TIMES AS THE RESERVE ALLOWS ; WHEREAS THE INITIAL AND ADDITIONAL SHARES MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR USE UNTIL THE END OF THE QUOTA PERIOD ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , IT SEEMS ADVISABLE TO PERMIT THE MEMBER STATES TO LIMIT THE EXERCISE OF THEIR TOTAL OBLIGATION TO DRAW ON THE RESERVE AMOUNT TO A LEVEL NOT EXCEEDING 40 % OF THEIR INITIAL SHARE ; WHEREAS THIS METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION CALLS FOR CLOSE COOPERATION BETWEEN MEMBER STATES AND THE COMMISSION WHICH MUST , IN PARTICULAR , BE ABLE TO OBSERVE THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE QUOTA AMOUNT IS USED AND INFORM MEMBER STATES THEREOF ;
WHEREAS IF , AT A SPECIFIED DATE IN THE QUOTA PERIOD , A CONSIDERABLE BALANCE REMAINS IN ONE OR OTHER MEMBER STATE IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THAT MEMBER STATE PAYS A LARGE AMOUNT OF IT BACK INTO THE RESERVE , IN ORDER TO AVOID A PART OF THE COMMUNITY QUOTA REMAINING UNUSED IN ONE MEMBER STATE WHEN IT COULD BE USED IN OTHERS ;
WHEREAS SINCE THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM , THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS AND THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG ARE UNITED IN AND REPRESENTED BY THE BENELUX ECONOMIC UNION , ALL TRANSACTIONS CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF SHARES ALLOCATED TO THAT ECONOMIC UNION MAY BE CARRIED OUT BY ANY ONE OF ITS MEMBERS ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
1 . FROM 1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER 1979 , A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA OF 60 000 TONNES SHALL BE OPENED IN THE COMMUNITY FOR THE IMPORTS OF RAW OR UNMANUFACTURED VIRGINIA TYPE TOBACCOS FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADINGS 24.01 A EX I , 24.01 A EX II AND 24.01 EX B OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF . WITHIN THIS TARIFF QUOTA THE CUSTOMS DUTY SHALL BE SUSPENDED AT 7 % WITH A MINIMUM CHARGE OF 15 EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET WEIGHT FOR VIRGINIA TYPE TOBACCOS FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 24.01 EX B AND A MAXIMUM CHARGE OF 45 EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET WEIGHT FOR VIRGINIA TYPE TOBACCOS FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADINGS 24.01 A EX I AND 24.01 A EX II .
HOWEVER , IN THE CONTEXT OF THIS TARIFF QUOTA , THE CUSTOMS DUTY ON IMPORTS ORIGINATING IN THE COUNTRIES LISTED IN ANNEX B SHALL BE TOTALLY SUSPENDED .
2 . THIS TARIFF QUOTA SHALL APPLY SOLELY TO PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES LISTED IN ANNEX A . HOWEVER , THOSE IMPORTS WHICH ENJOY EXEMPTION FROM CUSTOMS DUTIES UNDER OTHER PREFERENTIAL TARIFF ARRANGEMENTS GRANTED BY THE COMMUNITY MAY NOT BE CHARGED AGAINST THIS TARIFF QUOTA .
FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE APPLICATION OF THIS REGULATION THE CONCEPT OF " ORIGINATING PRODUCTS " SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 14 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 802/68 .
ENTRY TO THIS TARIFF QUOTA SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE PRODUCTION OF A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY APPEARING IN THE CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN AND MADE OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE REFERRED TO IN THE