31.12. 87 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 387/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 4128/87 of 9 December 1987 laying down conditions for the entry of flue-cured Virginia type, light air-cured Burley type (including Burley hybrids), light air-cured Maryland type and fire-cured tobacco, falling within subheadings 2401 10 10 to 2401 10 49 and 2401 20 10 to 2401 20 49 of the combined ' nomenclature 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 (1), and in particular Article 11 thereof; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 of 28 June 1968 on the Common Customs Tariff (2), as last 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 nomenclature 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 (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC). No 2055/84 (), Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3035/79 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2946/86 (7), laid down conditions for the entry of flue-cured Virginia type, light air-cured Burley type (including Burley hybrids), light air-cured Maryland type and fire-cured tobacco, falling within subheading 24.01 A of the Common Customs Tariff; Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has repealed and replaced, on the one hand, Regulation (EEC) No 250/68 in adopting the new tariff and statistical nomenclature (combined nomenclature) based on the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 (1) O] No L 256,7.9.1987, p. 1. (2) O] NoL 172, 22. 7. 1968, p. 1. (3) O] No L 336, 26. 11. 1987, p. 3. (4) O NoL 14,21.1.1969, p. 1. (5) OJ No L 191, 19. 7. 1984, p. 1. (5) OJ No L 341, 31. 12. 1979, p. 26. (7) O] No L 275, 26.9. 1986, p. 8. 97/69; whereas it is consequently appropriate, for reasons of clarity, to replace Regulation (EEC) No 3035/79 by a new regulation taking over the new nomenclature as well as the new legal base; whereas, for the same reasons, it is appropriate to incorporate in this new text all the amendments made to date; Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 refers in subheadings 2401 10 10 to 2401 10 49 and 2401 20 10 to 2401 20 49 of the combined nomenclature to flue-cured Virginia type and light air-cured Burley type (including Burley hybrids), light air-cured Maryland type and fire-cured tobacco; whereas entry under this subheading is subject to conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions; whereas, in order to ensure uniform application of the nomenclature of the combined nomenclature, provisions specifying those conditions must be laid down; Whereas identification of the above products presents certain difficulties; whereas it can be considerably simplified if the exporting country gives an assurance that the product exported corresponds to the description of the product in question; whereas, consequently, entry of a product under the subheading mentioned above should be authorized only where such product is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity which is delivered by an issuing authority recognized as such by the exporting country and which provides such assurance; Whereas it is appropriate to provide that tobacco having the characteristics indicated in the text of subheadings 2401 10 10 to 2401 10 49 and 2401 20 10 to 2401 20 49 of the combined nomenclature shall be classified in those subheadings even if it is not accompanied by a certificate of authenticity, provided that it can be put into free circulation without payment of customs duty by virtue of another Community provision; Whereas it is appropriate to forbid the issue or acceptance of certificates of authenticity, especially because of the difficulties it could cause in the application on the combined