Commission Regulation (EC) No 2207/2003 of 17 December 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 1901/2000, by simplifying the concept of net mass

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2207/2003
of 17 December 2003
amending Regulation (EC) No 1901/2000, by simplifying the concept of net mass
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3330/91 of 7 November 1991 on the statistics relating to the trading of goods between Member States(1), and in particular Article 23(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The quantity of goods is a reliable and stable item of information which is necessary for comparisons on international trade.
(2) The units of quantity are used for checking the reliability of the data collected and for calculating indices.
(3) Pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1901/2000(2), laying down certain provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3330/91, of the units of quantity, net mass, in kilograms, is the main indicator and should in principle be mentioned for every type of goods; however, for certain products, it is not the most appropriate unit of measurement; the party responsible for providing information should therefore be exempted from indicating net mass in such cases.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 1901/2000 has drawn up a list of products for which the parties responsible for providing information are exempted from indicating net mass; that list must be adapted to take account of the changes deriving from the annual update of the Combined Nomenclature.
(5) For the sake of clarity, adaptations of this type should henceforth be implemented in each case by means of a regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1901/2000.
(6) Regulation (EC) No 1901/2000 must therefore be amended.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are consonant with the opinion of the Committee on Statistics relating to the Trading of Goods between Member States,