
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 codes 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 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, 21 July 2006.
For the Commission
László KOVÁCS
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

Description of the goods Classification(CN code) Reasons
(1) (2) (3)

1. Edible offal, dried pig ears, even when used as animal feed.
 0210 99 49 Classification is determined by General Rules 1 and 6 on the interpretation of the CN, Chapter Note 1(a) to CN Chapter 5, and the wording of CN headings 0210, 0210 99 and 0210 99 49.Being edible offal, dried pig ears have to be classified in Chapter 2 and not in Chapter 5, which does not cover edible products (HS Chapter Note 1(a) to Chapter 5).Drying the pig ears does not change the essential characteristics of the original material as stated in Note 1 to Chapter 23.Drying pig ears does not alter their fitness for human consumption (HSEN to Chapter 2, General, third paragraph, point (1), and fourth paragraph).

2. Dried offal, pigs ears, unfit for human consumption.
 0511 99 90 Classification is determined by General Rules 1 and 6 on the interpretation of the CN, Note 1(a) to CN Chapter 2, and the wording of CN headings 0511, 0511 99 and 0511 99 90.Being inedible offal, dried pig ears have to be classified in Chapter 5 and not in Chapter 2, which does not cover products unfit or unsuitable for human consumption (Note 1(a) to CN Chapter 2).Drying pig ears does not change the essential characteristics of the original material as stated in Note 1 to Chapter 23.