
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, 24 June 2013.
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 cylindrical article made of aluminium alloy, with holes and recesses, of a length of approximately 8 cm and a diameter of approximately 4 cm.The article is used as a part of the retracting unit of a safety seat belt used, for example, in motor vehicles, speed boats and chair lifts for stairs. See image. 7616 99 90 Classification is determined by General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and by the wording of CN codes 7616, 7616 99 and 7616 99 90.Classification under heading 8708 is excluded, as that heading only covers safety seat belts of vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705 but not parts thereof.Classification under heading 8302 as base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for coachwork is excluded as the article is not a part of the body of the car, but a part of the retracting unit of a safety seat belt.The article is therefore to be classified according to its constituent material under CN code 7616 99 90 as other articles of aluminium.
