Commission Regulation (EC) No 1624/97 of 13 August 1997 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1624/97 of 13 August 1997 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
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 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1195/97 (2), and in particular Articles 9 and 12 thereof,
Whereas it can prove difficult to classify within the subheadings of code 4202 suitcases and similar containers that are made out of a combination of materials (e.g. an outer material of woven fabric that is coated with cellular plastic on the outside); whereas in the interests of uniform application of the combined nomenclature the distinction between the subheadings concerned must be decided;
Whereas to this end an Additional Note must be added to Chapter 42 of the combined nomenclature; whereas Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, as last amended, must be correspondingly amended;
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,