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 vanillin with the molecular formula C8H8O3 or C9H10O3, and with a purity level higher than 95 % by weight, including Synthetic Vanillin, Natural Vanillin, Bio-sourced Synthetic Vanillin (Biovanillin) and Ethylvanillin, currently classified under CN codes ex29124100 for Synthetic Vanillin, Natural Vanillin and Bio-sourced Synthetic Vanillin and ex29124200 for Ethylvanillin (TARIC codes 2912410010 and 2912420010), and originating in the People’s Republic of China.