Document ID: 31999R1506

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,
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,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2261/98(4) is amended in accordance with Annex A to this Regulation.
Article 2
In Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2261/98 is amended as follows:
1. the products included in Annex B to this Regulation shall be added to Annex 3 (INN);
2. the products included in Annex C to this Regulation shall be added to Annex 4 (prefixes and suffixes);
3. the products included in Annex D to this Regulation shall be added to Annex 6 (pharmaceutical intermediates).
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 July 1999.

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