CELEX: 51977PC0226
Language: en
Date: 1977-06-03
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) on the opening, allocation and administration of a Community tariff quota for products falling within subheading 22.09 C I of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in the ACP States (1977/1978) (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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                                          COM(77)226 final
                                          Brussels , 3 June 1977
                           Proposal for a
                      COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
           on the opening , allocation and administration
           of a Community tariff quota for products falling
           within subheading 22.09 C I of the Common Customs
           Tariff , originating in the ACP States ( 1977/ 1978 )
              ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
 C0M(77 ) 226 final
 ---pagebreak---                  ILXr ! .A N ATOKY Ml'.MOI'.ANUliM
The Convention between the ACP States and the 15£C co>.;ct Upp with
Protocol No 7 provides that1 the products falling within subheading No
22.09 C I of the CCT ( rum , arrack , fafia ). originating in the ACP
States , shall be imported duty free into the Community . These
preferential arrangements are restricted , however , to a quantity which
is to be fixed annually by the Community 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 40% on the British market and 13% on the other
Community markets .
The declaration contained in the Council Minutes (Meeting of 13–15
January 1975 ) provides for the ijllocation of th.» annual quantity among
the Member States under Community Tariff quota arrangements .
The current tariff quota opened for the goods ip question in favour
of the ACP States ends on 30 June 1977 . It is necessary , therefore ,
to open a corresponding tariff quota for a further period of 12 months
from 1 July 1977 to 30 June 1973 , taking into account the accession
of new States to the aboveroentipned Convention ( in particular Surinam ).
Community imports of the gooa|s concerned during the lagt three
years were as follows :
                                                       - in hectolitres of pure alcohol
                                1974                  1975             1976
Bénélux                        4,960                 3,914            4,979
Denmark                        2,608                 2,720            3,349
Germany                       17,323                21,724           19,666
France                        10,424                 8,169            5,233
Ireland                        1,898                 1,654            1,345
Italy                            602                   103              384
United Kingdom                93,056                84,676(1 )       85,474(2 )
EC                           130,871               122,960          120,430
                           =best year
( 1 ) including 12,600 hl'imported from the Bahamas
( 2 ) including 4,636 hi imported from the Bahamas .
 ---pagebreak---    The quota volume to be tak^n into account on fins basis for the
   period from 1 July 1977 to 30 June 1978 should be 1?$,,009
   hectolitres of pure alcohol .
Jn this_...case,_as__an . exceDtion to the , norma L_rule ,_fw«vi sion is n^t
• being made to divide the quota volume into two instalments one of
  win"c h~Tn sTiTu tes a r e seFve .~~~rris~ t e ad , " a" me t hod" of u se of the quota
  is . provided for based on_an_aLlncat ir>n in definitive shares
  amongst Member states .
  The calculation of these shares is based on the largest quantities
  imported annually into each Member State during the three years
  referred to above , respecting , however , the two growth rates
 mentioned under point 1 .         This method of calculation has already
 been used for the allocation of the tariff quot,a at present in
 force .
  The annexed table shows in detail the amounts actual ly charged
  against the tariff quotas in question ( periods 1975 / 76 and
  1976/ 1977 ).
  It is proposed that the (draft: for a Council , ji!<?p|,tlation described
  above should be approved ( see annex ).
 ---pagebreak---                                Subheading 22.09 C I     Rum , arrack , tafia . onginating in the ACP States
                               Amounts charged against the tariff quotas opened in 1975 / 76 and 1976 / 77
                                                                                               -   in hectolitres of pure alcohol -
                   IHPORTS                                Quota opened            Inports                           3uota opened
                                                          2nd half year 75        2nd half year                     2nd half year
    2nd half year  ist naïf   year    total                                       1976           •                  and
                        1976                              and
      1975                            2nd half year 75
             \ '
                                      and
                                                          1st half year 76                                          1st half year 19 77
                                      1st half  year 76
                                                                               I
BX         866         2.634              3.500            3.500              'i     3.511                         3697      / 4.827
DK         954           ORO              1.943            2.900                     1.063                               2.700
                                                                               I
Ù      10.023        1 1.05 Λ           21.076            26.000               !K    7   7A ?
                                                                                      ( >1 UUL                   "íó.Ó¿'J / 24 . 643
                                                                               I
F       3.900          2.100'             6.000            6.000                »    X                                 12.051
IRL        473           366                839            1.000                         678                            *1.000
                                                                               I
IT         185            22                207               600              l
                                                                                I           •                                550
UK     38.776       23.900              62.676           128.000               i    54.582                            125.395
                                                                              ιi
                                                            .  . ._ . __      ίι
EC     55.177       47.064              96.241           168.000                [   70.92 r                    1 62 . ui 3 / 171 . 166
                                                                              Ii
                 /
                                                                              Ir
                                                                              ι1
                                                                                                           includine / axcluding
                                                                                                                       Surinam
 ---pagebreak---                                Proposai for a
                   COUÏîCIL REGULATION ( ïï'XV
      on the openmg f allocati.on and administration of a Community t£,ri;f
      quota for products falling within subheading 22 ., C)9 C I of the?
