CELEX: 51995PC0433
Language: en
Date: 1995-09-19
Title: 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)

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)
 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak---                             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
 ---pagebreak---                                                  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.
 1 O I N n I ")f>7. 10 0 1001 r, 1
 ---pagebreak--- 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)       Article 1, paragraph 1 instead of "30 June 1995" read "31 December 1995"
b)       the table in article 1 is replaced by the following
   Order        CN code                         Description              Quota volume       Quota duty
  number
09.1621       2208 40 10     Rhum, tafia et arak                        25 980            free
              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
                                                            j>
 ---pagebreak---                                    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)
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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