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91. The expression 'milk' means full-cream milk or partially or completely skimmed milk. 2. For the purposes of heading 0405: (a) the term 'butter' means natural butter, whey butter or recombined butter (fresh, salted or rancid, including canned butter) derived exclusively from milk, with a milkfat content of 80% or more but not more than 95% by weight, a maximum milk solids-not-fat content of 2% by weight and a maximum water content of 16% by weight. Butter does not contain added emulsifiers, but may contain sodium chloride, food colours, neutralising salts and cultures of harmless lactic-acid-producing bacteria; (b) the expression 'dairy spreads' means a spreadable emulsion of the water-in-oil type, containing milkfat as the only fat, with a milkfat content of 39% or more but less than 80% by weight. 3. Products obtained by the concentration of whey and with the addition of milk or milkfat, are to be classified as cheese in heading 0406 provided that they have: a milkfat content of 5% or more by weight, calculated on the dry matter; and a dry matter content of at least 70% but not exceeding 85% by weight. 4. This chapter does not cover: (a) products obtained from whey, containing by weight more than 95% lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matter (heading 1702); (b) albumins (including concentrates of two or more whey proteins, containing by weight more than 80% whey proteins, calculated on the dry matter) (heading 3502) or globulins (heading 3504).
1. Any reference in this Section to a particular genus or species of an animal, except where the context otherwise requires, includes a reference to the young of that genus or species. 2. Except where the context otherwise requires, throughout the Nomenclature any reference to 'dried' products also covers products which have been dehydrated, evaporated or freeze-dried.
Source: European Commission - CN Explanatory Notes (CNEN) and HS legal notes.
750/2012
Customs classification of the product named 'Propolis' presented in gelatin capsules ready for retail sale, intended for human consumption as a dietary supplement. Each capsule contains a mixture of plant resins and waxes (55%), waxes (30%), essential oils (8–10%), and pollen (5%), all derived from raw materials collected and processed by bees. Main use: nutritional supplement, traditionally valued for its presumed beneficial properties. Regulatory particularities: subject to legislation on dietary supplements (labelling, claims, allergen control) and potentially to REACH regulation for the capsule; absence of authorized medical claims without scientific evidence. Legal references include Regulation 750/2012, the Combined Nomenclature (CN), the Union Customs Code (UCC), Implementing Regulation 2015/1754, Delegated Regulation 2016/1239, and the General Rules of Interpretation (GRI).
874/2011
Customs classification: Under Regulation 874/2011, the product described as raw propolis in bulk, presented as irregular brown blocks, is classified in the Combined Nomenclature (CN) under heading 3808, which covers