Council Regulation (EEC) No 2686/76 of 19 October 1976 on the application of the system of certificates of origin provided for under the International Coffee Agreement 1976, when quotas are not in effect
Official Journal L 309 , 10/11/1976 P. 0001 - 0027
Greek special edition: Chapter 02 Volume 2 P. 0161
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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) N 2686/76
OF 19 OCTOBER 1976
ON THE APPLICATION OF THE SYSTEM OF CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN PROVIDED FOR UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL COFFEE AGREEMENT 1976 , WHEN QUOTAS ARE NOT IN EFFECT
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 113 THEREOF ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,
WHEREAS BY VIRTUE OF THE COUNCIL DECISION OF 20 SEPTEMBER 1976 THE COMMUNITY IS TO APPLY PROVISIONALLY THE INTERNATIONAL COFFEE AGREEMENT 1976 , WITH EFFECT FROM 1 OCTOBER 1976 , THE DATE ON WHICH THAT AGREEMENT PROVISIONALLY ENTERED INTO FORCE ;
WHEREAS ON 30 SEPTEMBER 1976 THE INTERNATIONAL COFFEE COUNCIL ADOPTED A SYSTEM OF CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN TO BE APPLIED UNDER THE AFORESAID AGREEMENT WHEN QUOTAS ARE NOT IN EFFECT ;
WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 15 ( 3 ) OF THE INTERNATIONAL COFFEE AGREEMENT 1976 , APPROPRIATE MEASURES MUST BE TAKEN TO IMPLEMENT THIS SYSTEM OF CERTIFICATES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
FOR THE PURPOSES OF IMPLEMENTING THE INTERNATIONAL COFFEE AGREEMENT 1976 , THE SYSTEM OF CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN TO BE APPLIED WHEN QUOTAS ARE NOT IN EFFECT ADOPTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL COFFEE COUNCIL ON 30 SEPTEMBER 1976 AND SET OUT IN THE ANNEX TO THIS REGULATION , SHALL BE APPLIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES .
ARTICLE 2
IMPORTATION INTO THE COMMUNITY OF COFFEE AND OF EXTRACTS , ESSENCES OR CONCENTRATES OF COFFEE , FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADINGS 09.01 A AND 21.02 A OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , ORIGINATING IN EXPORTING COUNTRIES WHICH ARE MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL COFFEE AGREEMENT 1976 , SHALL BE SUBJECT TO PRODUCTION AT THE CUSTOMS OFFICE WHERE THE IMPORT FORMALITIES ARE COMPLETED OF THE CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN OR IMPORT RETURN PRESCRIBED FOR THIS PURPOSE UNDER THE SYSTEM REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 .
ARTICLE 3
THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .
DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 19 OCTOBER 1976 .
FOR THE COUNCIL
THE PRESIDENT
M . VAN DER STOEL
ANNEX
RULES OF THE INTERNATIONAL COFFEE ORGANIZATION FOR THE APPLICATION OF A SYSTEM OF CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN WHEN QUOTAS ARE NOT IN EFFECT
RULE 1
DEFINITIONS
FOR THE PURPOSES OF THESE RULES :
VALID CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN FOR EXPORTS TO MEMBER COUNTRIES MEANS THE FIRST COPY OF A CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN IN FORM O PRESCRIBED IN ANNEX 1 , ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE RULES BY A CERTIFYING AGENCY OF THE