12. 12. 97 Official Journal of the European Communities L 341/21 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2470/97 of 11 December 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds (Text with EEA relevance) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, " Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector (), as last amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 1599/96 (3, and in particular Article 17 (15) thereof, Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2086/97 of 4 November 1997 amending Annex I to Council Regula- tion (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff () provides for an amendment with effect on 1 January 1998 regarding inulin syrup falling within subheading 1702 60; Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2333/97 (%), es- tablishes an agricultural nomenclature for export refunds based on the combined nomenclature; whereas that nomenclature should accordingly be adapted with effect on 1 January 1998 to bring it into line with the amend- ments referred to above; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The data relating to subheading 1702 60 90 in Sector 14 of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 are hereby replaced by those in the Annex hereto. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1998. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 11 December 1997. L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4. L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 43. L 312, 14. 11. 1997, p. 1. L 366, 24. 12. 1987, p. 1. L 323, 26. 11. 1997, p. 25. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission