Council Regulation (EC) No 1048/98 of 18 May 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff and autonomously according a temporary partial suspension from customs duties for certain gas turbines
Date: 1998-05-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: common customs tariff, gas, statistical nomenclature, suspension of customs duties, tariff nomenclature, turbine

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1048/98

of 18 May 1998

amending Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature
and on the Common Customs Tariff and autonomously according a temporary
partial suspension from customs duties for certain gas turbines

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23
July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and
on the Common Customs Tariff (1) established a nomen-
clature for goods known as the ‘Combined Nomen-
clature';

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12
October 1992 establishing the Community Customs
Code (2) sets out provisions on conditions under which
certain goods are eligible on import for favourable tariff
treatment by reason of their end-use;

turbines

the supply of certain gas

Whereas
to the
Community manufacturers of combined heat and power
stations is currently to a large extent constituted by
imports from outside the Community; whereas the use of
such combined heat and power stations is beneficial for
the environment; whereas a temporary partial auto-
nomous exemption from customs duties should therefore

be accorded for such turbines under the end-use arrange-
ments for a limited period;

Whereas a subheading accompanied by end-use provi-
sions should be created in the Combined Nomenclature
for these products; whereas the Combined Nomenclature
should be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
Part Two of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/
87 is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to
this Regulation.

The

amendments

to Combined Nomenclature
2.
subheadings provided for in this Regulation shall be
applicable as Taric subheadings until their insertion into
the Combined Nomenclature in accordance with Article
12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
following that 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, 18 May 1998.

For the Council

The President

LORD SIMON of HIGHBURY

(1) OJ L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2509/97 (OJ L 345, 16. 12.
1997, p. 44).

(2) OJ L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 82/97 of the European Parliament and of
the Council (OJ L 17, 21. 1. 1997, p. 1).

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ANNEX

CN code

Description

Rate of duty

automous
(%)

conventional
(%)

Supple-
mentary
unit

1

2

3

4

5

– Other gas turbines:

8411 81

– – Of a power not exceeding 5 000 kW

8411 81 10 to
8411 81 90

(unchanged)

8411 82

– – Of a power exceeding 5 000 kW:

8411 82 10

– – – (unchanged)

– – – Other:

– – – – Of a power exceeding 5 000 kW

but not exceeding 20 000 kW:

– – – – – Of a power not exceeding
7 000 kW, for use in combined
heat and power stations (*)

– – – – – Other

(unchanged)

8411 82 81
(a)

8411 82 89
(b)

8411 82 93 to
8411 82 99

14 (z)

14

5,5

5,5

p/st

p/st

(*) Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions.
(z) Ad valorem duty rate reduced to 2,5 % on an autonomous basis until 30 June 2000.
(a) 1998 Taric code: 8411 82 91*10.
(b) 1998 Taric code: 8411 82 91*90.