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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1035/96 of 8 May 1996 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff Official Journal L 152 , 26/06/1996 P. 0001 - 0354

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1035/96 of 8 May 1996 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (), and in particular Articles 9 and 12 thereof, Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 established a goods nomenclature, hereinafter called the combined nomenclature, to meet, at one and the same time, the requirements both of the Common Customs Tariff and of the external trade statistics of the Community; Whereas it is necessary to amend the combined nomenclature to take account of: - changes in requirements relating to statistics and commercial policy, in particular by virtue of Council Decision 94/800/EC of 22 December 1994 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Community, as regards matters within its competence, of the agreements reached in the Uruguay Round multilateral negotiations (1986-1994) () and Council Regulation (EC) No 3093/95 of 22 December 1995 laying down the rates of duty to be applied by the Community resulting from negotiations under GATT Article XXIV:6 consequent upon the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden to the European Union (), as well as other measures adopted by the Council or by the Commission (); - the need to align or clarify texts, in particular to take account of the Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Tariff and Statistical Nomenclature Section of the Customs Code Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Without prejudice to Council Regulation (EC) No 344/96 of 26 Februari 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs tarif (), Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 is amended in accordance with the Annexes to this Regulation. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1996. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 8 May 1996. For the Commission Karel VAN MIERT Member of the Commission () OJ No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1. () OJ No L 336, 23. 12. 1994, p. 1. () OJ No L 334, 30. 12. 1995, p. 1. () Incorporated in Annex I to this Regulation are amendments resulting from the adoption of the following measure: - Commission Regulation (EC) No 192/96 of 31 January 1996 (OJ No L 26 of 2. 2. 1996, p. 5. () OJ No L 49, 28. 2. 1996, p. 1.

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1035/96 of 8 May 1996 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (), and in particular Articles 9 and 12 thereof,

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 established a goods nomenclature, hereinafter called the combined nomenclature, to meet, at one and the same time, the requirements both of the Common Customs Tariff and of the external trade statistics of the Community;

Whereas it is necessary to amend the combined nomenclature to take account of:

- changes in requirements relating to statistics and commercial policy, in particular by virtue of Council Decision 94/800/EC of 22 December 1994 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Community, as regards matters within its competence, of the agreements reached in the Uruguay Round multilateral negotiations (1986-1994) () and Council Regulation (EC) No 3093/95 of 22 December 1995 laying down the rates of duty to be applied by the Community resulting from negotiations under GATT Article XXIV:6 consequent upon the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden to the European Union (), as well as other measures adopted by the Council or by the Commission ();

- the need to align or clarify texts, in particular to take account of the Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Tariff and Statistical Nomenclature Section of the Customs Code Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Without prejudice to Council Regulation (EC) No 344/96 of 26 Februari 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs tarif (), Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 is amended in accordance with the Annexes to this Regulation.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1996.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 8 May 1996.

For the Commission

Karel VAN MIERT

Member of the Commission

() OJ No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1.

() OJ No L 336, 23. 12. 1994, p. 1.

() OJ No L 334, 30. 12. 1995, p. 1.

() Incorporated in Annex I to this Regulation are amendments resulting from the adoption of the following measure:

- Commission Regulation (EC) No 192/96 of 31 January 1996 (OJ No L 26 of 2. 2. 1996, p. 5.

() OJ No L 49, 28. 2. 1996, p. 1.