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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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COM(77)226 final
Brussels,3June1977
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
ontheopening,allocation andadministration
ofaCommunitytariffquotaforproductsfalling
withinsubheading 22.09CIoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,originating intheACPStates(1977/1978)
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(77)226final

ILXr !.ANATOKY Ml'.MOI'.ANUliM
TheConvention between theACPStates andthe 15£C co>.;ct Uppwith
Protocol No7provides that 1theproducts falling within subheading No
22.09 CIoftheCCT (rum ,arrack ,fafia ).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 contained intheCouncil Minutes (Meeting of13–15
January 1975 )provides for theijllocation ofth.»annual quantity among
theMember States under Community Tariff quota arrangements .
Thecurrent tariff quota opened forthegoods ipquestion infavour
oftheACPStates ends on30June 1977 .Itisnecessary ,therefore ,
toopen acorresponding tariff quota for afurther period of12months
from 1July 1977 to30June 1973 ,taking into account theaccession
ofnew States tothe aboveroentipned Convention (inparticular Surinam ).
Community imports ofthe gooa|s concerned during the lagt three
years were asfollows :
-inhectolitres ofpure alcohol
1974 1975 1976
Bénélux 4,960 3,914 4,979
Denmark 2,608 2,720 3,349
Germany 17,323 21,724 19,666
France 10,424 8,169 5,233
Ireland 1,898 1,654 1,345
Italy 602 103 384
United Kingdom 93,056 84,676(1 ) 85,474(2 )
EC 130,871 122,960 120,430
=best year
(1)including 12,600 hl'imported from theBahamas
(2)including 4,636 hiimported from theBahamas .

Thequotavolumetobetak^nintoaccountonfinsbasisforthe
periodfrom1July1977to30June1978shouldbe1?$,,009
hectolitres ofpurealcohol.
Jnthis_...case,_as__an .exceDtiontothe,normaL_rule,_fw«visionisn^t
•beingmadetodividethequotavolumeintotwoinstalments oneof
win"ch~TnsTiTutesareseFve.~~~rris~tead,"a"method"ofuseofthequota
is.providedforbasedon_an_aLlncat ir>nindefinitive shares
amongstMemberstates.
Thecalculation ofthesesharesisbasedonthelargestquantities
importedannuallyintoeachMemberStateduringthethreeyears
referredtoabove,respecting,however,thetwogrowthrates
mentionedunderpoint1.Thismethodofcalculation hasalready
beenusedfortheallocationofthetariffquot,aatpresentin
force.
Theannexedtableshowsindetailtheamountsactuallycharged
againstthetariffquotasinquestion(periods1975/76and
1976/1977).
Itisproposedthatthe(draft:foraCouncil ,ji!<?p|,tlationdescribed
aboveshouldbeapproved(seeannex).

Subheading 22.09CIRum,arrack,tafia.onginating intheACPStates
Amountschargedagainstthetariffquotasopenedin1975/76and1976/77
-inhectolitres ofpurealcohol-
IHPORTS Quotaopened
2ndhalfyear75
and
1sthalfyear76Inports
2ndhalfyear
1976 •3uotaopened
2ndhalfyear
and
1sthalfyear19772ndhalfyear
1975
\'istnaïf
1976yeartotal
2ndhalf
and
1sthalfyear
year75
76
BX 866 2.634 3.500 3.500 'I
i3.511 3697/4.827
DK 954 ORO 1.943 2.900 1.063 2.700
Ù10.023 11.05Λ 21.076 26.000I
!77A?K (>1UUL "íó.Ó¿'J/24.643
F 3.900 2.100' 6.000 6.000I
»X 12.051
IRL 473 366 839 1.000 678 *1.000
IT 185 22 207 600I
I •
l550
UK38.776 23.900 62.676 128.000
ι
..._.__ ίi54.582
i
ι125.395
EC55.177
/47.064 96.241 168.000
I
I
ι[70.92r
i
r
1162.ui3/171.166
includine/axcluding
Surinam

