31976R1853

30 . 7. 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 204/ 15

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1853/ 76 of 28 July 1976 on the definition of the concept of originating products for purposes of the application of tariff preferences granted by the European Economic Community in respect of certain products from developing countries

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Article 1 Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No For purposes of implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1749/76 of 20 July 1976 amending Regulation (EEC) 1749/76, the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3214/75 shall apply. No 3015/75 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for raw or unmanufactured flue-cured Virginia type tobacco orgi­ Article 2 nating in developing countries (t),

Whereas rules should be established for those Without prejudice to Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) products falling within subheading 24.01 ex A I of the No 3214/75, the certificate of origin 'form A' for raw Common Customs Tariff referred to in the said Regu­ or unmanufactured flue-cured Virginia type tobacco lation to define the conditions in which they acquire falling within subheading 24.01 ex A I of the the character of originating products, the mode of Common Customs Tariff, originating in developing proof and the terms as to verification thereof ; whereas countries, which, at the time of the entry into force of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3214/75 of 3 the provisions concerning the tariff preferences December 1975 on the definition of the concept of accorded to these products, were either in transit or originating products for the purposes of the applica­ being held in the Community under temporary ware­ tion of tariff preferences granted by the European house procedure, in customs warehouses or in free Economic Community in respect of certain deve­ zones, may be produced, together with documentary loping countries (2), should be adopted for this evidence of direct transport, within six months from purpose ; the date of entry into force of this Regulation . Whereas it is necessary to provide transitional provi­ sions for the said products ; Article 3 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August on Origin, 1976 .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 28 July 1976 .

For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 196, 22. 7. 1976, p . 3 . (2) OJ No L 323 , 15 . 12 . 1975, p . 1 .