Council Decision (EU) 2025/1308 of 23 June 2025 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the World Customs Organization (WCO) Council in relation to a WCO Article 16 Recom...

Official Journal of the European Union EN L series 2025/1308 2.7.2025 COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2025/1308 of 23 June 2025 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the World Customs Organization (WCO) Council in relation to a WCO Article 16 Recommendation amending the Harmonised System THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 31 and Article 207(4), first subparagraph, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, Whereas: (1) The International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (the ‘HS Convention’) was concluded by the Union by Council Decision 87/369/EEC (1) and entered into force on 1 January 1988. (2) Pursuant to Article 7 of the HS Convention, the Harmonized System Committee may propose to the World Customs Organization (WCO) Council proposals for amendments to the Harmonized System Nomenclature (the ‘HS Nomenclature’). Pursuant to Article 16 of the HS Convention, the WCO Council may recommend amendments to the Contracting Parties. (3) The WCO Council is expected to decide on a draft Recommendation to the Contracting Parties for an amendment to the HS Nomenclature at its June 2025 sessions (the ‘draft Recommendation’). The draft Recommendation is to be adopted on the basis of a proposal prepared by the Harmonized System Committee and finalised during its...