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)

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

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?

Is Regulation No 1212/2014 ¹ valid?

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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).