
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.
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 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, 10 February 2005.
For the Commission
László KOVÁCS
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

Description of the goods Classification (CN code) Reasons
(1) (2) (3)
Red coloured syrupy liquid, tasting of red berries, with a brix value of 67 and with the following composition per 1 000 litres:
Water 426,7 l
Saccharose 794,0 kg
Citric acid 80,0 kg
Aromatised preparation of red fruits type 12,0 kg
Sodium cyclamate 4,6 kg
Acesulfame K 3,5 kg
Sodium benzoate 1,0 kg
Ascorbic acid 2,0 kg
Tri-sodium citrate 7,0 kg
Colouring matters The preparation has an alcohol content of 1,3 % vol.After dilution with water the preparation is ready to drink. 2106 90 20 Classification is determined by General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, and by the wording of CN codes 2106, 2106 90, 2106 90 20.Because of its alcohol content of more than 0,5 % vol. the preparation has to be regarded as a compound alcoholic preparation, other than those based on odoriferous substances, of a kind used for the manufacture of beverages of heading 3302 (see Additional Note 3 to Chapter 21 and the Harmonised System Explanatory Note to heading 2106, items 7 and 12).