Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/552 of 6 April 2018 updating the references in Council Directive 2003/96/EC to the codes of the Combined Nomenclature for certain products

The references in Directive 2003/96/EC to certain codes of the Combined Nomenclature of Regulation (EC) No 2031/2001 are updated to references to the corresponding codes of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1925: (1) in Article 2(1)(h), code ‘38249099’ is replaced by codes ‘38249986, 38249992 (excluding anti-rust preparations containing amines as active constituents and inorganic composite solvents and thinners for varnishes and similar products), 38249993, 38249996 (excluding anti-rust preparations containing amines as active constituents and inorganic composite solvents and thinners for varnishes and similar products), 38260010 and 38260090’; (2) in Article 16(1) the references to certain codes are updated as follows: (a) in the second indent of the first subparagraph, code ‘38249055’ is replaced by code ‘38249955’; (b) in the second indent of the first subparagraph, codes ‘38249080 to 38249099’ are replaced by codes ‘38249980, 38249985, 38249986, 38249992 (excluding anti-rust preparations containing amines as active constituents and inorganic composite solvents and thinners for varnishes and similar products), 38249993, 38249996 (excluding anti-rust preparations containing amines as active constituents and inorganic composite solvents and thinners for varnishes and similar products), 38260010 and 38260090’; (c) in the second subparagraph, code ‘28510010’ is replaced by code ‘28539010’; (3) in Article 20(1) the references to certain codes are updated as follows: (a) in the first sentence of point (c), codes ‘271011 to 27101969’ are replaced by codes ‘271012 to 27101968 and 271020 to 27102039 and 27102090 (only for products of which less than 90 % by volume (including losses) distils at 210 °C and 65 % or more by volume (including losses) distils at 250 °C by the ISO 3405 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method)),’; (b) in the second sentence of point (c), code ‘27101121’ is replaced by code ‘27101221’; (c) in the second sentence of point (c), code ‘27101125’ is replaced by code ‘27101225’; (d) in the second sentence of point (c), code ‘27101929’ is replaced by codes ‘27101929 and 27102090 (only for products of which less than 90 % by volume (including losses) distils at 210 °C and 65 % or more by volume (including losses) distils at 250 °C by the ISO 3405 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method))’; (e) in point (h), code ‘38249099’ is replaced by codes ‘38249986, 38249992 (excluding anti-rust preparations containing amines as active constituents and inorganic composite solvents and thinners for varnishes and similar products), 38249993, 38249996 (excluding anti-rust preparations containing amines as active constituents and inorganic composite solvents and thinners for varnishes and similar products), 38260010 and 38260090’; (4) in Annex I, the references to certain codes are updated as follows: (a) Table A is updated as follows: (i) code ‘27101131’ is replaced by code ‘27101231’; (ii) code ‘27101141’ is replaced by code ‘27101241’; (iii) code ‘27101145’ is replaced by code ‘27101245’; (iv) code ‘27101149’ is replaced by code ‘27101249’; (v) code ‘27101151’ is replaced by code ‘27101251’; (vi) code ‘27101159’ is replaced by code ‘27101259’; (vii) codes ‘27101941 to 27101949’ are replaced by codes ‘27101943 to 27101948 and 27102011 to 27102019’; (b) in Table B, codes ‘27101941 to 27101949’ are replaced by codes ‘27101943 to 27101948 and 27102011 to 27102019’; (c) Table C is updated as follows: (i) codes ‘27101941 to 27101949’ are replaced by codes ‘27101943 to 27101948 and 27102011 to 27102019’; (ii) codes ‘27101961 to 27101969’ are replaced by codes ‘27101962 to 27101968 and 27102031 to 27102039’.

This Decision shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 15 September 2018.