Communication in accordance with Article 12(5)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992, on the information provided by the customs authorities of the Member States concerning the classification of goods in the customs nomenclature
Date: 1999-06-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: customs regulations, customs territory (EU), simplification of formalities, tariff nomenclature

C 166/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

12.6.1999

Communication in accordance with Article 12(5)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October
1992, on the information provided by the customs authorities of the Member States concerning
the classification of goods in the customs nomenclature

(1999/C 166/06)

Binding tariff information ceases to be valid from this day if it becomes incompatible with the inter-
pretation of the customs nomenclature as a result of the following international tariff measures:

Amendments to the Harmonised System explanatory notes and the compendium of classification opinions
approved by the Customs Cooperation Council (CCC document No 42.100: report of the 21th Session of
the HS Committee):

AMENDMENTS TO THE EXPLANATORY NOTES TO BE DONE UNDER AN ARTICLE 8 PROCEDURE OF THE HS
CONVENTION AND CLASSIFICATION OPINIONS EDITED BY THE HS COMMITTEE OF THE WORLD CUSTOMS
ORGANIZATION
(21ST SESSION OF THE HSC IN MARCH 1998)
DOC 42.100

Amendments to the explanatory notes of the nomenclature annexed to the HS Convention

05.07
08.01
09.02
12.03
21.06
22.08 (cid:151) Page 179, third paragraph
Chapter 29 (cid:151) List of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances
30.02
30.03
30.04
34.03
36.04
38.22
39.11
40.11
40.12
49.01
70.19
Chapter 72 (cid:151) General
74.10
76.07
84.11
8415.10 (cid:151) Subheading Explanatory Note
84.28
84.71
84.72
84.79
84.83
85.17
85.17
85.18
85.20
8524.39 (cid:151) Subheading Explanatory Note
8524.99 (cid:151) Subheading Explanatory Note
85.25
85.27
85.31
85.36
85.43
Section XVII (cid:151) General
86.09
90.23
95.03

N/7
L/3
L/8
L/3
L/8
L/4
L/2
L/9
L/8
L/8
N/2
N/2
L/5
N/2
N/2
L/11
L/13
N/2
L/18
L/15
L/15
N/2
L/6
N/2
L/21
L/7
N/2
N/2
L/21
L/7
L/7
L/22
L/7
L/7
L/21
L/7
N/2
L/7
N/2
N/2
N/2
N/2
N/2

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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 166/9

Classification opinions approved by the HS Committee

2106.90/20
3002.10/3
4012.90/1
4409.10/1 or 4409.20
4412.99/1
4901.99/2
4911.99/2
5208.51/1
5911.40/1
7210.70/1
7606.11 to 7606.92
8424.89/4
8470.50/1
8527.90/1
8527.90/2
9503.70/2
9503.70/3

L/8
L/9
L/11
L/12
L/14
L/13
L/15
L/16
L/17
L/18
L/18
L/19
L/20
L/23
L/23
L/24
L/24

Information regarding the contents of these measures can be obtained from the Directorate-General of
Taxation and Customs Union of the Commission of the European Communities (Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat
200, B-1049 Brussels).

STATE AID

C 84/98 (ex N 100/98)

Germany

(1999/C 166/07)

(Articles 87 to 89 of the Treaty establishing the European Community)

Commission notice pursuant to Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty to other Member States and
interested parties concerning the (cid:145)sell-and-rent-back(cid:146) arrangement introduced by the 27th joint
Federal Government/L(cid:228)nder programme for improving regional economic structures

By the letter reproduced below and dated 17 May 1999, the Commission informed Germany that it had
decided to terminate proceedings under Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty.

for

improving regional

(cid:145)By letter dated 5 February 1998, the German authorities notified the Commission of the 27th joint Federal
Government/L(cid:228)nder programme
(cid:147)sell-
and-rent-back(cid:148) arrangement. In December 1998, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings under
Article 88(2) in respect of certain aspects of the scheme (the (cid:147)sell-and-rent-back(cid:148) arrangement). Germany
was informed thereof by letter SG(99) D/582 of 26 January 1999, and the other Member States and
interested parties were informed by means of a notice published in Official
the European
Communities C 80 of 23 March 1999. By letter dated 4 March 1999, the German authorities withdrew
their initial notification as far as the (cid:147)sell-and-rent-back(cid:148) arrangement was concerned.

including a

structures,

Journal of

economic

I would inform your Government that, since they no longer serve any purpose following the withdrawal of
the notification, the Commission has decided to terminate the proceedings under Article 88(2) of the EC
Treaty with regard to the aid elements concerned.

The Commission hereby draws the attention of the German Government of the fact that it will inform
interested parties by publishing this letter in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It will also
inform interested parties in the EFTA countries which are signatories to the EEA Agreement by publishing
a notice in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal and will inform the EFTA Surveillance Authority by
sending it a copy of this letter.(cid:146)