NoL46/2 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 18.2.77
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No329/77
of14February1977
amendingRegulations (EEC)No1464/76and(EEC)No1465/76ontheopening,
allocationandadministration ofCommunitytariffquotasforrum,arrackand
tafiafallingwithinsubheading22.09CIoftheCommonCustomsTariffand
originatingintheACPStatesandtheoverseascountriesandterritoriesassoci­
atedwiththeEuropeanEconomicCommunity
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticles113
and136thereof,Whereastheabovementioned Decision76/198/EEC
andProtocol7laydownstrictrulesforthefixingof
theannualquotavolumesfortheproductsinques­
tion;whereas,therefore,thevolumesofthetariff
quotasopenedbyRegulations (EEC)No1464/76and
(EEC)No1465/76shouldbeadjusted;whereas,
duringthereferenceyearusedforthefixingofthe
volumeofthetariffquotafortheoverseascountries
andterritories,onlytheBeneluxcountriesandthe
FederalRepublicofGermanyimportedquantitiesof
theproductsinquestionoriginatinginthesaidover­
seascountriesandterritories;whereas,therefore,the
sharesallocatedtothoseMemberStateswithinthe
twotariffquotasinquestionshouldalsobeadjusted;
Whereasthesemeasuresdonotdisturbtheequili­
briumofthemarketsfortheproductsinquestionand
donotharminterestswithintheCommunity ,HavingregardtoCouncilDecision76/198/EECon
importarrangements forrum,arrackandtafiafalling
withinsubheading22.09CIoftheCommon
CustomsTariffandoriginatingintheoverseascoun­
triesandterritoriesassociatedwiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity('),andinparticularArticle3
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereas,pursuanttoDecision76/198/EEC,the
Council,byRegulation (EEC)No1465/76(2),opened
aCommunitytariffquotaforrum,arrackandtafia
fallingwithinsubheading22.09CIoftheCommon
CustomsTariffandoriginatingintheoverseascoun­
triesandterritoriesassociatedwiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;whereasSurinambelongedto
thisgroupofcountries;whereas,whenthevolumeof
thetariffquotawasfixed,Communityimportsofthe
saidproductsoriginatinginSurinamweretakeninto
account ;Article1
1.InArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No1464/76,
thevolumeoftheCommunitytariffquotashallbe
increasedfrom162013hectolitresto171166hectoli­
tresofpurealcohol.Whereas,on16July1976,Surinamaccededtothe
ACP-EECConventionofLome(3);whereastherefer­
encetoSurinamwasaccordinglydeletedbyDecision
77/155/EEC(4)fromthelistinAnnexItoDecision
76/568/EEC(5);whereas,therefore,Surinamno
longerbenefitsunderthetariffquota;whereas,
however,SurinamisnowcoveredbyProtocol7tothe
ConventionofLome,pursuanttowhichRegulation
(EEC)No1464/76(6)openedaCommunitytariff
quotaforthesameproductsoriginatingintheACP
States;2.ThetextofArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No
1464/76shallbereplacedbythefollowing :
'Article2
1.ThetariffquotareferredtoinArticle1shall
bedividedintotwoparts.Thefirstpart(125395
hectolitresofpurealcohol)shallbeforUnited
Kingdomconsumption .Thesecondpart(45771
hectolitresofpurealcohol)shallbeallocated
amongtheotherMemberStates.(')OJNoL37,12.1.1976,p.24.
(-')OJNoL165,25.6.1976,p.7.
(J)OJNoL25,30.1.1976,p.I.
(4)Secpage15ofthisOfficialJournal.
p)OJNoL176,1.7.1976,p.8.
(')OJNoL165,25.6.1976,p.5.

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2.ThesharesofeachoftheMemberStatesto
whichthesecondpartisallocatedpursuanttopara­
graph1shallconsistofthefollowingquantities :'Article2
TheCommunitytariffquotareferredtoinArticle
1shallbeallocatedamongtheMemberStatesas
follows: (hectolitres
ofpurealcohol)(hectolitres
ofpurealcohol)Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy4827
2700
24643
12051
1000
550'Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom3140
160
68147
8
8
8
100'Article2
Article31.InArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No1465/76,
thevolumeoftheCommunitytariffshallbefixedat
71571hectolitresofpurealcohol.
2.ThetextofArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No
1465/76shallbereplacedbythefollowing :ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14February1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.SILKIN