Commission Regulation (EC) No 1506/1999 of 9 July 1999 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 1506/1999
of 9 July 1999
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 1372/1999(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
(1) Whereas, in the Uruguay Round talks, specified pharmaceutical products were granted exemption from customs duties; whereas the second review of the agreements relating to such products has now taken place within the World Trade Organisation;
(2) Whereas, accordingly, Council Regulation (EC) No 1110/99(3), provides for duty-free treatment for certain active ingredients bearing an "international non-proprietary name" (INN) from the World Health Organisation and for certain intermediate products used for the manufacture of finished pharmaceuticals;
(3) Whereas these amendments should be incorporated into Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87;
(4) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,