Commission Regulation (EC) No 1148/98 of 2 June 1998 including in the sugar sector regulations the amendments introduced by Regulation (EC) No 2086/97 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
Date: 1998-06-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, common customs tariff, statistical nomenclature, sugar, tariff nomenclature

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1148/98

of 2 June 1998

including in the sugar sector regulations the amendments introduced by
Regulation (EC) No 2086/97 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 234/79 of
5 February 1979 on the procedure for adjusting the
Common Customs Tariff nomenclature used for agricul-
tural products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2086/97 of 4
November 1997 amending Annex I to Council Regula-
tion (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical
nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (3)
provides for amendments to the combined nomenclature
especially for certain products falling within the common
organisation of the market in sugar;

Whereas certain codes in Council Regulations (EEC) No
1785/81 (4), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1599/96 (5), and (EEC) No 1010/86 (6), as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1126/96 (7), and in
Commission Regulations (EC) No 1464/95 (8), as last
(EC) No
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2136/95 (9),
1729/97 (10),
(EEC) No 2670/81 (11), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 158/96 (12), (EEC) No 825/75 (13), as
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1714/88 (14), and
(EEC) No 1729/78 (15), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1730/97 (16) no longer correspond to those in the
Combined Nomenclature; whereas
these Regulations
should be adjusted as a result;

Whereas the date of entry into force of this Regulation
should coincide with the date of entry into force of Regu-
lation (EC) No 2086/97;

(1) OJ L 34, 9. 2. 1979, p. 2.
(2) OJ L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.
(3) OJ L 312, 14. 11. 1997, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 43.
(6) OJ L 94, 9. 4. 1986, p. 9.
(7) OJ L 150, 25. 6. 1996, p. 3.
(8) OJ L 144, 28. 6. 1995, p. 14.
(9) OJ L 214, 8. 9. 1995, p. 19.
(10) OJ L 243, 5. 9. 1997, p. 1.
(11) OJ L 262, 16. 9. 1981, p. 14.
(12) OJ L 24, 31. 1. 1996, p. 3.
(13) OJ L 79, 28. 3. 1975, p. 17.
(14) OJ L 152, 18. 6. 1988, p. 23.
(15) OJ L 201, 25. 7. 1978, p. 26.
(16) OJ L 243, 5. 9. 1997, p. 5.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 hereby is amended as

follows:

— in Article 1:

(a) in point (d):

— code

‘1702 60 90’

‘1702 60 95’, and

— code

‘1702 90 90’

is

is

replaced

replaced

by

by

‘1702 90 99’;

(b) in point (h) code ‘ex 1702 60 90’ is replaced by

‘1702 60 80’.

2. Council Regulation (EEC) No 1010/86 is hereby

amended as follows:

— in Article 1:

— code

‘ex 1702 60 90’

‘ex 1702 60 95’, and

— code

‘ex 1702 90 90’

is

is

replaced

replaced

by

by

‘ex 1702 90 99’.

Article 2

1. Regulation (EC) No 1464/95 is hereby amended as

follows:

(a) in Article 2, code ‘1702 60 90’

is

replaced by

‘1702 60 95’;

(b) — in

Article

8(a),

third

indent,

code

‘ex 1702 60 90’ is replaced by ‘1702 60 80’,
— in Article 8(c), third indent, code ‘1702 60 90’ is

replaced by ‘1702 60 95’,

— in

Article

8(c),

fifth

indent,

code

‘ex 1702 60 90’ is replaced by ‘1702 60 80’.

2. Regulation (EC) No 1729/97 is hereby amended as

follows:

(a) in Article 3(a), code ‘1702 60 90’

is replaced by

‘1702 60 95’;

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(b) in Annex I:

— code ‘1702 60 90’

is replaced by ‘1702 60 95’,

and

— code

‘ex 1702 90 90’

is

replaced

by

‘ex 1702 90 99’.

5. Regulation (EEC) No 1729/78 is hereby amended as

— code ‘1702 90 90’

is replaced by ‘1702 90 99’.

follows:

(a) in Article 2(2), second subparagraph,

(a)(i):

3. Regulation (EEC) No 2670/81 is hereby amended as

— code ‘1702 60 90’

is replaced by ‘1702 60 95’,

follows:

and

In Article 1(d) code ‘1702 60 90’
‘1702 60 95’.

is

replaced by

4. Regulation (EEC) No 825/75 is hereby amended as

follows:

(a) in Annex II code ‘ex 1702 90 90’ is replaced by

‘1702 90 99’;

(b) in Annex III:

— code

‘ex 1702 60 90’

is

replaced

by

— code ‘1702 90 90’

is replaced by ‘1702 90 99’;

(b) in Article 3(3), second subparagraph,

(a)(i):

— code ‘1702 60 90’

is replaced by ‘1702 60 95’,

and

— code ‘1702 90 90’

is replaced by ‘1702 90 99’.

Article 3

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

‘ex 1702 60 95’, and

It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 2 June 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission