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Date: 1988-04-15
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for rum, arrack and tafia and originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP) (1988/89) (presented by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                    COM ( 88 ) 196 final
                                                    Brussels , 15 April 1988
                                 Proposal for a
                           COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
opening , allocating and providing for the administration of a Community
     tariff quota for rum , arrack and tafia and originating in the
               African , Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP )
                                      ( 1988 / 89 )
                       ( presented by the Commission )
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 ---pagebreak---                          EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. Protocol No . 5 , annexed to the Third Lone Oonventicn , which was
   signed on 8.12.1984 , provides that the products falling within CN
   codes 2208 40 10 , 2208 40 90 , 2208 90 11 and 2208 90 19 ( rum,
   arrack, tafia) , originating in the ACP States , shall be imported
   duty free into the Ccnmunity . These preferential arrangements are
   restricted to a quantity which is to be fixed annually by the
   Cannunity on the basis of the largest quantities imported annually
   from the ACP States during the last three years for which statistics
   are available , increased by an annual growth rate of 37 % of the
   market of the United Kingdom and 21 % an the market of the other
   Member States . But if the quota volume calculated on this basis is
   less than 172 000 hi the volume should be fixed at this level of
   172 000 hi .
2. By Regulation No 1820 /87 regarding application of ACP-CEE Council of
   Ministers Decision 2 /87 relative to advance implementation of a
   protocol to the third ACP-EEC Convention subsequent to the accession
   of Spain and Portugal to the European Corrmunities , the Council has
   established arranganents for trade between the Kingdom of Spain and
   the Portuguese Republic on the one hand and the ACP States on the
   other . The result is that the imports of the products in question
   into these two countries benefit frcm the tariff quota . However , as
   regards the quota duties , which will be applicable , particular
   provisions are provided for in the abovementioned Protocol .
 ---pagebreak--- 3. The preferential arrangements should therefore be brought into force
   - by the opening of a Community tariff quota for rum, arrack and
   tafia originating in the ACP States .
   Because of the particularities on the rum market , the normal quota
   period ranges frcm 1 July to 30 June .
4. Community imports of the goods concerned during the last three years
   were as follows :
                                  ( in hectolitres of pure alcohol )
                                    1985         1986         1987
     Benelux                      6 263         6 407         6 265
     Denmark                      2 271         2 020         1 884
     Germany                     40 922        36 183        33 570
     Greece                           57           50            50
     Spain                          n.c .          90           244
     France                       2 534         1 637         1 929
     Ireland                      2 224         2 151         2 060
     Italy                           426          437           800
     Portugal                          2            -
                                                                   7
     United Kingdom              65 675        69 757        94 744
                                120 375       118 737       141 553
   The quota volume to be taken into account on this basis for the
   period 1 July 1988 to 30 June 1989 should be 189 246 hectolitres .
5. The administration of this tariff measure in the form of a Community
   tariff quota has the aim of ensuring that :
   -     imports of the products in question do not exceed the global
         volume fixed ,
   -     each Community importer has equal and continuous access to the
         said quota ,
         the preferential rate is applied without interruption to all
         imports in all the Member States , and
   -     in particular , the preferential rate is applied uniformly and
         stantly throughout the Community .
                                                                        3
 ---pagebreak---    The facility for drawing supplementary quota-shares frcrn the
   Ccmnunity reserve and the obligation to return unused quantities -
   two fundamental rules in the context of Corrmunity measures - are
   capable of being run in accordance with these principles .
6. For these reasons the provisions of the Regulation provide for the
   splitting up of the quota volume into two parts , the first of which
   will be allocated among the Member States as quota shares , with the
   second forming a reserve .
   The calculation of these shares is based on the imports of the
   products in question from PCP States during the previous three years
   1985 , 1986 and 1987 and the economic outlook for the period in
   question , respecting , however , the growth rates mentioned under
   point 1 .
7. The annexed table shows in detail the airounts actually charged ,
   against the tariff quotas in question during the periods 1983 /84 ,
   1984 /85 , 1985 /86 and 1986 /87 .
8. It is proposed that the draft for a Council Regulation described
   above should be approved ( see annex) .
 ---pagebreak---                                                   A C P - Rum , arrack and tafia
                                lodes     : 2208 40 10, 2208 40 90; 2208 90 11 and 2208 90 19
                                Amounts actually charged against the tariff quota opened for
                                                  1983 /84 ,   1984 / 85 , 1985 / 86 and 1986 / 87
                        1983 /84                       1984 / 35                         1985 /86                   1986 / 87
Member State Vo lume of       Amount          Volume of       Amount          Volume of       Amount        Volume of        Amount
                              actually                        actually                        actual        the quota        actually
                                                                                              chargeeŸ-
             the quota                        the quota                       the quota
                              charged                         charged                                                        charged
                  - hi -      - hi -  - X -      - hi -      - hi -    - X -        - hi -     - hi -  - X-  - hi-          - hi-     -%-
 Benelux        13 180         5 609    42      8 325         5 804       70      9 010       6 735    75      9 340        6 295      67
 Denmark         2 897         1 940    67      2 770         2 088       75      2 890       2 055    71      3 080        2 144      70
 Germany        49 690        30 414    61     49 614        42 624       86    44 400      31 751     71    53 150       31 288       59
 Greece             170             -
                                         0        131             18      14          50          50  100          50           50    100
 Spain                                                                                                           290            90     31
 France                                                                                               100     2 600
                 4 500         1 312    29      3 450         1 196       35      2 760       2 760                         2 092      80
 Ireland         3 400         1 925    57      3 345         2 084       62      3 200      2 281     71     3 180         2 100      66
 Italy              510           500   98        560            424      76         710         567   80        725           533     74
 Portugal                                                                                                         35             7     20
 United
              114 730         68 470    59    105 970        63 888       60  106 980       69 205     65    99 550      74 285        75
 Kingdom
 Ec           189 077        110 170    58    174 165      118 126        68  170 000      115 404     68   172 000     118 884        69
 ---pagebreak---                                                   Proposal for a
                                         COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
opening , allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff
    quota for rum , arrack and tafia , originating in the African , Caribbean
           and Pacific States ( ACP ) ( 1988 / 1989 )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community , and
in particular Article 113 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
 Whereas Protocol 5 annexed to the            ACP- EEC
 Convention, signed at Lomi on 8 December 1984C),
 provides that products originating in the ACP States
  Which fall within CM codes 2208 40 10 , 2208 40 90 , 2208 90 11 and
 2208 90 1 9                 shall, until the entry into
  force of a common organization of the market in
  spirits, be allowed into the Community free of
  customs duties under conditions such as to permit the
  development of traditional trade flows between the
  ACP States and the Community and between the
  Member States ; whereas the Community shall fix each
  year the quantities which may be imported free of
  customs duties on the basis of the largest quantities
  imported annually from the ACP States into the
  Community in the past three years for which statistics
  are available, increased by an annual growth rate of
 37 % on the market of the United Kingdom and
 27 % on the other markets of the Community ;
 Whereas in accordance with the provisions of the Protocol to the third
 ACP-EEC Convention following the accession of Spain and Portugal to the
 European Communities ( 2 ), put into advance effects by Regulation ( EEC )
 No 1820 / 87 ( 3 ), Spain and Portugal became contracting parties to the
 abovementioned ACP-EEC Convention ; whereas this Regulation therefore
 sets out detailed provisions concerning the duties under quota to be
 applied by these two Member States .
 ( 1 ) 0J No L        86 , 31 . 3.1986 ,      P­
 ( 2 ) OJ No L      172 , 30 . 6.1987 ,       p.
