Commission Regulation (EC) No 705/2005

of 4 May 2005

amending or repealing certain regulations on the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature

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 Tariff1, and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Certain Commission Regulations concerning the classification of goods, adopted in order to ensure the uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature established by Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, refer to codes which no longer exist. They should therefore be updated by way of amendments which take into account the appropriate codes in force.

(2)

Other Regulations have become redundant owing to changes to the descriptions of products and their related codes in the Harmonised System or in the Combined Nomenclature. They should therefore be repealed.

(3)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: