JULY 1976 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF LAWS OF MEMBER STATES RELATING TO ALCOHOL TABLES ( 5 ) , AND TO COMPLY WITH RECOMMENDATION N 22 OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF STATUTORY METROLOGY , IT IS NECESSARY TO AMEND SOME OF THE WORDING OF CHAPTER 22 RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH ;
WHEREAS IT IS APPROPRIATE , FOR THE SAKE OF CLARITY , TO BRING THE WHOLE OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF UP TO DATE ; WHEREAS , FOR THIS PURPOSE , IT IS NECESSARY TO COLLECT IN A SINGLE TEXT NOT ONLY THOSE PARTS WHICH ARE AMENDED WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JANUARY 1980 BUT ALSO THOSE WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN AMENDED AND THOSE WHICH REMAIN UNCHANGED ;
WHEREAS , ALTHOUGH TEMPORARY TARIFF AMENDMENTS AND THE PREFERENTIAL SYSTEMS RESULTING FROM THE VARIOUS ACTS ADOPTED BY THE COMMUNITY FORM AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , IT SEEMS APPROPRIATE NOT TO INCLUDE THEM IN THIS REGULATION ;
WHEREAS , ALTHOUGH THIS REGULATION DOES NOT APPLY TO PRODUCTS COVERED BY THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY , THE NOMENCLATURE AND THE CONVENTIONAL DUTIES FOR THESE PRODUCTS ARE INCLUDED , FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES , IN THE SCHEDULE OF CUSTOMS DUTIES , IN ORDER TO MAKE THE LATTER EASIER TO UNDERSTAND ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
THE ANNEX HEADED " COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF " TO REGULATION ( EEC ) N 950/68 IS HEREBY REPLACED BY THE ANNEX TO THIS REGULATION .
ARTICLE 2
THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1980 .
THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .
DONE AT BRUSSELS , 20 DECEMBER 1979 .
FOR THE COUNSIL
THE PRESIDENT
J . TUNNEY
ANNEX : SEE O.J . N L 342 OF 31 . 12 . 79