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EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 97/13

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 691/96

of 16 April 1996

concerning the classification of certain goods in the combined nomenclature

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 on the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 586/96 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,

Whereas in order to ensure uniform application of the combined nomenclature annexed to the abovementioned Regulation, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation;

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has set down the general rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature and those rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods;

Whereas, pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table annexed to the present Regulation must be classified under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3;

Whereas it is accepted that binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the combined nomenclature and which do not conform to the rights established by this Regulation, can continue to be invoked, under the provisions in Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (3), for a period of three months by the holder,

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 goods described in column 1 of the annexed table are now classified within the combined nomenclature under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2 of the abovementioned table.

Article 2

Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States which does not conform to the rights established by this Regulation can continue to be invoked under the provisions of Article 12 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st 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, 16 April 1996. For the Commission Mario MONTI Member of the Commission

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

(2) OJ No L 84, 3. 4. 1996, p. 18.

(3) OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 503/97 of 19 March 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1600/95 laying down detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements and opening tariff quotas for milk and milk products (Official Journal of the European Communities No L 78 of 20 March 1997)

On page 12, in Article 1 (2), new Article 22 (a) (3) (a):

for: '--Article 22bis of Regulation (EC) No 1600/95`,

read: '--Article 22a of Regulation (EC) No 1600/95`.
31997R2317R(01)

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2317/97 of 21 November 1997 on the country nomenclature for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States (Official Journal of the European Communities L 321 of 22 November 1997)



Official Journal L 330 , 02/12/1997 P. 0022 - 0022
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1376/97 of 17 July 1997 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for young male bovine animals for fattening (1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998) (Official Journal of the European Communities No L 189 of 18 July 1997)

The publication of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1376/97 should be completed with the following statement:

'COMMISSION STATEMENT ON REGULATION (EC) No 1376/97

If the Council adopts the Commission's proposal for a regulation providing for a reduction in the rate applicable to imports under the WTO tariff quota for certain live bovine animals, the Commission undertakes to adjust the detailed rules for applying that measure in order to close the import dossiers pending since 1 July 1996 and settle them definitively at a specific amount reduced to ECU 399 per tonne under the tariff quota of 169 000 head of live bovine animals.`
Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (Official Journal of the European Communities L 61 of 3 March 1997)

On page 12 in Article 15 (6), first line:

for: '6. In accordance with Council Directive 90/313/EEC . . .`,

read: '6. Without prejudice to Council Directive 90/313/EEC . . .`.
31997R2087R(01)

CORRIGENDUM TO: - Council Regulation (EC) No 2087/97 of 20 October 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 on the common organization of the market in wine



Official Journal L 040 , 13/02/1998 P. 0017
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2086/97 of 4 November 1997 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (Official Journal of the European Communities L 312 of 14 November 1997)

On page 173, in column 4b, against CN code 2008 99 38:

for: '26,7`,

read: '21,3`;

and against CN code 2008 99 40:

for: '29,9`,

read: '27,7`.

On page 623, in column 5, against CN code 8462 21 05:

for: '-`,

read: 'p/st`.

On page 657, in column 4, against CN code 8523 30 00:

for: '2`,

read: '3,8`.

On page 697, in column 4, against CN codes 8903 10 11 and 8903 10 19:

for: '3,1`,

read: '2,9`.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2508/97 of 15 December 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application to milk and milk products of the schemes provided for in the Europe Agreements between the Community and the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Poland, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Bulgaria and Romania, the Agreements on free trade between the Community and the Baltic States and the Interim Agreement between the Community and the Republic of Slovenia, and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 584/92, (EC) No 1588/94, (EC) No 1713/95 and (EC) No 455/97 (Official Journal of the European Communities L 345 of 16 December 1997)

On page 33, in Article 3:

for: '. . . that they have been importing and/or exporting milk . . .`,

read: '. . . that they have been regularly importing and/or exporting milk . . .`.
Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 2590/97 of 16 December 1997 replacing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial and agricultural products (Official Journal of the European Communities L 355 of 30 December 1997)

On page 2, in the Annex, first and second columns:

for:

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read:

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Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2086/97 of 4 November 1997 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (Official Journal of the European Communities L 312 of 14 November 1997)

On page 656, against CN code 8521 10 30, under column 2:

for: 'Of a width not exceeding . . .`,

read: 'Using tape of a width not exceeding . . .`.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1403/97 of 22 July 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 703/97 introducing for a trial period from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998 a cumulative recovery system for determining certain import duties on rice and amending Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 (Official Journal of the European Communities L 194 of 23 July 1997)

On page 4, in the title of the Annex:

for: 'Regulation (EC) No 703/97, Article 10 (5)`,

read: 'Regulation (EC) No 703/97, Article 10 (3)`.

