Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/173 of 29 November 2017 amending Regulation (EU) 2015/936 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards updating the Combined Nomenclature codes listed in Annex I to that Regulation

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2015/936 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 June 2015 on common rules for imports of textile products from certain third countries not covered by bilateral agreements, protocols or other arrangements, or by other specific Union import rules (1), and in particular Article 35 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Common rules for imports of textile products from certain third countries not covered by bilateral agreements, protocols or other arrangements, or by other specific Union import rules are laid down in Regulation (EU) 2015/936. Annex I to that Regulation determines the textile products referred to in Article 1 by listing the relevant Combined Nomenclature codes.

(2) Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (2) set up the Combined Nomenclature. Annex I to that Regulation is updated every year and published as a stand-alone Implementing Regulation to align the Combined Nomenclature with the possible changes adopted by the Word Customs Organisation with regard to the Harmonised System nomenclature or within the framework of the World Trade Organisation with regard to conventional duty rates.

(3) On 6 October 2016 the Commission adopted Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1821 (3), which modified the nomenclature of some products covered by Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2015/936.

(4) In order to align Regulation (EU) 2015/936 with Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1821, Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2015/936 should be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2015/936 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 29 November 2017.

For the Commission The President Jean-Claude JUNCKER

(1) OJ L 160, 25.6.2015, p. 1.

(2) Council 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).

(3) Commission 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).