Prováděcí nařízení Komise (EU) 2015/1754 ze dne 6. října 2015, kterým se mění příloha I nařízení Rady (EHS) č. 2658/87 o celní a statistické nomenklatuře a o společném celním sazebníku

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs TariffOJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1 . , and in particular Articles 9 and 12 thereof,

Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1 .

(1) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 established a goods nomenclature, hereinafter referred to as the Combined Nomenclature, to meet, at one and the same time, the requirements of the Common Customs Tariff, the external trade statistics of the Union, and other Union policies concerning the importation or exportation of goods.

(2) In the interests of legislative simplification, it is appropriate to modernise the Combined Nomenclature and to adapt its structure.

(3) It is necessary to update the Combined Nomenclature, in order to take account of, for instance, changes in requirements relating to statistics and to commercial policy, changes made in order to fulfil international commitments, technological and commercial developments, and the need to align or clarify texts.

(4) In accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, Annex I to that Regulation should be replaced, with effect from 1 January 2016 , by a complete version of the Combined Nomenclature, together with the autonomous and conventional rates of duty resulting from measures adopted by the Council or by the Commission.

(5) The Customs Code Committee has not issued an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2016 .

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