Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3985/87 of 22 December 1987 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) N° 3985/87
of 22 December 1987
amending Council Regulation (EEC)  N° 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) N° 2658/87
of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical  nomenclature
and on the Common Customs Tariff and, in particular, its
Article 9,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) N° 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 certain Regulations on the common organization of agricultural markets provide that the  tariff nomenclature resulting from their application shall be included in the combined  nomenclature; whereas they amend, if necessary, customs duties; whereas it is therefore appropriate  to include in this Regulation all the amendments from Regulations adopted under the common  agricultural policy;
Whereas on 24 November 1987 the Council decided upon the conventional rates of duty to be applied  to certain products falling within Chapter 85 of the combined
nomenclature; whereas it is  appropriate to include those rates in the combined nomenclature;
Whereas in order to ensure the uniform interpretation and application of the combined nomenclature,  it is appropriate to clarify the meaning of certain terms used in Section XI of that nomenclature  by the introduction of three additional notes;
Whereas in order to improve the wording of the combined nomenclature certain textual amendments are  required;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the  Nomenclature Committee,