Concept: Grains and agricultural, horticultural and forestry products not included in other classes; live animals; fresh fruits and vegetables; seeds; natural plants and flowers; foodstuffs for animals; malt in the ncl vocabulary

Back to vocabulary

Concept URI	http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/eurostat/ncl/NCL31
Preferred label	Grains and agricultural, horticultural and forestry products not included in other classes; live animals; fresh fruits and vegetables; seeds; natural plants and flowers; foodstuffs for animals; malt
Definition	Most living items, plant or animal in nature, are in Class 31. Goods used to feed live animals are in Class 31 also. Malt is in Class 31 because it is a grain that has germinated and then been dried to halt the germination process. At this point, it is not used for human consumption; therefore, it is not in Class 30 with other processed grains that are ready for consumption. At this stage, malt is used as a basic grain ingredient in making many foods and beverages that are in Classes 30, 32 and 33. Unprocessed eggs, that is eggs in their shells, could be considered an unprocessed animal product in Class 31. However, to be in Class 31, the animal must be live as indicated in the Class Heading for Class 31. Since eggs are not live, they are not appropriate for classification in Class 31. The only eggs that are in the Alphabetical List in Class 31 are eggs for hatching, fertilised. The classification of this item in Class 31 is sensible since fertilised eggs are intended to hatch into live animals. Animal bedding is in Class 31 because most animal bedding is based on an agricultural or forestry product. Straw is often used for animal bedding and straw is an agricultural product properly classified in Class 31.
Notation	NCL31
Status	Valid
Status Modified	2013-09-18
Accepted Date	2013-09-18
Not Accepted Date