
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, 7 February 2011.
For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
Algirdas ŠEMETA
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

Description of the goods Classification(CN code) Reasons
(1) (2) (3)
An article in the form of a conical piece of titanium having, at its lower end, a shank with an external thread (so-called ‘artificial tooth stump’).It is for use in dentistry. It is intended to be screwed into an artificial tooth root implanted in the jaw and connect the root with the artificial crown.At importation, it is in a sterilised packing. See images. 9021 29 00 Classification is determined by General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, Note 2 b) to Chapter 90 and by the wording of CN codes 9021 and 9021 29 00.Due to its design, the product is for specific use in dentistry and cannot be considered to be a ‘part of general use’ as referred to in Note 2 to Section XV. Therefore, classification under Section XV is excluded.The article, being a part of a dental fitting, is to be classified under heading 9021 which includes various dentists’ accessories for making dental crowns or dentures (see also the Harmonised System Explanatory Notes to heading 9021 (III) (B) (4)).The product is therefore to be classified under CN code 9021 29 00 as a part of a dental fitting.
