Concept: Rubber, gutta-percha, gum, asbestos, mica and goods made from these materials and not included in other classes; plastics in extruded form for use in manufacture; packing, stopping and insulating materials; flexible pipes, not of metal in the ncl vocabulary

Concept URI	http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/eurostat/ncl/NCL17
Preferred label	Rubber, gutta-percha, gum, asbestos, mica and goods made from these materials and not included in other classes; plastics in extruded form for use in manufacture; packing, stopping and insulating materials; flexible pipes, not of metal
Definition	The material compositions that are set forth in the Class Heading are the reason that many items are classified in Class 17. Unless the item is highly specialized to the point that it must be in a class other than 17, such as rubber for dental purposes in Class 5, items that cannot be classified according to their function or purpose and are made of rubber, gutta-percha, gum, asbestos and mica are in this class. Also, goods that provide insulation are in Class 17 even if they would be in other classes if not specialized to provide insulation. Examples of this are insulating paint, fabric and paper that are all in Class 17 rather than the typical classes for those goods which are Classes 2, 24 and 16, respectively. Finally, flexible pipes that are not made of metal are in Class 17, such as, radiator hoses and watering hoses.
Notation	NCL17
Status	Valid
Status Modified	18.09.2013
Accepted Date	18.09.2013
Not Accepted Date