L 346/38 Official Journal of the European Union 31.12.2003 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2344/2003 of 30 December 2003 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomencla- ture and on the Common Customs Tariff THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (3)  To ensure that the Combined Nomenclature to apply 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 (), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof, Whereas: (1)  The Combined Nomenclature appearing as Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 was replaced by Commis- sion Regulation (EC) No 1789/2003 of 11 September 2003 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (%), to apply from 1 January 2004. (2)  The Commission adopted Regulations (EC) No 1871/ 2003 (), (EC) No 1949/2003 () and (EC) No 2205/ 2003 () amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1832/2002 (). from 1 January 2004 includes the amendments made by these three Regulations, it is necessary to make the corresponding amendments to Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1789/2003. (4)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Atrticle 1 Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1789/2003, is hereby amended in accord- ance with the Annex to this Regulation. Atticle 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2004. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 30 December 2003. (") OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2205/2003 (O] L 330, 18.12.2003, p. 10). () OJ L 281, 30.10.2003, p. 1. () OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 5. () OJ L 287, 5.11.2003, p. 15. () 0] () OJ 2 3 > L 330, 18.12.2003, p. 10. L 290, 28.10.2002, p. 1. 6 For the Commission Frederik BOLKESTEIN Member of the Commission