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Case C-339/09: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 16 December 2010 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Nejvyšší správní soud — Czech Republic) — Skoma-Lux sro v Celní ředitelství Olomouc (Common Customs Tariff — Tariff classification — Combined Nomenclature — Headings 2204 and 2206 — Beverage fermented on the basis of fresh grapes — Alcohol content of 15,8 % to 16,1 % by volume — Addition of corn alcohol and beet sugar during the course of production)

OJ C 55, 19.2.2011, p. 12–12 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

19.2.2011   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 55/12


Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 16 December 2010 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Nejvyšší správní soud — Czech Republic) — Skoma-Lux sro v Celní ředitelství Olomouc

(Case C-339/09) (1)

(Common Customs Tariff - Tariff classification - Combined Nomenclature - Headings 2204 and 2206 - Beverage fermented on the basis of fresh grapes - Alcohol content of 15,8 % to 16,1 % by volume - Addition of corn alcohol and beet sugar during the course of production)

2011/C 55/19

Language of the case: Czech

Referring court

Nejvyšší správní soud

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Skoma-Lux sro

Defendant: Celní ředitelství Olomouc

Re:

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Nejvyšší správní soud — Interpretation of Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ 1987 L 256, p. 1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1789/2003 of 11 September 2003 (OJ 2003 L 281, p. 1) — Red dessert wine Kagor — Classification under heading 2204 or heading 2206 of the combined nomenclature

Operative part of the judgment

Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1719/2005 of 27 October 2005, must be interpreted as meaning that a beverage fermented on the basis of fresh grapes, sold in 0.75 litre bottles, with an alcohol content of 15,8 % to 16,1 % by volume, to which beet sugar and corn alcohol have been added during the course of its production, must be classified under heading 2206 of the Combined Nomenclature in Annex I to that regulation.


(1)  OJ C 282, 21.11.2009.


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