Communication in accordance with Article 12 § 5 a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992, on the information provided by the customs authorities of the Member States concerning the classification of goods in the customs nomenclature

(2004/C 320/18)

Binding Tariff Information ceases to be valid from this day if it becomes incompatible with the interpretation of the customs nomenclature as a result of the following international tariff measures:

Amendments to the Harmonized System Explanatory Notes and the Compendium of Classification Opinions, approved by the Customs Cooperation Council (CCC doc. NC0730 — report of the 31st Session of the HS Committee, NC0796 — report of the 32nd Session of the HS Committee, NC0845 — report of the 33rd Session of the HS Committee):

AMENDMENTS TO THE EXPLANATORY NOTES TO BE DONE UNDER ARTICLE 8 PROCEDURE OF THE HS CONVENTION AND CLASSIFICATION OPINIONS EDITED BY THE HS COMMITTEE OF THE WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION

31st SESSION OF THE HSC IN MAY 2003 DOC. NC0730

Amendments of the Explanatory Notes to the Nomenclature annexed to the HS Convention

32nd SESSION OF THE HSC IN NOVEMBER 2003 DOC. NC0796

Amendments of the Explanatory Notes to the Nomenclature annexed to the HS Convention

33rd SESSION OF THE HSC IN MAY 2004 DOC. NC0845

Amendments of the Explanatory Notes to the Nomenclature annexed to the HS Convention

Classification Opinions approved by the HS Committee

Information regarding the contents of these measures can be obtained from the Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union of the European Commission (rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Brussels) or can be downloaded from the internet site of this Directorate-General:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/taxation_customs/index_en.htm