No L 69/10 Official Journal of the European Communities 20. 3. 79 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 518/79 of 19 March 1979 for recording exports of complete industrial plant in the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 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 statis- tics- of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States (1), and in particular Articles 21 and 33 thereof, ‘ Whereas, as regards the application of Article § of Regulation (EEC) No 1736/75 to declarations concerning the exportation of complete industrial plant, a simplified procedure must be instituted which is both better adapted to this kind of commercial phenomenon and which will improve the homoge- neity and comparability of statistical results; Whereas any such simplified procedure must not be prejudicial to other Community or national provisions not relating to statistics ; Whereas the use of this simplified procedure is justi- fied only in respect of exports ; whereas difficulties in describing goods arise only when they exceed a certain volume or in special circumstances; Whereas the grouping together of goods should be effected within the framework of the nomenclature of goods for the external trade statistics of the Commu- nity and statistics of trade between Member States (NIMEXE) annexed to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1445/72 (2), and last amended by Commission Regula- tion (EEC) No 2915/78 (°); Whereas it is essential for the compilation of these statistics that Member States adopt an identical code to identify the groupings provided for by the simpli- fied procedure ; Whereas it is advisable for practical reasons to allow the Member States to adopt detailed rules governing authorization to use this simplified procedure ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on External Trade Statistics, No L 183, 14. 7. 1975, p. 3. No L 161, 17. 7. 1972, p. 1. No L 353, 18. 12. 1978, p. 1. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 A simplified declaration procedure for recording exports of complete industrial plant in the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States is hereby instituted exclusively for the purposes of those statistics. Those responsible for supplying the statistical information shall be authorized, at their request, to use such proce- dure in accordance with the conditions laid down in this Regulation. Article 2 1. A ‘complete industrial plant’ shall be regarded as meaning a combination of machines, apparatus, appli- ances, equipment, instruments and materials, here- inafter referred to as ‘component parts’, which normally fall under various headings of the Customs Cooperation  Council nomenclature, hereinafter referred to as the ‘CCCN’, and which are designed to function together as a large-scale unit to produce goods or to provide services. 2. All other goods within the meaning of Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1736/75 which are to be used in constructing a complete industrial plant may be treated as component parts thereof, provided they are not excluded from the statistical compilation by virtue of that Regulation. Article 3 1. The procedure set out below may be followed only for the exportation of a complete industrial plant of which the total value exceeds 1-5 million European units of account, unless plant other than new plant is involved or unless other criteria justify the use of this procedure. Member States shall inform the Commission of other criteria which have been applied. The Commission shall conveny such information to the other Member States. 2. The total statistical value of a complete industrial plant shall be arrived at by adding the statistical values of its component parts to the statistical values of the goods referred to in Article 2 (2).