT BY THE TERMS OF HEADING 2207.
GIR6 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THE GOODS TO SUBHEADING LEVEL.
COMMISSION REGULATIONS:
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) NUMBER 3199/93
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) NUMBER 142/2002
HARMONISED SYSTEM EXPLANATORY NOTES:
HSEN TO HEADING 2207; UNDENATURED ETHYL ALCOHOL OF AN ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH BY VOLUME OF 80 % VOL OR HIGHER; ETHYL ALCOHOL AND OTHER SPIRITS, DENATURED, OF ANY STRENGTH.
ETHYL ALCOHOL AND OTHER SPIRITS, DENATURED, ARE SPIRITS MIXED WITH SUBSTANCES TO RENDER THEM UNFIT FOR DRINKING BUT NOT TO PREVENT THEIR USE FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES. THE DENATURANTS USED VARY IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES ACCORDING TO NATIONAL LEGISLATION. THEY INCLUDE WOOD NAPTHA, METHANOL, ACETONE, PYRIDINE, AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (BENZENE, ETC), COLOURING MATTER.
EXCLUSIONS/INCLUSIONS:
EXCLUDED FROM HEADING 3824 AS THE MIX HAS A GASOLINE CONTENT OF BETWEEN 5% AND NOT GREATER THAN 7% AS AGREED AT PROJECT GROUP MEETING. CLASSIFIED TO 2207200010 AS CORN IS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT (INCLUDED IN ANNEX 1 OF THE EEC TREATY).