Article 1
1. The customs authorities are hereby directed, under Article 14(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036, to take the appropriate steps to register imports into the Union of 1,4-Butanediol, usually falling under the Chemical Abstracts Service’s registration (CAS) number 110-63-4 and usually classified in the European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances (EINECS) under EC-number 203-786-5, currently classified under CN codes 2905 39 26 and 2905 39 28 , and originating in People’s Republic of China, Saudi Arabia and the United States of America. 2. Registration shall expire nine months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.