Commission Regulation (EEC) No 4133/87 of 9 December 1987 determining the conditions for the admission of vodka of combined nomenclature subheadings 2208 90 31 and 2208 90 53, imported into the Community, to the tariff conditions provided for in the agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Finland on mutual trade in wines and spirituous beverages

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) N° 4133/87
of 9 December 1987
determining the conditions for the  admission of vodka of combined nomenclature subheadings 2208 90 31 and 2208 90 59, imported into  the Community, to the tariff conditions provided for in the agreement between the European Economic  Community and the Republic of Finland on mutual trade in wines and spirituous beverages
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) N° 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical  nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) N° 950/68 of 28 June 1968 on the Common Customs Tariff (2), as  last amended by Regulation (EEC) N° 3529/87 (3), established the Common Customs Tariff on the basis  of the nomenclature of the Convention of 15 December 1950 concerning the nomenclature to be used  for the classification of goods in customs tariffs;
Whereas, on the basis of Council Regulation (EEC) N° 97/69 of 16 January 1969 on measures to be  taken for the uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff (4), as last  amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2055/84 (5), Commission Regulation (EEC) No
4133/86 (6), determined  the conditions for the admission of
vodka of Common Customs Tariff subheadings 22.09 C
IV a) and  22.09 C V a), imported into the Community, to the tariff conditions provided for in the agreement  between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Finland on mutual trade in wines and  spirituous beverages;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) N° 2658/87 has repealed and replaced, on the one hand, Regulation (EEC) N°  950/68 in adopting the new tariff and statistical nomenclature (combined nomenclature) based on the  International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System and, on the  other hand, Regulation (EEC) N° 97/69; whereas it is consequently appropriate, for reasons of  clarity, to replace Regulation (EEC) N° 4133/86 by a new regulation taking over the new  nomenclature as well as the new legal base;
Whereas the agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Finland  concerning the
mutual trade in wines and spirituous beverages (7) envisages a special tariff  on import into the Community of vodka of combined nomenclature subheadings 2208 90 31 and 2209 90  53 when the vodka originates in Finland and is accompanied by an approved certificate of  authenticity;
Whereas it is appropriate to specify the form which the certificate must take and the conditions  for its use; whereas it is appropriate to lay down certain rules governing the appointment of  issuing bodies so as to enable the Community to ensure that the conditions of issue of certificates  are observed;
Whereas the certificate of authenticity should be drawn up in an official Community language and,  where appropriate, an official language of the exporting country;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the  Nomenclature Committee,