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4 judgments - HS 8473

C‑297/13
General Court

Data I/O GmbH v Hauptzollamt München

On those grounds, the Court (Fourth Chamber) hereby rules: Note 2(a) to Section XVI of the Combined Nomenclature in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2031/2001 of 6 August 2001, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1832/2002 of 1 August 2002, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1789/2003 of 11 September 2003 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1810/2004 of 7 September 2004, must be interpreted as meaning that goods which may be classified under heading 8473 of the Combined Nomenclature, as parts of a machine under heading 8471 thereof, and under one of headings 8422, 8456, 8501, 8504, 8543 and 8544 thereof, as individual goods, are to be classified as individual goods under one of the latter headings, according to their individual characteristics. [Signatures] ( *1 ) Language of the case: German.

May 15, 20148473
C-297/13
CJEU

Data I/O GmbH contre Hauptzollamt München

On those grounds, the Court (Fourth Chamber) hereby rules: Note 2(a) to Section XVI of the Combined Nomenclature in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2031/2001 of 6 August 2001, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1832/2002 of 1 August 2002, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1789/2003 of 11 September 2003 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1810/2004 of 7 September 2004, must be interpreted as meaning that goods which may be classified under heading 8473 of the Combined Nomenclature, as parts of a machine under heading 8471 thereof, and under one of headings 8422, 8456, 8501, 8504, 8543 and 8544 thereof, as individual goods, are to be classified as individual goods under one of the latter headings, according to their individual characteristics. [Signatures] ( *1 ) Language of the case: German.

May 15, 20148473
C-250/05.
CJEU

Turbon International GmbH v Oberfinanzdirektion Koblenz.

On those grounds, the Court (Second Chamber) hereby rules: Annex Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1734/96 of 9 September 1996, must be interpreted as meaning that an ink cartridge without an integrated print head consisting of plastic casing, foam, a metal screen, seals, tape seal, labels, ink and packing material, which, as regards both the cartridge and the ink, can only be used in a printer with the same characteristics as Epson Stylus Color inkjet printers, must be classified under subheading 3215 90 80 of the Combined Nomenclature. [Signatures] * Language of the case: German.

Oct 26, 20063215, 8471, 8473
C-276/00
CJEU

Turbon International GmbH v Oberfinanzdirektion Koblenz

On those grounds, THE COURT (Fourth Chamber), in answer to the question referred to it by the Hessisches Finanzgericht, Kassel, by order of 21 February 2000, hereby rules: Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1734/96 of 9 September 1996, must be interpreted as meaning that an ink-cartridge without integrated print head, consisting of plastic casing, foam, a metal screen, seals, tape seal, labels, ink and packing material, which, as regards both the cartridge and the ink, can only be used in a printer with the same characteristics as ink-jet Epson Stylus Colour printers, is to be classified under sub-heading No 3215 90 80 of the Combined Nomenclature.

Feb 7, 20023215, 8471, 8473