
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, 23 November 2012.
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)
A galvanised article consisting of a steel U-shaped bolt threaded at both ends, two hexagon nuts and a cast steel clamp with two holes for the passage of the bolt.The article is used for holding, for example, two or more wires together by placing the wires in the U-bolt, fitting the clamp over the wires and tightening the nuts. See image. 7326 90 98 Classification is determined by General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and by the wording of CN codes 7326, 7326 90 and 7326 90 98.As the function of the article consisting of a bolt, two nuts and a clamp is different from that of a bolt, that is, it does not tighten and loosen together directly different elements, classification under heading 7318 as a bolt or similar article is excluded (see also the HS Explanatory Notes to heading 7326, point (1)).The article is therefore to be classified under CN code 7326 90 98 as other articles of steel.
