
Article 1 
The goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column 2 of that table.
Article 2 
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States which is not in accordance with this Regulation can continue to be invoked for a period of three months under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 15 July 2005.
For the Commission
László KOVÁCS
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

Description of the goods Classification(CN-code) Reasons
(1) (2) (3)
Non-woven sheet measuring approximately 0,60 m × 0,96 m, coated on one side with a mixture of aromatic herbs (rosemary 30 %, oregano 15 %, sage 15 %, basil 20 %, thyme 20 %)The non-woven sheet is placed in a container before cooking certain dishes (pâtés, hams, etc.). The aromatic herbs impregnate the preparation during cookingThe non-woven sheet does not serve as the final wrapping of the cooked dishes 2106 90 92 Classification is determined by the General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, Note 1 to Chapter 9, Note 1 (a) to Chapter 56 and by the wording of CN codes 2106, 2106 90, 2106 90 92The product cannot be classified as a non-woven fabric of Chapter 56 because the non-woven sheet is present merely as a carrying medium (Note 1 (a) to Chapter 56)The mixture of aromatic herbs consists of parts of plants of heading 0910 (thyme, 20 %) and heading 1211 (other plants, 80 %)Such mixtures are not covered by heading 0910 and heading 1211 (Note 1 to Chapter 9 and HSEN to heading 1211, paragraph 7)Being a simple mixture of aromatic herbs without any additional ingredient, it is not considered to be mixed condiments or mixed seasonings of heading 2103It is classified in heading 2106 as indicated by HSEN to heading 1211, paragraph 7