On page 4, in the Annex, under column (i):

for: 'Difference (f) - (g) in ecus/tonne`,

read: 'Difference (g) - (h) in ecus/tonne`.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2503/97 of 15 December 1997 adjusting the maximum annual fishing effort for certain fisheries (Official Journal of the European Communities L 345 of 16 December 1997)

On page 24, in footnote (*) of the Annex:

for: 'Expressed in thousands of kW x fishing days`,

read: 'Expressed in thousands of kW x days in the area`.
7.1.97 EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL3/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No5/97
of6January1997
suspendingtheadvancefixingofexportrefundsonbeefandveal
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Thelodgingofapplicationsforexportlicenceswith
advancefixingoftherefundforthebeefandvealsector
productsreferredtoinArticle1ofCommissionRegula­
tion(EC)No2088/96(*)isherebysuspendedduringthe
period7to9January1997.
2.Nofurtheractionshallbetakeninrespectofappli­
cationspendingforlicenceswithadvancefixingofthe
refundwhichshouldhavebeenissuedfrom7January
1997.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No2222/96(2),
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation (EC)No
1445/95of26June1995onrulesofapplicationsfor
importandexportlicencesinthebeefandvealsectorand
repealingRegulation (EEC)No2377/80(3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No2051/96(4),andinparti­
cularArticle10thereof,
Whereasthequantitycoveredbyapplicationsforadvance
fixingofrefundsonbeefandvealisgreaterthanthat
normallydisposedof;
Whereasapplicationsforadvancefixingofrefundsshould
accordinglynolongerbeacceptedandnolicencesshould
beissuedinrespectofapplicationspending,Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon7January1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,6January1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(>)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
2OJNoL296,21.11.1996,p.50.
3OJNoL143,27.6.1995,p.35.
h)OJNoL274,26.10.1996,p.18.(5)OJNoL282,1.11.1996,p.4.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 34/97 of 10 January 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 2368/96 derogating from and amending Regulation (EEC) No 2456/93 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 as regards the general and special intervention measures for beef

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 605/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2222/96 (2), and in particular Article 6 (7) and Article 22a (3) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2368/96 (3) makes quality O4 beef carcases in Northern Ireland but not in Ireland eligible for public intervention; whereas to avoid deflections of trade that might disturb the market in beef and veal in this part of the Community, the same quality should also be made eligible in Ireland;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 2368/96 is amended as follows:

In Article 1 (1) (a), after the list of additional products eligible in the United Kingdom, the following text is inserted:

'IRELAND

- category C, classe O4.`

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 from the first invitation to tender opened in January 1997.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 January 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.

(2) OJ No L 296, 21. 11. 1996, p. 50.

(3) OJ No L 323, 13. 12. 1996, p. 6.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 114/97 of 22 January 1997 establishing the forecast supply balance for pigmeat for the Azores and Madeira for the 1996/97 marketing year and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1725/92

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 2348/96 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1725/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1154/96 (4), fixed for the period 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997 the exemption from the duty on imports of products from third countries or for aid for consignments originating in the rest of the Community and the quantities of pure-bred breeding animals originating in the Community which qualify for aid for the development of the production potential of the Azores and Madeira;

Whereas, in order to continue satisfying demand for pigmeat requirements, the quantities set down in the forecast supply balances for those products must be adjusted; whereas the corresponding Annexes to Regulation (EEC) No 1725/92 should consequently be amended; whereas, as a consequence of the changes in the rates and prices for cereal products in the European part of the Community and on the world market, the aid for supply to the Azores and Madeira should be set at the amounts given in the Annex;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annexes I and II to Regulation (EEC) No 1725/92 are hereby replaced by the Annexes hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of 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, 22 January 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 320, 11. 12. 1996, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 179, 1. 7. 1992, p. 95.

(4) OJ No L 153, 27. 6. 1996, p. 12.

