No L 117/20 Official Journal of the European Communities 3.5 84 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1220/84 of 30 April 1984 on the classification of goods under subheadings 70.14 A I and 70.19 A I a) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 97/69 of 16 January 1969 on measures to be taken for uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff ('), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 3 thereof, Whereas, in order to ensure uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff, provi- sions must be laid down concerning the tariff classifi- cation of the following goods: 1. Colourless glass rosettes (‘strass’), octagonal (about 14 mm diameter), cut and polished, mechanically, and having several facets on both sides, fully pierced symmetrically in two places near the edge ; they are normally mounted on electrical lighting fittings ; 2. Colourless glass pendants (‘strass’), oval (e.g. about 50 x 29 mm), cut and polished, mechanically, and having many facets on both sides, fully pierced near the apex ; they are normally mounted on electrical lighting fittings ; 3. Colourless glass balls (‘strass’) (about 30 mm diameter), cut and polished, mechanically, and having many facets fitted with small, metal attach- ment hooks ; they are normally mounted on elec- trical lighting fittings ; 4. Colourless glass beads (‘strass’) (about 10 mm diameter), cut and polished, mechanically, and () OJ No L 14, 21. 1. 1969, p. 1. having several facets, fully pierced along a central axis ; they are normally used in the manufacture of imitation jewellery ; Whereas the Common Customs Tariff annexed to Council Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 (3, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1018/84 (%), refers to ‘illuminating glassware, signalling glassware and optical elements of glass, not optically worked nor of optical glass’, under heading No 70.14 and inter alia to ‘glass beads’ and ‘similar fancy or decorative glass smallwares, and articles of glassware made therefrom’, under heading No 70.19 ; whereas, for the classifica- tion of the goods in question, the abovementioned headings can be considered ; Whereas the nature (colourless glass) of the goods set out in 1, 2 and 3, and their appearance (special shape, pierced for the attachment of hooks) indicate that their main use is in the manufacture of electrical lighting fittings, whilst their use in the manufacture of imita- tion jewellery is of only secondary importance; whereas the goods set out in 4 are of the kind described in Explanatory Note 70.19 to the Common Customs Tariff nomenclature ; Whereas, consequently, the goods set out in 1, 2 and 3 are not to be classified under heading No 70.19 but must be classified under heading No 70.14 (subhead- ing 70.14 A I of the Common Customs Tariff) and, conversely, the goods set out in 4 are not to be included in heading No 70.14 but must be included in heading No 70.19 (subheading 70.19 A I a)) of the Common Customs Tariff) ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Common Customs Tariff Nomenclature, () OJ No L 172, 22. 7. 1968, p. 1. () OJ No L 107, 19. 4. 1984, p. 1.