Commission Regulation (EC) No 2493/96 of 23 December 1996 amending Annex I of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, as resulting from Regulation (EC) No 1734/96

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2493/96 of 23 December 1996 amending Annex I of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, as resulting from Regulation (EC) No 1734/96
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1) of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2492/96 (2), and in particular, Articles 9 and 12 thereof;
Whereas the negotiations conducted with Argentina under Article XXIV (6) of the GATT following the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden have led to tariff reductions which are laid down in Council Decision 96/611/EC (3); whereas these reductions should be incorporated in Annex I of Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, as resulting from Regulation (EC) No 1734/96 (4);
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,