      Common Customs Tariff , originating in the ACP Si;5it<ts <, 1977 / 1 i)3& ) ,
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 the ACP-EEC Lom<" Convention siened on 28 February 1975 , together
with Protocol ^ annexed thereto , provides that
until the entry into force of a common organization of the market in spirits ,
products falling within tariff subheading 22.09 C I ( run , arrack , tafia ),
originating in the ACP States , shall be imported into the Community free of
customs duties under conditions such as to permit the development of tradi­
tional trade flows between the ACP ]? tates and the Community and between t.hc
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
                        I
imported annually from the ACP States into the Community . in the last i;hre«
years for which statistics are available , increased by an annual growth rate
of 40% on the market of the United Kingdom and 13% on the other parkeps c»£
the Community , these growth rates being based on for^eable internal d<;tnan<{
in each Member State ; 1         .
Where as , having
   ' ' regard to the levels reached by imports of the products concerned
into the Community and the Member States during the tyasi: three years £or
which statistical information is available ; whereas the amount of the
tariff quota for the period from 1 July 1977 to 30 June 1978 e<hou],d
therefore be fixed at 173 009 hectolitres of pure alcohol ;
 ---pagebreak---  Whereas a Community tariff arrangement based on an allocation botwoon Lh<j
 Member States would seem to preserve the Community nature of the quota ;
 whereas in this case the tariff quota should be allocated amongst I he
Member States on the basis of the largest quantities imported annually
      each of th©
 into –– Member State during the three last years find talcing into account
 the above mentioned growth rates ; ,
 Whereas , owing to the special character of the products in question and
 their sensivity on Community markets , exceptional provision should be
made for an arrangement based on a single allocation amongst Member
 States ;
  Whereas , since the Kingdom of Belgium , the Kingdom . of the Netherlands and
  the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are jointly represented by the Benelux
  Excononic Union , any measure concerning the administration of tut share
  allocated to that Economic Union may be carried out by any one of its
  Members , '
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                                  •
                                Article 1
                                    •inclusive
From 1 July 1977 until 30 June 1978' rum , arrack ijn,d tafia tailing within
                   :                                         < ■
 subheading 22.09 C I of the Common Customs Tariff , originating in the ACP
States , shall be imported duty tree into the Covimnity within the lioucs .
of a Community tariff quota of II 73 009 hectolitre* of pure alcohol .
                                Article 2
The Community tariff quota referred to in Article 1 shall be allocated
amongst the Member States as follows :
                                               ( hectolitres of pure alcohol )
            Bénélux                   5 443
             Denmark                  3 660
            Germany                 23 748
             France                 11 395
             Ireland                  2 075
             Italy                      658
            United Kingdom         126 030 .
                                                                         ••a/•«
 ---pagebreak---                                     - 3 -
                                   Article
1 . Member States shall ensure that importers of the goods in question,
    who are established in their territory , shall have free access to
    the shares allocated to them .
2 . The extent to which the Member States have used up their shares shall
    be determined on the basis of the imports of the products in question
    originating in the ACP States declared at customs for clearance for
    home use .
                                   Article 4
1 . Member States shall inform the Commission each month of imports
    actually charged against the tariff quota .
2 . The Commission shall at regular intervals inform the Member States
    of the extent to which the tariff quota has been used up .
3 . Where necessary , consultations may be held at the request of a
    Member State or on the initiative of the Commission .
                                   Article 5
    The Commission shall take all necessary measures , in close co-operation
    with the Member States , to ensure the implementation of this Regulation.
                                   Article 6
    This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1977 *
    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
    in all Member States .
    Bone at Brussels ,                                  For the Council
                                                          The President
 ---pagebreak--- FINANCIAL    STATEMENT
1 . Budget line concerned : Ch „ 12 Art . 120
2 . Legal basis : Art . 113
3 . Title of the tariff measure :
    Proposal for a Regulation ( EEC ) of the Council on the opening , allocation
    and administration of a Community tariff quota for products falling
    within subheading 22.09 C I of the Common Customs Tariff , originating
    in the ACP States ( 1977/ 1978 ).
A. Objectives : Execution of contractual obligation
                 - Convention pf Lomé -
5 . Method of calculation :
    - Mo of CCT        : 22.09 C I
    - Ouota volume     : 173 0C9 hi of pure alcohol
    - Quota duty rate : free
    - Duty rate CCT    : 105 UA / fH
6 . Loss of receipts :
    14 000 000 to 18 000 000 EUR according to the use1 of tjn? quotas .