Council Regulation (EC) No 1989/94 of 27 July 1994 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for rum, tafia and arrack originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States (1994 to 1995)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1989/94 of 27 July 1994 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for rum, tafia and arrack originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States (1994 to 1995)
THE  COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
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 Fourth ACP-EEC Convention (1) entered into force on 1 September 1991;
Whereas Protocol 6 thereof stipulates that products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States which fall within CN codes 2208 40 10, 2208 40 90, 2208 90 11 and 2208 90 19 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 traffic flows between the ACP States and the Community and between the Member States; whereas the Community  shall until 31 December 1995 fix each year the quantities which may be imported free of customs duties; whereas according to that protocol moreover, the quota for 1994 and 1995 will be the same as that for the previous year increased by 20 000  hectolitres of pure alcohol;
Whereas the annual quota volume for the period from 1 July 1993 to 30 June 1994 has been fixed at 224 827 hectolitres of pure alcohol; whereas this volume is to be increased by 10 000 hectolitres of pure alcohol for the second six months of 1994 and of  10 000 hectolitres or pure alcohol for the first six months of 1995; whereas the annual quota volume for the period 1 July 1994 to 30 June 1995 has been fixed at 224 827 hectolitres of pure alcohol;
Whereas equal and continuous access to the said quota should be ensured for all Community importers and the rates laid down for the quotas should be applied consistently to all imports of the products in question into all the Member States until the  quota is exhausted; whereas the decision for the opening of triff quotas in fulfilment of its international obligations should be taken by the Community; whereas, to ensure the efficient common administration of these quotas, however, there is no  obstacle to authorizing the Member States to draw from the quota volumes the necessary quantities correspondingh to actual imports; whereas, however, this method of administration requires close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission  and the latter must, in particular, be able to monitor the rate at which the quotas are used up and inform the Member States accordingly;
Whereas measures should be laid down to ensure that Protocol 6 is implemented 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, 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 quotas may be carried out  by any one of its members,