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title: "Commission Regulation (EEC) No 542/90 of 1 March 1990 concerning the classification of certain goods in the combined nomenclature"
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# Commission Regulation (EEC) No 542/90 of 1 March 1990 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 in the combined nomenclature within 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, 1 March 1990.
For the Commission
Christiane SCRIVENER
Member of the Commission
(1)  OJ No L 256, 7.9; 1987, p. 1.
(2)  OJ No L 36, 8. 2. 1990, p. 7.

## ANNEX {#anx_1}

Description CN code
Reasons
(1) (2)
(3)
1. Aqueous emulsion based on carnauba wax used as a release agent on sheets of plastic and similar materials 3823 90 98
Classification is determined by the provisions of General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature and the texts of CN codes 3823, 3823 90 and 3823 90 98.
This product does not have the characteristics of goods falling within CN codes 3405 and 3809
2. Chloroprene (clorobutadiene) rubber in one of the forms mentioned in Note 3 (b) to Chapter 40 containing very small amounts of talc. This is added to the surface as an anti-tacking agent 4002 49 00
Classification is determined by the provisions of General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature and of Note 5 (b) (1) to Chapter 40, and by the texts of CN codes 4002 and 4002 49 00