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Commercial Information Circulars
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e-mail address : enquiry@tid.gov.hk
Ref : EIC 230/3
26 November 2007
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No.
446/2007
European Union (EU)* :
Classification of Certain Goods in the Combined Nomenclature (CN)
The European Commission (the Commission) has adopted three Regulations concerning the classification of certain goods in its commodity classification system, the Combined Nomenclature (CN). The Regulations stipulate the CN classification of certain brassieres, infrared home saunas, video recording apparatus, digital cameras, digital video camera recorders, personal digital assistants (PDA) with global positioning system (GPS) receivers, four-wheeled motor vehicles designed for handling trailers in distribution centres and jojoba oil to ensure uniform application of the CN by Member
States' customs authorities. Details are set out in the Commission Regulations (EC) No. 1178/2007, 1231/2007 and 1345/2007. The regulations can be accessed through the following links:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_264/l_26420071010en00030004.pdf
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_279/l_27920071023en00030007.pdf
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_300/l_30020071117en00270029.pdf
ENQUIRIES
- For enquiries concerning the contents of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5684.
Yours faithfully,
(Cyrus NG)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
* The EU includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
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Electronic services for Production Notification and Certificate of Origin enable traders to make the relevant applications directly through their office computer faster and easier. Electronic service has now been extended to the lodgement of Cargo Manifests and Textiles Notifications. For details and enquiries,
please call the following service providers:
Global e-Trading Services Limited (Tel. : 8109 1820)
Tradelink Electronic Commerce Limited (Tel. : 2599 1700) | ¡@
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While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.
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The biweekly newsletter "Business Alert - EU" of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council provides up-to-date information on the latest developments in EU trade policy and trade regulations. The newsletter is available for free e-subscription and can be accessed through
http://www.tdctrade.com/alert/eualert.htm. | ¡@ |
