18.4.2016
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 136/15
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank Noord-Holland (Netherlands) lodged on 28 January 2016 — Stryker EMEA Supply Chain Services BV v Inspecteur van de Belastingdienst/Douane kantoor Rotterdam Rijnmond
(Case C-51/16)
(2016/C 136/21)
Language of the case: Dutch
Referring court
Rechtbank Noord-Holland
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Stryker EMEA Supply Chain Services BV
Defendant: Inspecteur van de Belastingdienst/Douane kantoor Rotterdam Rijnmond
Questions referred
1.
Should heading 9021 of the CN be interpreted as meaning that implant screws as described in 4 above, which are solely intended to be implanted in the human body for the treatment of fractures or the fixation of prostheses, may be classified thereunder?
2.
Is Regulation No 1212/2014 (1) valid?
(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1212/2014 of 11 November 2014 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature (OJ 2014 L 329, p. 3).
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