ARTICLE 2 OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED REGULATION , AND , WITH REGARD TO THE CONVERSION INTO NATIONAL CURRENCIES OF THE EUROPEAN UNIT OF ACCOUNT IT IS NECESSARY , MOREOVER , TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPHS 2 AND 3 OF THAT ARTICLE ;
WHEREAS FOR CERTAIN HEADINGS OR CHAPTER NOTES IT IS NECESSARY TO INTRODUCE AMENDMENTS WITH THE OBJECT OF ENSURING UNIFORM APPLICATION OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ; WHEREAS , MOREOVER , A CERTAIN NUMBER OF DRAFTING AMENDMENTS IS JUSTIFIED FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ;
WHEREAS CERTAIN REGULATIONS ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETS PROVIDE THAT THE TARIFF NOMENCLATURE RESULTING FROM THEIR APPLICATION SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND / OR AMEND CUSTOMS DUTIES ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE APPROPRIATE TO INCLUDE IN THIS REGULATION ALL THE AMENDMENTS RESULTING FROM REGULATIONS ADOPTED UNDER THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ;
WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 71/354/EEC OF 18 OCTOBER 1971 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO UNITS OF MEASUREMENT ( 4 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY DIRECTIVE 76/770/EEC ( 5 ) , IT IS NECESSARY TO AMEND THE TEXT OF CERTAIN NOTES TO CHAPTER 27 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ;
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 1979 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 THIS REGULATION DOES NOT APPLY TO PRODUCTS COVERED BY THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY , ALTHOUGH 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 1979 .
THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .
DONE AT BRUSSELS , 27 NOVEMBER 1978 .
FOR THE COUNCIL
THE PRESIDENT
H . EHRENBERG
ANNEX : SEE O.J . N 335 OF 1 . 12 . 78