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Document 52016XC1130(01)
Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
C/2016/7784
OJ C 445, 30.11.2016, p. 2–2
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
30.11.2016 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 445/2 |
Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
(2016/C 445/02)
Pursuant to Article 9(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1), the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union (2) are hereby amended as follows:
On page 120, the Explanatory note to CN subheadings ‘2707 99 11 and 2707 99 19 Crude oils’ is replaced by the following text:
‘2707 99 11 and 2707 99 19 |
Crude oils These subheadings cover only those products in which the weight of the aromatic constituents exceeds that of the non-aromatic constituents. Among the products falling under these subheadings are:
Products, in which the weight of the aromatic constituents exceeds that of the non-aromatic constituents, are not covered by these subheadings if they are residues from either atmospheric or vacuum distillation of crude petroleum or marine fuel oils. These products fall under subheading 2707 99 99. ‘Similar products’ of heading 2707 means those having a composition similar to that of the products described in item 1 above. However, they may have a higher proportion of aliphatic and naphthenic hydrocarbons as well as of phenolic products and a lower proportion of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons than the products described in item 1 above.’ |
On page 122, in the Explanatory note to CN subheadings ‘2707 99 91 and 2707 99 99 other’ the following point 4 is inserted after the existing text:
‘4. |
residues from distillation (both atmospheric and vacuum) of crude petroleum and marine fuel oils, in which the aromatic constituents predominate by weight over the non-aromatic constituents, (determined by the method described in Annex A to this Chapter) which comply with the following physico-chemical properties:
The density of these residues may be generally below 1 g/cm3 at 15 °C by the EN ISO 12185 method. These residues may be destined for undergoing a specific process.’ |
(1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).