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Brussels .29April 197® «
PROPOSAL FORAREGULATION -(EEC )OFTHE COUNCIL
opening ,allocating andproviding for theadministration
ofaCommunity tariff quota forproducts falling within
subheading 22.09 CIoftheCommon Customs Tariff ,
originating intheoverseas countries andterritories
associated with theEuropean Economic Community
(year 1976 /1977 )-
\
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COK(76 )187final .
/

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.1
1.2Decision No76/198/EEC oftheCouncil dated 9.2.1976 provides that
rum ,arrack andtafia falling within subheading 22.09 CIofthe
Common Customs Tariff andoriginating intheoverseas countries
associated with theEECshall beimported free ofcustoms duty into
theCommunity within thelimits ofatariff quota forwhich thequota
period shall befrom 1July to30June .
Thevolume ofthetariff quota istobedetermined byreference toan
annual basic amount ,calculated inhectolitres ofpure alcohol ,equal
totheamount oftheimports effected during thebest ofthelatest
years forwhich statistics areavailable .This basic amount istobe
subject toarate ofgrowth of13% .This rate may bemodified each
year ,either upwards ordownwards ,inthelight ofcertain criteria .
Theannual tariff quota istobeshared among theMember States taking
inaccount actual trends onthemarkets ,theneeds oftheMember
«
States and theeconomic prospects for theperiod concerned .
Imports oftheproducts inquestion effected during thelast three
years were asfollows :
inhlofpure alcohol
1973 1974 1975
Bénélux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland5,848
117
56,8761,565
152
23,1021,100
137
70,188
6 13 7
Italy
United Kingdom6
5
62,847 24,838 71,437
r

2
2.1 Itfollows from these figures that thequantities relative totheyear
1975 should betaken asdetermining theannual basic amount .
Having regard tothepresent over-all position concerning theproducts
inquestion therate ofgrowth applicable tothebasic amount maybe
taken as13% .
2.2 Inthese circumstances ,thevolume oftheCommunity tariff quota for
theperiod from 1July 1976 to30June 1977 should befixed as80,724
hectolitres ofpure alcohol .
2.3 Inthepresent instance ,asanexception ,itisadvisable not to
divide thequota volume into twoinstalments one ofwhich would
constitute areserve .Instead ,amethod ofusebased onasingle
division among theMember States isenvisaged .
3. Itisproposed that thedraft regulation oftheCouncil onthe
opening ,allocation andadministration oftheCommunity tariff quota
outlined above beapproved .