Proposai for a
COUÏîCIL REGULATION (ïï'XV
ontheopenmg fallocati.on andadministration ofaCommunity t£,ri;f
quota forproducts falling within subheading 22 .,C)9CIofthe?
Common Customs Tariff ,originating intheACP Si;5it<ts <,1977 /1i)3&),
THECOUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community *
and inparticular Article 113thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas theACP-EEC Lom <"Convention siened on28February 1975 ,together
with Protocol ^annexed thereto ,provides that
until theentry into force ofacommon organization ofthemarket inspirits ,
products falling within tariff subheading 22.09 CI(run ,arrack ,tafia ),
originating intheACPStates ,shall beimported into theCommunity free of
customs duties under conditions such astopermit thedevelopment oftradi­
tional trade flows between theACP ]?tates and theCommunity andbetween t.hc
Member States ;whereas theCommunity shall fixeach year thequantities which
maybeimported free ofcustoms duties onthebasis of;thelargest quantities
I
imported annually from theACP States into theCommunity .inthelast i;hre «
years forwhich statistics areavailable ,increased byanannual growth rate
of40%onthemarket oftheUnited Kingdom and13%ontheother parkeps c»£
theCommunity ,these growth rates being based onfor^eable internal d<;tnan <{
ineach Member State ; 1 .
Where as,having
' 'regard tothelevels reached byimports oftheproducts concerned
into theCommunity andtheMember States during the tyasi :three years £or
which statistical information isavailable ;whereas theamount ofthe
tariff quota fortheperiod from 1July 1977 to30June 1978 e<hou],d
therefore befixed at173009hectolitres ofpure alcohol ;

Whereas aCommunity tariff arrangement based onanallocation botwoon Lh<j
Member States would seem topreserve theCommunity nature ofthequota ;
whereas inthis case thetariff quota should beallocated amongst Ihe
Member States onthebasis ofthelargest quantities imported annually
each ofth©into––Member State during thethree last years find talcing into account
theabove mentioned growth rates ; ,
Whereas ,owing tothespecial character oftheproducts inquestion and
their sensivity onCommunity markets ,exceptional provision should be
made foranarrangement based onasingle allocation amongst Member
States ;
Whereas ,since theKingdom ofBelgium ,theKingdom .oftheNetherlands and
theGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg arejointly represented bytheBenelux
Excononic Union ,anymeasure concerning theadministration oftutshare
allocated tothat Economic Union maybecarried outbyanyoneofits
Members ,'
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : ••
Article 1
•inclusive
From 1July 1977until 30June 1978' rum ,arrack ijn,dtafia tailing within
: <■
subheading 22.09 CIoftheCommon Customs Tariff ,originating intheACP
States ,shall beimported duty tree into theCovimnity within thelioucs .
ofaCommunity tariff quota of II73009hectolitre *ofpure alcohol .
Article 2
TheCommunity tariff quota referred toinArticle 1shall beallocated
amongst theMember States asfollows :
(hectolitres ofpure alcohol )
Bénélux 5443
Denmark 3660
Germany 23748
France 11395
Ireland 2075
Italy 658
United Kingdom 126030 .
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-3-
Article
1.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthegoodsinquestion,
whoareestablishedintheirterritory,shallhavefreeaccessto
thesharesallocatedtothem.
2.TheextenttowhichtheMemberStateshaveuseduptheirsharesshall
bedeterminedonthebasisoftheimportsoftheproductsinquestion
originatingintheACPStatesdeclaredatcustomsforclearancefor
homeuse.
Article4
1.MemberStatesshallinformtheCommissioneachmonthofimports
actuallychargedagainstthetariffquota.
2.TheCommissionshallatregularintervalsinformtheMemberStates
oftheextenttowhichthetariffquotahasbeenusedup.
3.Wherenecessary,consultations maybeheldattherequestofa
MemberStateorontheinitiativeoftheCommission.
Article5
TheCommissionshalltakeallnecessarymeasures,incloseco-operation
withtheMemberStates,toensuretheimplementation ofthisRegulation.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1977*
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
BoneatBrussels,FortheCouncil
ThePresident

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
1.Budgetlineconcerned:Ch„12Art.120
2.Legalbasis:Art.113
3.Titleofthetariffmeasure:
ProposalforaRegulation (EEC)oftheCouncilontheopening,allocation
andadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotaforproductsfalling
withinsubheading22.09CIoftheCommonCustomsTariff,originating
intheACPStates(1977/1978).
A.Objectives :Executionofcontractualobligation
-ConventionpfLomé-
5.Methodofcalculation :
-MoofCCT :22.09CI
-Ouotavolume :1730C9hiofpurealcohol
-Quotadutyrate:free
-DutyrateCCT:105UA/fH
6.Lossofreceipts:
14000000to18000000EURaccordingtotheuse1oftjn?quotas.