31996R2493

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2493/96 of 23 December 1996 amending Annex I of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, as resulting from Regulation (EC) No 1734/96

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1) of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2492/96 (2), and in particular, Articles 9 and 12 thereof;

Whereas the negotiations conducted with Argentina under Article XXIV (6) of the GATT following the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden have led to tariff reductions which are laid down in Council Decision 96/611/EC (3); whereas these reductions should be incorporated in Annex I of Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, as resulting from Regulation (EC) No 1734/96 (4);

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

Annex I of Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, as resulting from Regulation (EC) No 1734/96, is hereby amended as follows:

1. In Part Two, the conventional rate of duty for CN code 1508 10 10 is changed to '3,3` in column 4a) and to '2,5` in column 4b);

2. In Part Three, Section I, Annex 2, CN codes 0805 30 20, 0805 30 30, 0808 10 51 to 0808 10 79, 0808 20 31, 0808 20 37 and 0808 20 47 are replaced as laid down in Annex I to this Regulation;

3. - In Part Three, Section I, Annex 2, for CN codes 2009 60 11, 2009 60 19, 2009 60 51 and 2009 60 90, in column 4, a reference to footnote (1) is inserted after the conventional rate of duty. The footnote (1) reads:

'(1) WTO tariff quota: see Annex 7.`

- In Part Three, Section III, Annex 7 tariff quota No 90a contained in Annex II to this Regulation shall be inserted.

Article 2

This Regulation enters into force on 1 January 1997.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 December 1996.

For the Commission

Mario MONTI

Member of the Commission

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

(2) See page 16 of this Official Journal.

(3) OJ No L 271, 24. 10. 1996, p. 31.

(4) OJ No L 238, 19. 9. 1996, p. 1.

ANNEX I

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ANNEX II

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