Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 is hereby amended as follows:

1. (a)

   Article 3 (2), (3) and (4) shall be replaced by the following:

   ‘2.

   The Taric subheadings shall be identified by the 9th and 10th digits which, together with the code numbers referred to in paragraph 1, form the Taric code numbers. In the absence of a Community subdivision, the 9th and 10th digits shall be “00”.

   3.

   Exceptionally, additional Taric codes of four characters may be used for the application of specific Community measures which are not coded, or not entirely coded, at the 9th and 10th digit level.’

2. (b)

   Article 5 (3) and (4) shall be replaced by the following:

   ‘3.

   Member States may use subdivisions which meet national requirements; identifying codes shall be assigned to such subdivisions in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92^f1.’