CELEX: 31995R1359
Language: en
Date: 1995-06-13
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1359/95 of 13 June 1995 amending Annexes I and II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 802/80

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31995R1359

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1359/95 of 13 June 1995 amending Annexes I and II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 802/80  

Official Journal L 142 , 26/06/1995 P. 0001 - 0935

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1359/95  of 13 June 1995 amending Annex I and II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 802/80THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (), and in particular Articles 9 and 12 thereof,Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 established a goods nomenclature, hereinafter called the 'combined nomenclature`, to meet, at one and the same time, the requirements both of the Common Customs Tariff and of the external trade statistics of the Community;Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3115/94 of 20 December 1994 amending Annexes I and II to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 which entered into force on 1 January 1995 took into account :- changes in requirements relating to statistics and commercial policy, in particular by virtue of Council Decision 94/800/EC of 22 December 1994 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Community, as regards matters within its competence, of the agreements reached in the Uruguay Round multilateral negotiations (1986-1994) () and Council Regulation (EC) No 3231/94 of 22 December 1994 concerning certain measures resulting from the conclusion of negotiations under Article XXIV:6 and other measures necessary for simplification purposes (),- the need to align or clarify texts;Whereas it is necessary to implement, with effect from 1 July 1995, certain tariff measures, in particular for agricultural products as defined within the framework of the Uruguay Round multilateral negotiations;Whereas it is appropriate for the Commission to adopt by means of a regulation to apply from 1 July 1995, a complete version of the combined nomenclature together with the corresponding autonomous and conventional rates of duty of the Common Customs Tariff, as it results from Decision 94/800/EC and Regulation (EC) No 3231/94 as well as other measures adopted by the Council or by the Commission ();Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 802/80 (), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2723/90 (), classified certain products as butter under subheading 0405 00 10 of te combined nomenclature; whereas this classification is no longer in line with the new structure of heading No 0405 of the combined nomenclature annexed to this Regulation; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 802/80 should therefore be repealed;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Tariff and Statistical Nomenclature Section of the Customs Code Committee,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :Article 1Annexes I and II to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 are hereby replaced by the Annexes to this Regulation.Article 2 Regulation (EEC) No 802/80 is hereby repealed.Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1  July 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 13  June 1995.For the Commission  M. MONTI  Member of the Commission  () OJ No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1.() OJ No L 336, 23. 12. 1994, p. 1.() OJ No L 338, 28. 12. 1994, p. 1.() Incorporated in Annex 1 to this Regulation are amendments resulting from the adoption of the following measures :- Commission Regulation (EC) No 3330/94 of 21 December 1994 (OJ No L 350, 31. 12. 1994, p. 52),- Commission Regulation (EC) No 656/95 of 28 March 1995 (OJ No L 69, 29. 3. 1995, p. 1).() OJ No L 87, 1. 4. 1980, p. 54.() OJ No L 261, 25. 9. 1990, p. 24.ANNEX ICOMBINED NOMENCLATURESUMMARYPART ONE - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONSSection I - General rulesA.General rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature 11B.General rules concerning duties 12C.General rules applicable both to nomenclature and to duties 13Section II - Special provisionsA.Goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms 13B.Civil aircraft and goods for use in civil aircraft 15C.Pharmaceutical products 16D.Standard rate of duty 16E.Containers and packing materials 17Signs, abbreviations and symbols 18Supplementary units 19PART TWO - SCHEDULE OF CUSTOMS DUTIESSection ILive animals; animal products1 Live animals 232 Meat and edible meat offal 273 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 474 Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 635 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 81Section IIVegetable products6 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 847 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 878 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruits or melons 959 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 10610 Cereals 11011 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 11612 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 12213 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 12714 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 129Section IIIAnimal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 131Section IVPrepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 14417 Sugars and sugar confectionery 15018 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 15519 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products 15820 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 16421 Miscellaneous edible preparations 18522 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 19023 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder 20224 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 208Section VMineral products25 Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 21226 Ores, slag and ash 21927 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 222Section VIProducts of the chemical or allied industries28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes 23029 Organic chemicals 24830 Pharmaceutical products 27331 Fertilizers 27832 Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks 28233 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 28734 Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster 29035 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 29436 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 29737 Photographic or cinematographic goods 29938 Miscellaneous chemical products 303Section VIIPlastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof39 Plastics and articles thereof 31140 Rubber and articles thereof 326Section VIIIRaw hides and skins, leather, furskins and articles thereof; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 33442 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 33843 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 342Section IXWood and articles of wood; wood charcoal; cork and articles of cork; manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 34545 Cork and articles of cork 35646 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 358Section XPulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard; paper and paperboard and articles thereof47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 36048 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 36249 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 378Section XITextiles and textile articles50 Silk 38151 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 38952 Cotton 39453 Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn 40354 Man-made filaments 40755 Man-made staple fibres 41356 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 42157 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 42558 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 42859 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 43260 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 43761 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 44062 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 45063 Other made-up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 461Section XIIFootwear, headgear, umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof; prepared feathers and articles made therewith; artificial flowers; articles of human hair64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 46665 Headgear and parts thereof 47266 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding crops and parts thereof 47467 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 475Section XIIIArticles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; ceramic products; glass and glassware68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 47769 Ceramic products 48370 Glass and glassware 488Section XIVNatural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coins71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coins 497Section XVBase metals and articles of base metal72 Iron and steel 50573 Articles of iron or steel 53674 Copper and articles thereof 55275 Nickel and articles thereof 55976 Aluminium and articles thereof 56277 (Reserved for possible future use in the harmonized system) 78 Lead and articles thereof 56879 Zinc and articles thereof 57180 Tin and articles thereof 57481 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 57782 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 58183 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 588Section XVIMachinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment; parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 59385 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles 647Section XVIIVehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment86 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electromechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds 68587 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof 68988 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof 70189 Ships, boats and floating structures 703Section XVIIIOptical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; clocks and watches; musical instruments; parts and accessories thereof90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 70691 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 72592 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 731Section XIXArms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof93 Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof 734Section XXMiscellaneous manufactured articles94 Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings 73795 Toys, games, and sports requisites; parts and ac-cessories thereof 74396 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 748Section XXIWorks of art, collectors' pieces and antiques97 Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques 75498 Complete industrial plant exported in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 518/79 75699 (Reserved for special uses determined by the com-petent Community authorities)PART THREE - TARIFF ANNEXESSection I - Agricultural annexesAnnex 1 Agricultural components (EA), additionnal duties for sugar (AD S/Z) and additional duties for flour (AD F/M) 763Annex 2 Products to which an entry price applies 777Annex 2A Duty rates for CN code 0403 811Section II - Lists of pharmaceutical substances which qualify for duty-free treatment Annex 3 List of International Non-proprietary Names (INNs), provided for pharmaceutical substances by the World Health Organisation, which are free of duty 815Annex 4 List of prefixes and suffixes which, in combination with the INNs of Annex 3, describe the salts, esters or hydrates of INNs; these salts, esters and hydrates are free of duty, on condition that they are classifiable in the same 6-digit HS-heading as the corresponding INN 907Annex 5 Salts, esters and hydrates of INNs, which are not classified in the same HS-heading as the corresponding INNs and which are free of duty 911Annex 6 List of pharmaceutical intermediates, i.e. compounds used for the manufacture of finished pharmaceutical products, which are free of duty 913Section III - QuotasAnnex 7 WTO tariff quotas to be opened by the competent Community authorities 923