ANNEX

'ANNEX I

Forecast supply balance for Madeira regarding products from the pigmeat sector for the period from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997

>TABLE>

ANNEX II

Amounts of aid granted for products referred to in Annex I and coming from the Community market

>TABLE>
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 68/97 of 16 January 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 2805/95 fixing the export refunds in the wine sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1592/96 (2), and in particular Article 55 (3) thereof,

Whereas, pursuant to Article 55 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 to the extent necessary to enable the products listed in Article 1 (2) (a) and (b) of that Regulation to be exported on the basis of the prices for those products on the world market and within the limits of the Agreements concluded in accordance with Article 228 of the Treaty, the difference between those prices and the prices in the Community may be covered by an export refund;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 56 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87, refunds are to be fixed taking into account the situation and likely trends with regard to:

- prices and availability of the products in question on the Community market,

- world market prices for those products;

Whereas there may be differences in the way prices for white wine and red wine develop on the internal market and in international trade; whereas those differences should be taken into account;

Whereas account must also be taken of the other criteria and objectives referred to in Article 56 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87; whereas, in particular, consideration must be given to the limits of the Agreements concluded in accordance with Article 228 of the Treaty, and in particular those resulting from the agreements concluded in the framework of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, hereinafter referred to as the 'GATT Agreements`;

Whereas, when applying the abovementioned rules to the current market situation, the refunds should be fixed in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation; whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2805/95 of 5 December 1995 fixing the export refunds in the wine sector (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2083/96 (4), should be amended accordingly and provision made to implement it immediately;

Whereas the Management Committee for Wine has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2805/95 is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 January 1997.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 January 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 31.

(3) OJ No L 291, 6. 12. 1995, p. 10.

(4) OJ No L 279, 31. 10. 1996, p. 23.

ANNEX

'ANNEX

>TABLE>
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 217/97 of 4 February 1997 establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 82/97 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 89/97 (4), and in particular Article 173 (1) thereof,

Whereas Articles 173 to 177 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provide that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in Annex 26 to that Regulation;

Whereas the result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in the abovementioned Articles to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 173 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is that unit values set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be established in regard to the products in question,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The unit values provided for in Article 173 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 February 1997.

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

Done at Brussels, 4 February 1997.

For the Commission

Martin BANGEMANN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 17, 21. 1. 1997, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 253, 11. 10. 1993, p. 1.

(4) OJ No L 17, 21. 1. 1997, p. 28.

ANNEX

>TABLE>
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 273/97 of 14 February 1997 fixing the amount of the aid referred to in Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 for the private storage of butter and cream

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1587/96 (2), and in particular Article 6 (6) thereof,

Whereas Article 12 (4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 454/95 of 28 February 1995 laying down detailed rules for intervention on the market in butter and cream (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 895/96 (4), provides that the aid referred to in Article 6 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 for private storage is fixed each year;

Whereas operations for the placing of products in storage must take place between 15 March and 15 August of the same year; whereas, therefore, it is necessary to fix the elements of that aid before the operations concerning placing in storage for 1997 commence;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The aid referred to in Article 6 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 is hereby established in the following manner per tonne of butter or butter equivalent for the contracts concluded during 1997:

(a) ECU 24 for fixed costs;

(b) ECU 0,35 per day of contractual storage for coldstore costs;

(c) an amount per day of contractual storage calculated on the basis of 91 % of the intervention price for the butter, expressed as national currency, applicable on the day on which contractual storage commences and based on an interest rate of 5 % per year.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 15 March 1997.

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

Done at Brussels, 14 February 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.

(2) OJ No L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 21.

(3) OJ No L 46, 1. 3. 1995, p. 1.

(4) OJ No L 121, 21. 5. 1996, p. 1.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 297/97 of 19 February 1997 establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 82/97 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 89/97 (4), and in particular Article 173 (1) thereof,

Whereas Articles 173 to 177 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provide that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in Annex 26 to that Regulation;

Whereas the result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in the abovementioned Articles to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 173 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is that unit values set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be established in regard to the products in question,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The unit values provided for in Article 173 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 February 1997.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 February 1997.

For the Commission

Martin BANGEMANN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 17, 21. 1. 1997, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 253, 11. 10. 1993, p. 1.

(4) OJ No L 17, 21. 1. 1997, p. 28.

ANNEX

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