Article 1

The Combined Nomenclature (CN) introduced by Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 shall be applied by the Community and the Member States to the statistics of trade between Member States.

Member States may, under the CN subheadings, within the meaning of Article 1 (2) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, introduce subdivisions in line with national statistical requirements. They shall, in compliance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2793/86 of 22 July 1986 laying down the codes to be used in the forms laid down in Council Regulations (EEC) No 678/85, (EEC) No 1900/85 and (EEC) No 222/77^f1, accompany these subdivisions with identifying number codes by means of a ninth digit reserved for the purpose.