
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, 17 January 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)
An electric breast vacuum pump consisting of:
— a housing with an integrated pump driven by an electric motor, a battery and controls to adjust suction strength and rhythm,
— a suction bonnet with a funnel-shaped suction attachment,
— a plastic adaptor for attaching a milk bottle.The pump exercises a rhythmic vacuum on a woman’s breast to extract the milk. 8414 10 89 Classification is determined by General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and by the wording of CN codes 8414, 8414 10 and 8414 10 89.Classification under heading 8509 as electromechanical domestic appliances is excluded as the product is not of a kind commonly used for domestic purposes (see Note 3 to Chapter 85).The product is a pump and it is therefore to be classified under CN code 8414 10 89.