jPROPOSALFORA
COUNCILREGULATION (P.EC)No....
ontheopening,allocation ;uidsu2aiinisiri>iion oiaCommunityrariifquotafor
rum,arrackandtafiafallingwithinsubheading 22.09CIoftheCommon
CustomsTariffandoriginatingintheoverseascountriesandterritoriesassoci­
atedwiththeEuropeanEconomicCommunity cnenuropeanLcononi
(Ycar1976/197/)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUN1TIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle136
thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilDecision76/198/EECof9
February1976onimportarrangements forrum,
arrackandtafiafallingwithinsubheading22.09CIof
theCommonCustomsTariffandoriginatinginthe
overseascountriesandterritoriesassociatedwiththe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ('),
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasDecision76/198/EECstipulatesthatrum,
arrackandtafiashallbeimportedintotheCommu­
nityfreeofcustomsdutieswithinthelimitsofa
Communitytariffquota;whereastheannualvolume
ofthequotafortheperiodfrom1Julyto30Juneis
tobefixedonthebasisofabasicannualquantity,
calculatedinhectolitresofpurealcohol,towhicha
rateofgrowthof13%istobeapplied,equaltothe
amountofimportsduringthebestofthelastthree
yearsforwhichstatisticsareavailable;whereasthis
ratemaybemodifiedinthelightofcertaincriteria;toramethodofusebased011asingledivision
amongstMemberStates;
Whereas,takingintoaccountactualtrendsonthe
marketsfortheproducts111question,theneedsofthe
MemberStatesandtheeconomicprospectsforthe
periodunderconsideration ,theinitialpercentage
sharesinthequotavolumewillbeasfollows:
Bénélux
Denniark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom,5-33
0.25
9-1.86
001
001
0-01
001;
Whereasthedevelopment otimportsintothe
Communityoftheseproductsshouldberecordedand
importsshouldaccordinglybemonitored ;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourg arejointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerningtheadmin­
istrationoftheshareallocatedtothateconomicunion
maybecarriedoutbyanyoneofitsmembers,
WhereasCommunitystatisticsforth8
lastthreeyearsI973to1975show
thatthehighestvolumeofimports
intotheCommunity
oftheproductsinquestion
originating inthesaid
countriesandterritories
tookplacein1975,namely
71,437hecto-
litresofpurealcohol;whereas
inthelightofconsumption and
productionwithintheCommunity
andofthedevelopment oftrade
bothwithintheCommunityand
betweentheCommunity,
the saidcountriesand
territories andtheACPstates,
therateofgrowthforthequota
periodinquestionshouldbe
13%;
Whereastheamountofthequotafortheperiodfrom
1July1976to30June197^shouldthereforebe
fixedat80724hectolitresofpurealcohol;
Whereas,owingtothespecialcharacter 'ofthe
productsinquestionandtheirsensitivityonCommu­
nitymarkets,exceptionalprovisionshouldbemadeHASADOPTED TH1SREGULATION :
Artille1
1.From1July1976until30June197jlnim,
arrackandtafiafallingwithinsubheading22.09CIof
theCommonCustomsTariffandoriginatinginthe
countriesandterritoriesreferredtoinArticle 1of
Decision76/198/EECshallbeimportedfreeof
customsdutyintotheCommunitywithinthelimits
ofaCommunitytariffquotaof83724hectolitresof
purealcohol.
(1)OJNoL37,of12.2.1976.p.24. •/

2.Therulesoforiginapplicabletotheproducts
referredtoinparagraph1shallbethosementionedin
Article5ofDecision76/198/EEC.
Article2
TheCommunitytariffquotareferredtoinArticle1
shallbeallocatedamongsttheMemberStatesas
follows:
Bénélux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdomhectolitresof
purealcohol
4320
202
76170
8
8
8
8
Article3oftheproductsinquestionoriginatinginthesaid
countriesandterritories .
2.MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommission
notlaterthanthe15thdayofeachmonthstatements
ofimportsoftheproductsinquestioneffectedduring
theprecedingmonth;onlyproductssubmittedtothe
customsauthoritiesundercoverofadeclarationthat
theyaretobemadeavailableforhomeuseandaccom­
paniedbyamovementcertificateconformingtothe
rulesreferredtoinArticle1(2)shallbetakeninto
considerationforthispurpose.
3.TheCommissionshallregularlyinformthe
MemberStatesoftheextenttowhichthetariffquota
hasbeenusedup.
4.Wherenecessary,consultationsmaybeheldat
therequestofaMemberStateorontheinitiativeof
theCommission .
1.Member States shall ensure
that importers ofthegoods in
question who areestablished intheir
■territory ,shall have free access to
the shares allocated tothem .Artide5
TheCommissionshalltakeallnecessarymeasuresto
ensuretheimplementation ofthisRegulationinclose
co-operationwiththeMemberStates.
2.TheextenttowhichtheMemberStateshave
useduptheirsharesshallbedeterminedonthebasis
oftheimportsoftheproductsinquestionoriginating
inthesaidcountriesandterritoriesdeclaredat
customsforclearanceforhomeuse.Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July
1976.
Article4
1.InaccordancewithArticle6ofDecision
76/198/EEC,theCommunityshallmonitorimports
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,
FortbeCouncit
ThePrésident