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( 1 ) OJ N L 14 , 21 . 1 . 1969 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ N L 172 , 22 . 7 . 1968 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ N L 95 , 29 . 4 . 1970 , P . 1 .

REGULATION ( EEC ) N 954/70 OF THE COMMISSION

OF 26 MAY 1970

ON THE CLASSIFICATION OF GOODS UNDER SUB-HEADINGS N S 15.01 A I , 15.02 A , 15.03 B AND 15.07 D I OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ;

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) N 97/69 ( 1 ) OF 16 JANUARY 1969 ON MEASURES TO BE TAKEN FOR UNIFORM APPLICATION OF THE NOMENCLATURE OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 3 THEREOF ;

WHEREAS THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ANNEXED TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) N 950/68 ( 2 ) OF 28 JUNE 1968 , AS LAST AMENDED BY COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) N 765/70 ( 3 ) OF 27 APRIL 1970 , COMPRISES UNDER SUB-HEADINGS N S 15.01 A I , 15.02 A AND 15.03 B FATS AND OILS INTENDED FOR OTHER INDUSTRIAL USES THAN THE MANUFACTURE OF FOODSTUFFS AND UNDER SUB-HEADING N 15.07 D I OILS INTENDED FOR OTHER TECHNICAL OR INDUSTRIAL USES THAN THE MANUFACTURE OF FOODSTUFFS ;

WHEREAS , WITH A VIEW TO ENSURING UNIFORM APPLICATION OF THE NOMENCLATURE OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , THE SCOPE OF THESE SUB-HEADINGS SHOULD BE SPECIFIED ;

WHEREAS FOR THE INTERPRETATION OF THE WORDING OF THOSE SUB-HEADINGS REFERENCE MUST BE MADE TO ALL FOUR VERSIONS OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ;

WHEREAS THE GERMAN VERSION ( " ZU INDUSTRIELLEN ZWECKEN , AUSGENOMMEN ZUM HERSTELLEN VON LEBENSMITTELN " ) AND THE DUTCH VERSION ( " BESTEMD VOOR ANDER INDUSTRIEEL GEBRUIK DAN VOOR DE VERVAARDIGING VAN PRODUKTEN VOOR MENSELIJKE CONSUMPTIE " ) SHOW CLEARLY THAT ONLY FATS INTENDED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF PRODUCTS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE SUB-HEADINGS MENTIONED ; WHEREAS , CONSEQUENTLY , FATS INTENDED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF ANIMAL FEEDINGSTUFFS ARE INCLUDED THEREUNDER ; WHEREAS , ON THE OTHER HAND , THE WORDS " ALIMENTAIRE " ( FRENCH VERSION ) AND " ALIMENTARE " ( ITALIAN VERSION ) MAY BE USED TO DESCRIBE ONLY PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION ;

WHEREAS , THEREFORE , IT IS APPROPRIATE TO SPECIFY THAT FATS AND OILS INTENDED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF ANIMAL FEEDING-STUFFS FALL WITHIN SUB-HEADINGS N S 15.01 A I , 15.02 A , 15.03 B OR 15.07 D I , AS THE CASE MAY BE ;

WHEREAS THE PROVISIONS OF THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF NOMENCLATURE ;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

FATS AND OILS INTENDED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF ANIMAL FEEDING-STUFFS SHALL RESPECTIVELY BE CLASSIFIED IN THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , UNDER FATS AND OILS INTENDED FOR OTHER INDUSTRIAL USES THAN THE MANUFACTURE OF FOODSTUFFS IN SUB-HEADINGS N S 15.01 A I , 15.02 A AND 15.03 B AND UNDER OILS INTENDED FOR OTHER TECHNICAL OR INDUSTRIAL USES THAN THE MANUFACTURE OF FOODSTUFFS IN SUB-HEADING N 15.07 D I .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE EIGHTH DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 26 MAY 1970 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

THE PRESIDENT

JEAN REY