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title: "Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2399/91 of 6 August 1991 concerning the classification of certain goods in the combined nomenclature"
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# Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2399/91 of 6 August 1991 concerning the classification of certain goods in the combined nomenclature

## Article 1 {#art_1}

The goods described in column 1 of the annexed table are now classified within the combined nomenclature under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2 of the said table.

## Article 2 {#art_2}

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st day after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 August 1991.
For the Commission
Jean DONDELINGER
Member of the Commission
(1)  OJ No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1.
(2)  OJ No L 204, 27. 7. 1991, p. 21.

## ANNEX {#anx_1}

Description of goods Classification CN Code
Reasons
(1) (2)
(3)
1. Preparation in powder form for the manufacture of confectionery.
Composition:
84,4 % by weight dehydrated egg white (total protein content: 69,1 % by weight),
14,6 % by weight maltodextrin (expressed in starch: 9,3 % by weight),
1 % by weight gelatine. Composition:
84,4 % by weight dehydrated egg white (total protein content: 69,1 % by weight),
14,6 % by weight maltodextrin (expressed in starch: 9,3 % by weight),
1 % by weight gelatine.
2106 90 99
Classification is determined by the provisions of General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, by additional note 1 to chapter 21 and by the texts of CN codes 2106, 2106 90 and 2106 90 99.
The product is not a protein concentrate of code 2106 10 90.
2. Artificial iron oxide containing approximately 95 % Fe2O3 and approximately 4 % alumina and silica, resulting from the manufacturing process. 2821 10 00
Classification is determined by the provisions of General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, note 1 a) to Chapter 28 and by the texts of CN codes 2821 and 2821 10 00 (see also the Explanatory Notes to the HS, heading 28.21, part A).