Council Regulation (EC) No 486/2006 of  20 March 2006  concerning the implementation of the Agreement on Duty-Free Treatment of Multi-Chip Integrated Circuits (MCPs) by amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff

25.3.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 88/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 486/2006
of 20 March 2006
concerning the implementation of the Agreement on Duty-Free Treatment of Multi-Chip Integrated Circuits (MCPs) by 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 2005/964/EC (2), the Council has concluded, on behalf of the European Community, the Agreement on Duty-Free Treatment of Multi-Chip Integrated Circuits (MCPs) (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’).
(3) The Agreement reduces to zero the rate of all customs duties and other duties and charges applied to MCPs.
(4) The Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union as the depository designated by the Agreement has received instruments of acceptance from four Parties. Pursuant to Article 7(a) of the Agreement, these four Parties have agreed that the Agreement shall enter into force on 1 April 2006.
(5) The Agreement should therefore be implemented by amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87,