
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 charger of the direct current converter type (so-called ‘Universal dual-port car charger’) comprising a car cigarette adapter, two USB interfaces and a light indicator.The charger has a voltage input of 12 V DC, a voltage output of 5 V DC and a current output of 500 mA or 2 × 250 mA.The charger is used for supplying power to charge various apparatus, such as mobile phones, PDA, GPS, cameras, MP3 and MP4 players. 8504 40 90 Classification is determined by General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and by the wording of CN codes 8504, 8504 40 and 8504 40 90.The product is a static converter of the direct current converter type (see also the HS Explanatory Notes to heading 8504, (II), point (D)).The charger can be used for charging a variety of apparatus, for example, telecommunication apparatus, automatic data-processing machines, audio/video recording or reproducing apparatus and radio navigational aid apparatus.Classification under CN code 8504 40 30 as static converters of a kind used with telecommunication apparatus, automatic data-processing machines and units thereof is therefore excluded.The charger is therefore to be classified under CN code 8504 40 90 as other static converters.