
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)
An article made of rigid moulded plastic consisting of three or four arms.The article has no free-moving parts (for example, wheels, balls or rollers), soft nubs or other flexible attachments.It is designed to be used as a hand-operated article for massaging the body by rubbing one or more of the arms over the relevant body parts. The massage effect is created by the pressure exerted by the person performing the massage. See images 9019 10 90 Classification is determined by General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and by the wording of CN codes 9019, 9019 10 and 9019 10 90.Given its specific shape, the article is intended for use as a hand-operated apparatus for massaging the body.The article operates by friction. The absence of free-moving parts does not exclude classification as a massage apparatus (see also the HS Explanatory Notes to heading 9019, (II), second paragraph, where simple rubber rollers and similar massaging devices are mentioned).The article is therefore to be classified under CN code 9019 10 90 as a massage apparatus.

  