
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, 26 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 set put up for retail sale consisting of the following articles:
— 2 packs of playing cards,
— 300 poker chips,
— a dealer chip,
— a DVD with instructions.It is presented in a case made of aluminium with an interior which is specially fitted to contain the articles.The articles are to be used together to play a game of poker. The chips and the DVD are supplementary to the playing cards and cannot be used individually. See image. 9504 40 00 Classification is determined by General Rules 1, 3(b), 5(a) and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and by the wording of CN codes 9504 and 9504 40 00.The articles are put up together to carry out a specific activity of playing a game of poker and therefore fulfil the criteria for classification as goods put up in sets for retail sale.The playing cards give the set its essential character; the other articles are supplementary.The specially fitted case containing the set of articles is to be classified together with the articles.The set is therefore to be classified under CN code 9504 40 00 as playing cards.
