
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 20th 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, 8 July 2009.
For the Commission
László KOVÁCS
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

Description of the goods Classification(CN code) Reasons
(1) (2) (3)
Product in granular form consisting of (% by weight):— anhydrous betaine95,8— water1,5— calcium stearate (anti-caking agent)1,0and the rest being impurities.The product is used in preparations of a kind used in animal feeding. 2923 90 00 Classification is determined by the General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, Notes 1(a) and 1(f) to Chapter 29 and the wording of CN codes 2923 and 2923 90 00.The product contains besides anhydrous betaine and water only calcium stearate (anti-caking agent) and impurities and consequently meets the wording of Notes 1(a) and 1(f) to Chapter 29.Betaine is not a vitamin or a provitamin of heading 2936. It is a quarternary intramolecular ammonium salt [see also the Harmonized System Explanatory Notes (HS EN) to heading 2923, fourth paragraph (6)]. Consequently, the product is to be classified in heading 2923.