Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1403/92 of 27 May 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3518/91 on the country nomenclature for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1403/92  of 27 May 1992  amending Regulation (EEC) No 3518/91 on the country nomenclature for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States
THE COMMISSION OF  THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1736/75 of 24 June 1975 on the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States (1), last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1629/88 (2), and in particular Articles 36 and  41 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3518/91 of 4 December 1991 on the country nomenclature for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States (3) laid down the version of the said nomenclature due to come  into force on 1 January 1992, and this version is valid until 31 December 1992;
Whereas the geopolitical changes that have taken place in central and eastern Europe are of such major importance as to render it necessary, by way of exception, to make a purely technical adjustment to the said version during the year of its validity;
Whereas the purpose of such adjustment is to permit statistics to be drawn up which take account of the most recent developments;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on External Trade Statistics,