Council Regulation (EC) No 1929/2006 of 23 October 2006 concerning the implementation of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Uruguay pursuant to Article XXIV.6 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994, amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1929/2006
of 23 October 2006
concerning the implementation of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Uruguay pursuant to Article XXIV.6 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994, amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Council regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1) established a goods nomenclature, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Combined Nomenclature’, and set out the conventional duty rates of the Common Customs Tariff.
(2) By its Decision 2006/997/EC (2) concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Uruguay, the Council approved, on behalf of the Community, the before mentioned Agreement with a view to closing negotiations initiated pursuant to Article XXIV:6 of GATT 1994,