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THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission^f1,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament^f2,

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee^f3,

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92^f4 identified most of the fish species by their taxonomic names;

Whereas some of the fish species commonly known as trout internationally have been given new taxonomic names when these species were moved from the genus Salmo to the genus Oncorhynchus; whereas this change in taxonomic names does not lead to a change of the tariff classification of these species nor of the structure of the Common Customs Tariff; whereas it seems sufficient to refer to the new taxonomic names by means of a footnote; whereas Annex VII to the said Regulation should be amended as a result;

Whereas the tariff nomenclature resulting from the application of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 is included in the Common Customs Tariff; whereas consequently an amendment should be made to the combined nomenclature in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87^f5,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: