26. 6. 96 Official Journal of the European Communities 1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1035/96 of 8 May 1996 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 statisti- cal nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Articles 9 and 12 thereof, Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 established a goods nomenclature, hereinafter called the ‘combined nomenclature’, to meet, at one and the same time, the requirements both of the Common Customs Tariff and of the external trade statistics of the Community; Whereas it is necessary to amend the combined nomenclature to take account of: — changes in requirements relating to statistics and commercial policy, in particular by virtue of Council Decision 94/800/EC of 22 December 1994 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the Euro- pean Community, as regards matters within its competence, of the agreements reached in the Uru- guay Round multilateral negotiations (1986-1994) (3) and Council Regulation (EC) No 3093/95 of 22 December 1995 laying down the rates of duty to be applied by the Community resulting from negotiations under GATT Article XXIV.6 consequent upon the accession of Austria, (1) OJ No L 256, 7.9. 1987, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 336, 23. 12. 1994, p. 1. Finland and Sweden to the European Union (3), as well as other measures adopted by the Council or by the Commission (4); — the need to align or clarify texts, in particular to take account of the Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Tariff and Statistical Nomenclature Section of the Customs Code Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Without prejudice to Council Regulation (EC) No 344/96 of 26 February 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomen- clature and on the Common Customs Tariff (5), Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 is amended in accordance with the Annexes to this Regulation. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1996. (3) OJ No L334, 30.12. 1995, p. 1. (4) Incorporated in Annex I to this Regulation are amend- ments resulting from the adoption of the following mea- sure: Commission Regulation (EC) No 192/96 of 31 January 1996 (OJ No L 26 of 2. 2. 1996, p. 5). (5) OJ No L 49, 28.2. 1996, p. 1.