20In that regard, the Court has already been called on a number of occasions to reply to questions concerning the interpretation of the term ‘medicaments’ in relation to the classification of goods in the CN. In accordance with settled case-law, in order to classify products in Chapter 30 of the CN, it is necessary to examine whether those products have clearly defined therapeutic or prophylactic characteristics with an effect concentrated on precise functions of the human organism or whether they are capable of being applied in the prevention or treatment of diseases or ailments. Even where the product in question does not have an intrinsic therapeutic effect, but is used in the prevention or treatment of a disease or ailment, it must, provided that it is specifically intended for such a use, be regarded as having been prepared for therapeutic use (see, inter alia, TNT Freight Management (Amsterdam) EU:C:2012:459, paragraphs 40 and 42).
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