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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1978/82

of 19 July 1982

on the classification of goods under heading No 18.05 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 uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Whereas, in order to ensure uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff, it is necessary to lay down provisions concerning the tariff classification of a product consisting of cocoa powder with small quantities (approximately 5 % by weight) of added lecithin;

Whereas heading No 18.05 of the Common Customs Tariff annexed to Council Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1883/82 (3), relates to unsweetened cocoa powder;

Whereas the addition of small quantities of lecithin to cocoa powder merely increases its capacity to form dispersions in liquids and, consequently, facilitates the preparation of cocoa-based drinks ('soluble cocoa');

Whereas the addition to cocoa powder of approximately 5 % by weight of lecithin does not alter its character as a product falling within heading No 18.05;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Common Customs Tariff Nomenclature,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The product consisting of cocoa powder with small quantities (approximately 5 % by weight) of added lecithin shall be classified in the Common Customs Tariff under the following heading:

18.05 Cocoa powder, unsweetened.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st day following its publication in the OfficialJournal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 19 July 1982.

For the Commission

Karl-Heinz NARJES

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 14, 21. 1. 1969, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 172, 22. 7. 1968, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 207, 15. 7. 1982, p. 4.

Amendments and corrections
May 24, 2005	Repealed by 32005R0705
September 25, 1990	Modified by 31990R2723 - detail
August 12, 1982	Entry into force - Date pub. + 21 See Art 2

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1978/82 of 19 July 1982 on the classification of goods under heading No 18.05 of the Common Customs Tariff