NoL59/74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.3.74
REGULATION (EEC)No509/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of28February1974
onthecertificationofauthenticitywhichhastoappearonthecertificateof
originformAissuedforunmanufactured tobaccoofthetype'flue-cured
Virginia'bycountriestowhichgeneralizedpreferenceshavebeengranted
(1)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No166/74of21
January1974istobegiveninbox4ofthecertificate
oforiginformAlaiddowninCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No3614/73of20December1973.
2.Thecertificationmentionedinparagraph 1
consistsofthefollowingwords:'Theundersigned
authoritycertifiesthetruthofthedescriptionofthe
goodsgiveninbox7below',followedbythestampof
thecompetentauthorityandthesignatureofthe
competentofficial.
3..Thedescriptionofgoodsinbox7ofthecertifi­
cateoforiginshouldcpntainthefollowingwords:
'Tobacco,raworunmanufactured ,type"flue-cured
Virginia".'
Article2THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
166/74of21January1974(l)ontheopening,allo­
catingandprovidingfortheadministration ofa
Communitytariffquotaforunmanufactured tobacco
ofthe'flue-curedVirginia'typeoriginatingindeve­
lopingcountries,andinparticularArticle1(1)
thereof;
Whereastheprovisionsmentionedabovestipulate
thatthebenefitofthetariffquotasforunmanufac­
turedtobaccoofthe'flue-curedVirginia'typeis
dependentoncertificationofauthenticitybeingmade
onthecertificateoforiginaslaiddownbyCommis­
sionRegulation (EEC)No3614/73of20December
1973(*);
Whereasitisnecessarytohavethiscertification
appearinginbox4ofthecertificateoforiginformA;
itisalsonecessarythatthiscertificationshouldbe
givenunderthesignatureandstampoftheauthority
competentinthisfieldinthebeneficiarycountry,
certifyingtheaccuracyofthedescriptionofthegoods
inquestiongiveninbox7;
Whereasitisnecessarythatthecustomsauthoritiesof
theMemberStatesshouldbetoldthenameandthe
addressofthesaidauthoritycompetenttoissuethe
saidcertificationofauthenticity ,andbegivenaspeci­
menofthestamptheyuse;
Whereasthegovernmentalauthorityissuingthecertifi­
cateoforigininanycaseguaranteesthetruthofall
statementsmadethereon;thisshowsthatitmaybe
considerednotnecessaryincertaincasesandunder
certainconditionstohaveadistinctcertification in
box4ofthecertificateoforigin;
WhereastheprovisionsofthisRegulationareinaccor­
dancewiththeOpinionoftheCommitteeonOrigin,ThefavouredcountriesaretoinformtheCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunities ofthenameandthe
addressofthegovernmentalauthoritiescompetentto
issuethecertificationmentionedinArticle1,together
withanimpressionofthestamptheyuse.
Article3
ByderogationfromtheprovisionsofArticle1(1)and
(2)andwithoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofArticle1
(3)andArticle2,thesaidcertificationdoesnothave
toappearinbox4ofthecertificateoforiginifthe
authoritycompetenttoissuethecertificateoforiginis
thegovernmental authorityqualifiedtoprovidean
attestation ,inaccordancewithArticle1.
Article4
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1ProductswhichsatisfytherequirementsofthisRegula­
tionandwhichhavebeendespatchedfrombenefi­
ciarycountries,afterthedateoftheopeningofthe
tariffquotasgrantedtotheseproducts,orareonthe
saiddateeitherintransitorundertemporaryware­
houseprocedure,incustomswarehousesorfreezones
intheCommunityorinthebeneficiaryexporting
country,maywithinatimelimitofsixmonths,
benefitintheCommunityfromtheprovisionsofthe
preferentialtariffsystem,providedthatacertificateof1.WithoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofArticle3,
thecertificationofauthenticitylaiddowninArticle1
HOJNoL20,24.1.1974,p.4.
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1.3.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL59/75
Article5 originformAisissuedretrospectively ,inaccordance
withtheprovisionsofthisRegulation ,bythecompe­
tentgovernmental authoritiesofthebeneficiary
countryconcerned,togetherwithdocumentary
evidenceofdirecttransport,arepresentedtothe
CustomsauthoritiesintheCommunitywithinsuch
periodoftimeasshallbedeterminedbythem.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialjournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28February1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI