Council Regulation (EEC) No 487/85 of 26 February 1985 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for rum, arrack and tafia falling within subheading 22.09 C I of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in the overseas countries and territories associated with the European Economic Community (1 March to 30 June 1985)
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( 1 ) OJ NO L 361 , 31 . 12 . 1980 , P . 1 .
( 2 ) SEE PAGE 25 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .
( 3 ) OJ NO L 172 , 30 . 6 . 1984 , P . 8 .
( 4 ) OJ NO L 53 , 27 . 2 . 1981 , P . 19 .
COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 487/85 OF 26 FEBRUARY 1985 OPENING , ALLOCATING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR RUM , ARRACK AND TAFIA FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 22.09 C I OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND ORIGINATING IN THE OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ( 1 MARCH TO 30 JUNE 1985 )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 136 THEREOF ,
HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL DECISION 80/1186/EEC OF 16 DECEMBER 1980 ON THE ASSOCIATION OF THE OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES WITH THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ( 1 ) , AS AMENDED BY DECISION 85/159/EEC ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ANNEX IX THERETO ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,
WHEREAS ANNEX IX TO DECISION 80/1186/EEC PROVIDES THAT RUM , ARRACK AND TAFIA SHALL BE IMPORTED INTO THE COMMUNITY FREE OF CUSTOMS DUTIES WITHIN THE LIMITS OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA ; WHEREAS THE ANNUAL SIZE OF THE QUOTA IS TO BE FIXED BY REFERENCE TO A BASIC ANNUAL QUANTITY , CALCULATED IN HECTOLITRES OF PURE ALCOHOL , TO WHICH A GROWTH RATE OF 18 % IS TO BE APPLIED , EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT OF IMPORTS DURING THE BEST OF THE PAST THREE YEARS FOR WHICH STATISTICS ARE AVAILABLE ; WHEREAS THIS RATE MAY BE MODIFIED IN THE LIGHT OF CERTAIN CRITERIA ; WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 141 OF THE AFOREMENTIONED DECISION , THIS RATE SHOULD BE INCREASED TO 27 % ; WHEREAS THE QUOTA PERIOD LASTS FROM 1 JULY TO 30 JUNE OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , THE COMMUNITY HAS ALREADY OPENED A TARIFF QUOTA BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1835/84 ( 3 ) FOR THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION FOR THE PERIOD 1 JULY 1984 TO 28 FEBRUARY 1985 ; WHEREAS A TARIFF QUOTA SHOULD THEREFORE BE OPENED FOR THE PERIOD 1 MARCH TO 30 JUNE 1985 ;
WHEREAS COMMUNITY STATISTICS FOR THE YEARS 1981 TO 1983 SHOW THAT THE HIGHEST VOLUME OF IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION ORIGINATING IN THE SAID COUNTRIES AND