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title: "Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1486/93 of 16 June 1993 concerning the classification of certain goods in the combined nomenclature"
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# Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1486/93 of 16 June 1993 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}

Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States which do not conform to the rights established by this Regulation can continue to be invoked under the provisions of Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/90 for a period of three months by the holder if a binding contract has been concluded as envisaged in Article 14 (3) (a) or (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1715/90.

## Article 3 {#art_3}

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st day following 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, 16 June 1993.
For the Commission
Christiane SCRIVENER
Member of the Commission
(1)  OJ No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1.
(2)  OJ No L 104, 29. 4. 1993, p. 28.
(3)  OJ No L 365, 28. 12. 1990, p. 17.
(4)  OJ No L 271, 16. 9. 1992, p. 5.
(5)  OJ No L 160, 26. 6. 1990, p. 1.

## ANNEX {#anx_1}

Description Classification CN code
Reason
(1) (2)
(3)
Sterilized food preparation in the form of a milky white opaque liquid tasting and smelling of coconut, made by milling and squeezing coconut pulp combined with water, having the following analytical properties:
Water 79,6 % by weight
Sucrose 3,3 % by weight
Total fat content 16,6 % by weight
Fibre 0,1 % by weight
Ash 0,4 % by weight
The product is sold as ‘coconut milk’ in a 400 ml can for general culinary purposes e.g. in the preparation of desserts, sauces, etc. Water 79,6 % by weight
Sucrose 3,3 % by weight
Total fat content 16,6 % by weight
Fibre 0,1 % by weight
Ash 0,4 % by weight
The product is sold as ‘coconut milk’ in a 400 ml can for general culinary purposes e.g. in the preparation of desserts, sauces, etc.
2106 90 91
Classification in accordance with General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature and the wording of CN codes 2106, 2106 90 and 2106 90 91.
As virtually all the fibre has been removed, the preparation cannot be considered a product falling within CN code 2008 19.