55Second, the conclusion in paragraph 53 of the present judgment is also confirmed by the HS Explanatory Note to Section XV, which contains, inter alia, Chapter 73. In that regard, it should be recalled that, according to settled case-law, even though the Explanatory Notes to the HS lack binding force, they are an important means of ensuring the uniform application of the Common Customs Tariff and, as such, may be regarded as useful aids to its interpretation (see, to that effect, judgment of 11 June 2015, Baby Dan, C‑272/14, not published, EU:C:2015:388, paragraph 27 and the case-law cited). The HS Explanatory Note relating to Section XV indicates, under letter C, ‘Parts of articles’, that ‘parts of general use … presented separately are not considered as parts of articles, but are classified in the headings of this Section appropriate to them’.
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