
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.
Article3 
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, 18 March 2009.
For the Commission
László KOVÁCS
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

Description of the goods Classification(CN code) Reasons
(1) (2) (3)
A so-called ‘radio tuner module’, designed to be incorporated in radio-broadcast receivers of the kind used in motor vehicles, together with other components such as a power supply unit, signal processors, audio amplifiers and channel memorisation circuits.The module consists of a radio frequency block, an intermediate frequency block and AM/FM demodulation circuits.The module isolates radio frequency and demodulates the audio signal without any further processing. 8527 29 00 Classification is determined by General Rules 1, 2(a) and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and by the wording of CN codes 8527 and 8527 29 00.As the module has all the necessary components (a radio frequency block, an intermediate frequency block and AM/FM demodulation circuits) for receiving and processing radio-broadcasts, it is to be considered, by virtue of General Rule 2(a), to have the essential character of a complete or finished product of heading 8527. The module is therefore to be classified under that heading.Classification under heading 8529 as a part suitable for use solely or principally with an apparatus of heading 8527 is therefore excluded.The module is therefore to be classified under heading 8527 as a radio-broadcast receiver not capable of operating without an external source of power, of a kind used in motor vehicles.