 ( 3 ) 0J No L      172 , 30 . 6.1987 ,       P-
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas , having regard to the Levels reached by imports of the products
concerned into the Community and the Member States during the past three
years for which statistics are available , the quota volume for the period
1 July 1988 to 30 June 1989 must be fixed at 189 246 hi of pure alcohol ;
         Whereas it is in particular necessary to rnsurs to all
         Community impoetan equal and uninterrupted access
         to the abovementioned quota and uninterrupted appli ¬
         cation of the rate laid down for that quota to all
         imports of the products concerned into all Member
         States until the quota has been used up ; whereas,
         having regard to the principles mentioned above, the
         Community nature of the quota can be respected by
         allocating the Community tariff quota among the
         Member States ; whereas, to reflect as accurately as
         possible the true trend of the market of the products
         in question , such allocation should be in proportion to
         the requirements of the Member States calculated by
         reference to the statistics of imports from ACP States
  ever a representative period and also to the economic outlook
         for the quota period concerned ;
Whereas , during the last three years for which statistics are available ,
imports into each of the Member States were as follows :
                                                                    - in hi pure alcohol -
 Member State                                                   1985             1986        1987
 Benelux                                                      6 263             6 407       6 264
 Denmark                                                      2 271             2 020       1 884
 Germany                                                     40 922            36 183      33 570
 Greece                                                            57              50          50
 Spain                                                          n.c .              90         244
 France                                                       2 534             1 637       1 929
 Ireland                                                      2 224             2 151       2 060
 Italy                                                            426             437         800
 Portugal                                                           2               -
                                                                                                7
 United Kingdom                                              65 675            69 757      94 744
Whereas , in view of these factors , of market forecasts for the products in
question and of the estimates submitted by certain Member States , quota
shares may be fixed approximately at the following percentages :
Benelux                             4.97
Denmark                             1.62
Germany                           29.08
Greece                              0.04
Spain                               0.09
France                              1.60
Ireland                             1.69
Italy                               0.44
Portugal                            0.00
United Kingdom                    60.47
 ---pagebreak---                       Where**, in order to take into account import trends
                     for the product* concerned in the various Member
                     State*, the quota volume should be divided into two
                      instalment*, the first being shared among the Member
                     State* and the second constituting a reserve to cover at
                     a later date the requirement* of those Member States
                     having used up their initial quota shares ; whereas, in
                     order to give importers in each Member State a certain
                     degree of security, the first instalment of the Commu¬
                      nity quota should under present circumstances be
                      fixed at approximately 67 % of the quota ;
                     Whereas the Member States initial shares may be used
                     up at different timea ; whereas, in order to take thi* ;
                      fact into account and avoid any break in continuity,
                     any Member State which has almost used up its initial
                     share    should  draw   an   additional share  front the
                     reserve ; whereas this must be done by each Member
                     State as and when each of its additional shares is
                     tlmost used up, and repeated many times as the
                     reserve allows ; whereas the initial and additional
                     shares must be valid until the end of the quota period ;
                     whereas this method of administration requires close
                     cooperation between the Member States and the
                     Cotrupission, and the l«^r must be in a position tq^
                     monitor the extent to which the quota volume has
                    been used up and to inform the Member ftates
                    thereof ,
                    Wheieas if. at a given date in the quota period, a
                    substantial quantity of an initial 9hare remains Unused
                    in a Member State, it is essential that that Member
                    State should return a significant proportion to the
                    reserve, to prevent a part of any Community quota
                    from remaining unused in one Member State whan it
                   could be used in others ;
                   Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the
                   Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of
                   Luxembourg are united within and jointly represented
                   by the Benelux Economic Union, any operation
                   concerning the administration of the quota shares allo¬
                   cated to that economic union may be carried out by
                   any of its members,
                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                   Article 1
1-From 1 July 1988 until 30 June 198 9the products described below shall be
  imported into the Community free of customs duty within the limits of a
  Community tariff quota as follows :
   Order     CN codes                Description                                Quota       Quota
    No                                                                          volume       duty
                                                                               - hi of
                                                                              pure alcohol-
  09.1605    2208     40   10            Rum , arrack and tafia ,               189 246      free
             2208     40   90            originating in the
             2208     90   11            ACP-States
             2208     90   19
  2 . Within the limit of this quota , Spain and
       Portugal shall apply customs duties calculated in accordance with the
       relevant provisions of the Act of Accession and of Regulation ( EEC )
       No 1820 / 87 .
 ---pagebreak---                                                          Artide 2
 1 . A first instalment amounting to 126 790 hectolitres of pure alcohol of
      the Community tariff quota referred to in Article 1 shall be allocated
     among the Member States ; the respective shares , which subject to
     Article 5 shall be valid until 30 June 1989 shall be as follows :
                                                          ( hectolitres of pure alcohol )
     Benelux                                                            6 300
     Denmark                                                            2 055
     Germany                                                          36 870
     Greece                                                                  30
     Spain                                                                 115
     France                                                             2 030
     Ireland                                                            2 145
     Italy                                                                 560
     Portugal                                                                15
     United Kingdom                                                   76 650
2 . The second instalment of 62 456 hectolitres of pure alcohol constitute
     the Community reserve .
                                              Article .1
                   I      If 'H) % or mote of i Member State's initial share
                   as specified in Article 2 ( I ), or 90% of that share
                 minus ; lie portion returned to the reserve where
                 Article i is applied , has been used up, then , to the
                 extern permitted by the amount of the reserve, that
                 Member State shall forthwith , by notifying the
                 Commission, draw a second share equal to 15 % of its
                 initial share, rounded up where necessary to the next
                 unit .
                 2.     If. after its initial share has been used up, 90 %
                 or more of the second share drawn by a Member State
                 shall , in accordance with the conditions laid down in
                 paragraph I , draw a third share equal to 7,5 % of Its
                 initial share , rounded up where necessary to the next
                 unit
                 3.      If, after its second share has been used up, 90 %
                 or more of thr third share drawn by a Member State
                 has bet n used up, that Member State shall, in accor¬
                 dance with the same conditions, draw a fourth share
                 equal to the third .
                 Tins piocess shall continue until the reserve is used
                 up
                  i      My way of derogation from paragraphs I , 2 and 3,
                  a Member State may draw shares smaller than those
                  fixed in those paragraphs if there is reason to believe
                  lh.It Muse might not be used up It shall inform the
                  Commission oi ns reasons for applying this paragraph .
 ---pagebreak---                                                  ArticU 4
                         Bach of     the additional share* drawn BWWMit to
                        Article 3    shall be valid until 30 June 1989 .
                                                  Articit !
                        The Member States shall return to the reserve, not later
                       ‘than 1 April 1989 such unused portico oi their
                         initial share which, on 1 J March ^ 98 9 is in aacssa
                         of 20 % of the initial volume. They may return • .
                         larger quantity if there are grounds for believing that it
                         may not be used.
                         The Member States shall, not later than 1 Aon l 1 989
                               , notify the Commission of the total quantities Of
                         the products In question up to 15 March 1989 8®d
                         charged against the tariff quota and of any quantities
                          of the initial shares returned to the reserve.
                                                   A trtidt 6
                          The Commission shall Steep an account of the shares
                          opened by Member States in accordance with Articles
                          2 and 3 and shall, as soon as it is notified, inform «a«i
                          Member State of the extant to which the reserve has
                          been used up.
                          St shall inform the Member States, not later than S
                          gpri l 1 989 of the amount in the reserve after quan¬
                          tities have been returned pursuant to Article J.
                          The Commission shall ensure that any drawing which
                           exhausts the reserve does not exceed the balance *v*d-
                           •ble and, to this end. shell notify the amount Of mat
                           balance to the Member State which makes JSfSb last
                           drawing.
                                                  ArticU 7
                        1.     The Member States shall take all measures neces¬
                        sary to ensure that additional shares drawn pursuant to
                        Article 3 are opened in such a way thee imports may
                        be charged without interruption against their accumu¬
                        lated shares of the Community quota.
                        2. The Member Smtes shall ensure that isnpog&n of
                        the products in question have free access to the shares
                        allocated to them.                                   '
                     3. Member States shall charge imports of the products
                     in question against their shares as and when the products
                     are entered with the customs authorities for free circula¬
                     tion .
                     The extent to which a Member State has used up its
                     shares shall be determined on the basis of the imports
                     charged against shares under the conditions provided for
                     in paragraph 3.
                                                   Artide 8
                     At the Commission’s request, the Member States shall
                     inform it of imports of the products concerned actually
                     charged against their shares.
                                                                               Artide 9
                                                     This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1988 .
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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 ---pagebreak--- FICHE FINANCIERE
1.      Ligne budgétaire concernée : Chap . 12 art . 120
2.      Base juridique : art . 113 du traité
3.      intitulé de la mesure tarifaire : Proposition de réglanent du
        Conseil portant ouverture , répartition et mode de gestion d' un
        contingent tarifaire communautaire pour le rhum, l' arak. et le
        tafia , originaires des Etats ACP ( 1988/89 )
4.      Objectif :   Application d' une obligation contractuelle ( Convention
        Lcmé II )
5.      Mode de calcul :
        Codes NC           :   2208 40 10 ; 90 et 2208 90 11 ; 19
        Volumes du contingent : 172 000 hl a.p . ( période 1.7.88-30.6.89 )
        Droits à appliquer : exemption
        Droits du T.D.C. : - 1 ECU/hl par % vol + 5 ECU/hl (- 2 1 )
                             - 1 ECU/hl par % vol     ( 2 1)
6.      Perte de recettes :
        Estimation :    55 066 hl en récip . 2 1 ou moins
                       134 180 hl en récip . plus de 2 1
        La perte s' élève à 19 199 930 ECU . Pour la période précédente
        ( 1.7.1987 au 30.6.1988 ) une perte de 17 183 800 ECU a été
        inscrite .
 ---pagebreak---                Fiche d' impact sur la conpêtitivitê et l' emploi
Cette proposition est formulée en conformité avec un engagement contractuel
de la Communauté . L' impact découlant de cette concession a été pris en
considération lors de la prise de décision d' adoption de ce contingent et
il n' aura pas un caractère sérieux sur la compétitivité et l' emploi dans la
Communauté .