26. 6. 97 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 168/35 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1153/97 of 24 June 1997 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 statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 866/97(3) 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 of both the Common Customs Tariff and of the external trade statistics of the Community; Whereas it is necessary to amend the combined nomen- clature to take into account Council Decision 97/359/EC of 24 March 1997 concerning the elimination of duties on information technology products(®)y and Council De- cision 97/360/EC of 24 March 1997 concerning the elim- ination of duties on certain spirituous beverages (*); Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Tariff and Statis- tical Nomenclature Section of the Customs Code Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Annex I, Part Two, to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. Article 2 The amendments to the CN subheadings provided for in this Regulation shall be applicable as Taric subheadings until their insertion into the combined nomenclature in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1997. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 24 June 1997. No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1. No L 124, 16. 5. 1997, p. 1. No L 155, 12. 6. 1997, p. 1. No L 155, 12. 6. 1997, p. 60. For the Commission Maric MONTI Member of the Commission