COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 779/94 of 6 April 1994 amending 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 the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 535/94 (2), and in particular Article 9 (1) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 532/94 (3) extends certain measures resulting from an agreement between the European Economic Community and the United States of America for the conclusion of negotiations pursuant to Article XXIV (6) of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) (4);
Whereas on the basis of the said Agreement certain autonomous rates of duty were reduced by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 53/91 (5) until 31 December 1991;
Whereas the same autonomous tariff reductions were extended for 1992 and 1993 by virtue of Commission Regulations (EEC) No 3920/91 (6) and (EEC) No 1001/93 (7);
Whereas these rates of duty should continue to apply during 1994;
Whereas it is appropriate to amend the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 53/91 to take account of the combined nomenclature as established in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2551/93 (8);
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
The combined nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1994.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 April 1994.