Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/216 of 14 December 2017 amending Annexes V and IX to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/216of 14 December 2017amending Annexes V and IX to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferencesTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 732/2008OJ L 303, 31.10.2012, p. 1., and in particular Article 6(2) and Article 11(2) thereof,Whereas:(1)Article 6(1) of Regulation (EU) No 978/2012, provides that the products to which tariff preferences are to be applied under the general arrangement of the Generalised Scheme of Preferences referred to in Article 1(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 are listed in Annex V.(2)Article 11(1) of Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 provides that the products to which tariff preferences are to be applied under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance referred to in Article 1(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 are listed in Annex IX.(3)The Combined Nomenclature ("CN") established by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1). has been amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1821Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1821 of 6 October 2016 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 294, 28.10.2016, p. 1)., which entered into force on 1 January 2017.(4)In order to incorporate changes made necessary by those amendments to the CN and ensure consistency with the CN product list, Annexes V and IX to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: