Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending Regulation (EC) No 1827/94 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for rum, tafia and arrak originating in the overseas countries and territories associated with the European Community (OCT) (1994/1995)
Date: 1995-09-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: association agreement (EU), liqueur, overseas countries and territories, spirits, tariff quota

COMMISSION  OF THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

Brussels,  19.09 1995 
C()M(95)433  final 

Proposal  for  a 

Ç(M^.lkMGULATION.(EÇ) 

amending Regulation (EC) No  1827/94 
opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota 
for rum, tafia and arrack originating in the overseas countries and 
territories associated with the European Community (OCT) 
(1994/1995) 

(presented  by  the  Commission) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

1. 

Annex V to Council  Decision 91/482/EEC of 25 July  1991 stipulates that rum, tafia and 
arrack falling within CN codes 2208 40  10, 2208 40 90, 2208 90  11 and 2208 90 19 
and originating in the overseas countries associated with the EC shall be imported into 
the Community free of customs duty within the limits of a tariff quota to be fixed 
annually by the Community. 

Because of the characteristics peculiear to the market in rum, the quota period runs 
from 1  July to 30 June of the following year. 

The Annex further  stipulates that for  1994 and  1995, the volume of the quota will be 
equal to that of the previous quota period plus an additional  1  740 hi of pure alcohol. 
The volume of this quota, for the period  1st July  1994 to 31 December  1995 is 
therefore  increased to 9 240 hectolitres of pure alcohol. As for the arrangements 
applicable from 1996, the Council decided on the basis of a report from the Commission 
to eliminate the tariff quota for OCT rum from  1.1.1996. 

2. 

It is therefore  appropriate to set the preferential  regime in motion by increasing the 
Community tariff quota and to extend the quota period to cover the second six months 
of 1995. 

This is the purpose of the attached proposal. 

ANNEX:  1  proposal for a regulation 

A 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 

/95 

amending Régulation (IX) No 1827/9-1 
opening and providing for the administration of a Community 
tariff quota for rum, tafia and arrack originating 
in the overseas countries and territories (OCT) 
associated to the European Community 

(1994/1995) 

11 lit COUNCIL 01 'THE  EUROPEAN  UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 

Having regard to Council Decision 91/482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the 
overseas countries and territories with the European Community , and in particular Annex V 
thereto, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

Whereas Annex V to Decision 91/482/EEC stipulates that rhum, tafia and arrack are imported 
into the Community free of customs duties within the limits of a Community1 ,ariff quota; 

Whereas until 31 December  1995 the Community sets the quantities which may be imported 
free of customs duties; whereas under the terms of the said annex, the volume of the quota for 
the year  1994 and  1995 is equal to that of the previous year increased by 1 740 hectoliter of 
pure alcohol; 

Whereas, by its Regulation (EC) No  1827/942 , the Council opened a Community tariff  quota 
for the period  1  July  1994 to 30 June  1995 for rum, tafia  and arrack (Order No 09.1621). 

Whereas, the volume of the annual tariff quota for the period  1st July  1994 to 30 June  1995 is 
16 740 hectolitres of pure alcohol, whereas half of this  volume is to be increased by 870 HAP 
for the period from  1 st July  1995 to 3 1  December  1995, 

•As for-the arrangements applicable from  1996, the Council decided on the basis of a report 
from the Commission to eliminate the tariff  quota for OCT rum from  1.1.1996. 

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Wheras the volume of the above-mentioned  quota should consequently be increased and the 
quota period be extended to the second six-months of 1995; 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION 

Article 1 

Regulation (EC) No  1827/94 is modified  as follows: 

a) 
b) 

Article  1, paragraph  1  instead of "30 June  1995" read  "31 December 1995" 
the table in article  1  is replaced by the following 

Order 
number 

09.1621 

CN code 

Description 

Quota  volume 

Quota  duty 

Rhum, tafia et arak 

25 980 

free 

2208 40 10 
2208 40 90 
2208 90 11 
2208 90 19 

Article 2 

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the  Official 
Journal of the European Communities. 

It is applicable from  1  July  1995. 

This regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 

States. 

Done at Brussels, 

For the Council 
The President 

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FINANCIAL  STATEMENT 

1. 

Budget heading: 

Chapter  12, Article 120 

2. 

Legal basis: 

Article  136 of the Treaty 

3. 

Title of tariff measure : Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 
1827/94 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for 
rum, tafia and arrack originating in the overseas countries and territories associated with 
the European Community (OCT) (1994/1995) 

4. 

Aim: To implement an autonomous measure (Decision relating to the association of 
Overseas Countries and Territories to the EC) 

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5.  Method of calculation: 

CN codes: 2208 40  10, 2208 40 90, 2208 90  11, 2208 90 19 
Volume of the quota: 9 240 HAP (second semester 1995) 
Duty to be applied: free 
Normal CCT duty: 

in containers holding 2 litres or less:ECU 0,9/% vol/hl + ECU 5/hl 
in containers holding more than 2 litres:ECU 0,9/% vol/hl 

6. 

Loss of revenue: 

Estimation  : 925 hi in containers holding 2 litres or less 

8 315 hi in containers holding more than 2 1 

The loss is amounting to 836 225 ECUS (second semester  1995) 

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