31.12. 87 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 376/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3985/87 of 22 December 1987 amending 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 Economic 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 and, in particular, its Article 9, 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 certain Regulations on the common organization of agricultural markets provide that the tariff nomenclature resulting from their application shall be included in the combined nomenclature; whereas they amend, if necessary, customs duties; whereas it is therefore appropriate to include in this Regulation all the amendments from Regulations adopted under the common agricultural policy; Whereas on 24 November 1987 the Council decided upon the conventional rates of duty to be applied to certain products falling within Chapter 85 of the combined nomenclature; whereas it is appropriate to include those rates in the combined nomenclature; Whereas in order to ensure the uniform interpretation and application of the combined nomenclature, it is appropriate to clarify the meaning of certain terms used in Section XI of that nomenclature by the introduction of three additional notes; Whereas in order to improve the wording of the combined nomenclature certain textual amendments are required; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Nomenclature Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The combined nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex hereto. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1988. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1987. (*) OJ No L 256,7.9.1987, p. 1. For the Commission COCKFIELD Vice-President