
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, 3 December 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)
An article consisting of a garland of artificial flowers of different colours, an imitation of a so-called ‘lei’.Each flower consists of two single coloured pieces of woven textile material cut in the form of flower petals. Each flower is separated from the next flower by a transparent plastic tube imitating the flower-stem. A thin thread links the plastic tubes and the flowers to form a circle with a diameter of approximately 30 cm imitating a circular flower garland.(see photograph No 662) 6702 90 00 Classification is determined by General Rules 1, 3(a) and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and the wording of CN codes 6702 and 6702 90 00.The article resembles a garland of flowers and is designed to be worn around the neck as an imitation of a ‘lei’.The article is not excluded by Note 3(b) to Chapter 67, because the artificial flowers are not obtained in one piece, since each flower consists of two pieces of textile material cut in the form of flower petals, and because assembling the petals and stems by means of a thin thread is a similar method to binding, glueing or fitting the parts into one another. The article resembles in form a natural product (see also the HS Explanatory Notes to heading 6702, (1) and (3)), regardless of whether the details exactly match the natural product.Classification under heading 7117 as imitation jewellery is excluded as the article is not an imitation of jewellery but an imitation of a flower garland that is worn around the neck, a so-called ‘lei’. Therefore, the article is not covered by the terms of heading 7117 (imitation jewellery).Classification under heading 9505 as festive, carnival or other entertainment article is also excluded as the article is not exclusively designed, manufactured and recognised as a festive article. It does not contain any imprints, ornaments, symbols or inscriptions and accordingly is not to be used for a specific festivity (see also the CN Explanatory Notes to heading 9505). Moreover, the ‘lei’ serves to decorate a person and not a room, table etc. It is neither a part of a fancy dress that is used for carnival (see also the HS Explanatory Notes to heading 9505, (A) (1) and (3)).Classification under heading 6307 as other made-up textile article is also excluded, because heading 6702 (articles made of artificial flowers) is the heading providing the more specific description within the meaning of General Rule 3(a) for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature.The article is therefore to be classified under CN code 6702 90 00 as ‘article made of artificial flowers, of other materials than plastics’.
