# Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/749 of 24 February 2017 amending Regulation (EU) 2015/755 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the removal of Kazakhstan from the list of countries in Annex I thereto

EU Regulation 2017/749 · adopted 24 February 2017

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/749 of 24 February 2017 amending Regulation (EU) 2015/755 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the removal of Kazakhstan from the list of countries in Annex I thereto

## Introductory text

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/749
of 24 February 2017
amending Regulation (EU) 2015/755 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the removal of Kazakhstan from the list of countries in Annex I thereto
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2015/755 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on common rules for imports from certain third countries, and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
In view of the accession of Kazakhstan to the World Trade Organisation, provisions should be made that Kazakhstan is removed from the scope of Regulation (EU) 2015/755.
(2)
Regulation (EU) 2015/755 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

## 1 

In Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2015/755, the name ‘Kazakhstan’ is deleted.

## 2 

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

## Signature

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 February 2017.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude Juncker

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2017/749 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-749
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