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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)191final
Brussels,6Kay1976
Proposalfora
■ REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofaCommunity
tariffquotaforproductsfallingwithinsubheading22.09CI
oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originating intheACPStates
(1976/1977)
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission).
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C0M("6)191final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The Convention between theACr States and the EEC together with
Protocol No7provides that theproducts falling within subheading No
22.09 CIoftheCCT (rum ,arrack ,tafia ),originating intheACP
States ,shall beimported duty free into theCommunity .These
preferential arrangements arerestricted ,however ,toaquantity which
istobefixed annually bytheCommunity onthebasis ofthelargest
quantities imported annually from theACPStates during thelast three
years forwhich statistics areavailable ,increased byanannual
growth rate of40%ontheBritish market and 13%ontheother
Community markets .
Thedeclaration conjtained intheCouncil Minutes (meeting of13-15
January 1975 )provides for theallocation oftheannual quantity among
theMember States under Community Tariff quota arrangements .
Onthebasis ofanexchange ofletters relating totheadvance
implementation ofthese provisions theCommunity hasalready opened a
Community tariff quota for thegoods inquestion .This tariff quota
ends on30June 1976 .Therefore ,such atariff quota has tobeopened
for anewperiod from 1July 1976 until 30June 1977 .
Imports oftheproducts concerned during thelast three years were as
follows
-inhectolitres ofpure alcohol -
1973 1974 1975
Bénélux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland2422
2604
2600
4627
15993399
2608
9153
10424
18982914
2720
14624
8169
1654
Italy
United Kingdom500
84422602
93056103
72181
98774 121 140 102 365

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The quota volume tobetaken into account onthis basis for the
period from 1July 1976 until 30June 1977 should be162013hecto -
litres ofpure alcohol .
3.Inthis case ,exceptional provision should bemade not todivide
thequota volume into twoinstalments including areserve .Amethod
ofuse istherefore provided forbased onasingle allocation
amongst Member States .
This allocation should bebased onthelargest quantities imported
annually into each Member State during thethree years referred to
above ,taking into account ,however ,thetwopreviously mentioned
growth rates .
4.Itisproposed that theproposal for aCouncil Regulation described
above should beapproved (seeannex ).

Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)N°
of
ontheopening fallocation andadministration ofaCommunity tariff
quota forproducts falling within subheading 22.09 CIofthe
Common Customs Tariff ,originating intheACPStates (1976 /1977 ).
THECOUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and inparticular Article 113thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas theACP-EEC Lome Convention signed on28February 1975 ,together
with Protocol 7annexed thereto ,provides that
until theentry into force ofacommon organization ofthemarket inspirits ,
products falling within tariff subheading 22.09 CI(rum ,arrack ,tafia ),
originating intheACPStates ,shall beimported into theCommunity free of
customs duties under conditions such astopermit thedevelopment oftradi­
tional trade flows between theACP States and theCommunity andbetween the
Member States ;whereas theCommunity shall fixeach year thequantities which
maybeimported free ofcustoms duties onthebasis ofthelargest quantities
imported annually from theACP States into theCommunity inthelast three
years forwhich statistics areavailable ,increased byanannual growth rate
of40%onthemarket oftheUnited Kingdom and 13%ontheother markets of
theCommunity ,these growth rates being based onforeeable internal demand
ineach Member State ;
Having regard tothelevels reached byimports oftheproducts concerned
into theCommunity andtheMember States during thelast three years for
which statistical information isavailable ;whereas theamount ofthe
tariff quota fortheperiod from 1July 1976 to30June 1977 should
therefore befixed at162013hectolitres ofpure alcohol ;

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Whereas aCommunity tariff arrangement based onanallocation between the
Member States would seem topreserve theCommunity nature ofthequota ;
whereas inthis case thetariff quota should beallocated amongst the
Member States onthebasis ofthelargest quantities imported annually
into every Member State during thethree last years andtaking into account
theabove mentioned growth rates ;
Whereas ,owing tothespecial character oftheproducts inquestion and
their sensivity onCommunity markets ,exceptional provision should be
made for anarrangement based onasingle allocation amongst Member States ;
Whereas ,since theKingdom ofBelgium ,theKingdom oftheNetherlands and
theGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg arejointly represented bytheBenelux
Exconomic Union ,anymeasure concerning theadministration oftheshare
allocated tothat Economic Union may becarried outbyanyone ofits
Members ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
From 1July 1976 until 30June 1977 rum ,arrack andtafia falling within
subheading 22.09 CIoftheCommon Customs Tariff ,originating intheACP
States ,shall beimported duty free into theCommunity within thelimits
ofaCommunity tariff quota of162013hectolitres ofpure alcohol .
TheCommunity tariff quota referred toinArticle 1shall beallocated
amongst theMember States asfollows :Article 1
Article 2
(hectolitres o.fpure alcohol )
Bénélux
Denmark
Germany
Frarice
Ireland
Italy 572
130 2783205
2570
13805
9806
1777
United Kingdom
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Article 3
1.Member States shall ensure that importers ofthegoods inquestion ,who
are established intheir territory ,shall have free access tothe shares
allocated tothem .
2.Theextent towhich theMember States have used uptheir shares shall
bedetermined onthebasis oftheimports oftheproducts inquestion
originating inthesaid countries andterritories declared atcustoms
for clearance for home use .
Article 4
1.Member States shall inform theCommission each month ofimports
actually charged against thetariff quota .
2.TheCommission shall regularly inform theMember States oftheextent
towhich thetariff quota hasbeen used up.
3.Where necessary ,consultations maybeheld attherequest ofaMember
State oronthe initiative ofthe Commission .
Article 5
TheCommission shall take allnecessary measures toensure theimplementation
ofthis Regulation inclose co-operation with theMember States .
Article 6
This Regulation shall enter into force on1July 1976 .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety and
directly applicable inallMember States .
Done atBrussels , For the Council
The President