No L 387/42 Official Journal of the European Communities 31.12.87 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 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) No 2658/87 of - 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (), and in particular Article 11 thereof, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 of 28 June 1968 on the Common Customs Tariff (), aslast amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3529/87 (3), established the Common - Customs Tariff on the basis of the nomenclature of-the. Convention of 15 December 1950 concerning the nomeneclature to be used for the classification of goods in customs tariffs; - Whereas, on the basis of Council Regulation (EEC) No 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 (¢), determined the conditions for the admission of vodka of Common Customs Tariff subheadings 22.09 C" IV a)and 22.09 CV 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and the Republic of Finland on mutual trade in wines and spirituous beverages; Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has repealed and replaced, on the one hand, Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 in adopting the new tariff and statistical nomenclature (combined nomenclature) based on the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) No 97/69; whereas it is consequently appropriate, for reasons of clarity, to replace Regulation (EEC) No 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 (1) OJ No L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 172, 22. 7. 1968, p. 1. (*) OJ No L 336, 26. 11. 1987, p. 3. (*) O] NoL 14, 21.1.1969, p. 1. (5) OJ No L 191, 19. 7. 1984, p. 1. (5) OJ No L 383, 31. 12. 1986, p. 40. 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 rulés governing the appointment of issuing bodies 50 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, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The admission of vodka of combined nomenclature subheadings 2208 90 31 and 2208 90 53, on importation 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 spirits shall be subject to the presentation of a certificate of authenticity meeting the requirements specified in this Regulation. Article 2 1. The certificate shall be prepared on a form corresponding to the specimen in Annex I. The form shall be printed and drawn up in one of the official languages “of the European Economic Community. It shall measure 210 x 297 mm. The paper used shall be white writing paper, sized and weighing not less than 40 grammes per square metre. The form shall have a yellow border of a width of approximately 3 mm. (7) OJ No L 383, 31.12. 1986, p. 47.