Article 1 
1. From 1 July 1992 to 30 June 1993 the following products originating in the ACP States shall be imported duty-free into the Community within the limits of the relevant Community tariff quota mentioned: Order No CN code Description Quota Volume (in hl of pure alcohol) Quota duty 09 1605 2208 40 10 2208 40 90 2208 90 11 2208 90 19 Rum, tafia and arrack 214 268 Free 2. Within the limit of this quota and until 31 December 1992, the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic shall apply customs duties calculated in accordance with the 1985 Act of Accession and Regulation (EEC) No 1820/87. The customs duty indicated in paragraph 1 shall be applied by these two Member States with effect from 1 January 1993. Article 2 1. From 1 July until 31 December 1992, the tariff quota referred to in Article 1 shall be divided into two instalments. 2. A first instalment of 42 853 hectolitres of pue alcohol shall be allocated amongst certain Member States; the shares which, subject to Article 4, shall apply until 31 December 1992, amount to the following quantities: (hectolitres of pure alcohol) Benelux 2 699 Denmark 514 Germany 14 382 Greece 1 092 Spain 2 914 France - Ireland 720 Italy 935 Portugal - United Kingdom 19 593. 3. A second instalment of 171 415 hectolitres of pure alcohol shall constitute the Community reserve. 4. If the products concerned are presented in the other Member States along with a declaration of entry into free circulation accepted by the customs authorities, the Member State concerned shall inform the Commission and draw a corresponding amount pursuant to Article 3. 5. Without prejudice to Article 4, the Member States referred to in paragraph 2 shall return immediately to the reserve any quantity of the quota shares allocated to them when the quota volume was divided up which, on 1 January 1993, are unused. Article 3 If a Member State's initial share as specified in Article 2 (2) has been used up entirely, the following provisions shall apply. If an importer presents, in a Member State, a declaration as to entry into free circulation comprising a request for preferential treatment for a product covered by this Regulation, and this declaration is accepted by the customs authorities, the Member State concerned shall, by notifying the Commission, draw an amount corresponding to its requirements from the reserve referred to in Article 2 (3). Requests to draw on the reserve together with the date of acceptance of the said declaration must be forwarded to the Commission without delay. Drawings shall be granted by the Commission on the basis of the date of acceptance of goods for entry into free circulation by the customs authorities of the Member State concerned, provided a sufficient amount remains in the reserve. If a Member State does not use the quantities drawn, it shall return them to the reserve as soon as possible. If requests for drawings exceed the amount remaining in the reserve, an allocation shall be made pro rata. The Member States shall be so informed by the Commission. Article 4 Once at least 80 % of the reserve as defined in Article 2 (3) has been used up the Commission shall inform the Member States thereof. It shall also notify Member States in this case of the date from which drawings on the Community reserve must be made according to the provisions laid down in Article 3, if these provisions are not already in effect. Within a time limit fixed by the Commission as from the date referred to in the second subparagraph, Member States shall be required to return to the reserve all their initial shares which have not been used on that date. Article 5 The Commission shall keep an account of the shares opened to the Member States pursuant to Articles 2 and 3 and shall, as soon as it has been notified, inform each State of the extent to which the reserves have been used up. It shall inform the Member States of the volume of the reserve following any return of quota shares pursuant to Article 4. Article 6 Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the products concerned have free access to the quota for such time as the residual balance of the quota volumes so permit. Article 7 The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely in order to ensure that this Regulation is complied with. Article 8 Council Regulation (EEC) No 3705/90 of 18 December 1990 on the safeguard measures provided for in the Fourth ACP-EEC Convention (3) shall apply to the products referred to in this Regulation. Article 9 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 July 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 10 July 1992. For the Council The President J. GUMMER (1) OJ No L 229, 17. 8. 1991, p. 3. (2) OJ No L 172, 30. 6. 1987, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 358, 21. 12. 1990, p. 4.
Article 2 
1. From 1 July until 31 December 1992, the tariff quota referred to in Article 1 shall be divided into two instalments. 2. A first instalment of 42 853 hectolitres of pue alcohol shall be allocated amongst certain Member States; the shares which, subject to Article 4, shall apply until 31 December 1992, amount to the following quantities: (hectolitres of pure alcohol) Benelux 2 699 Denmark 514 Germany 14 382 Greece 1 092 Spain 2 914 France - Ireland 720 Italy 935 Portugal - United Kingdom 19 593. 3. A second instalment of 171 415 hectolitres of pure alcohol shall constitute the Community reserve. 4. If the products concerned are presented in the other Member States along with a declaration of entry into free circulation accepted by the customs authorities, the Member State concerned shall inform the Commission and draw a corresponding amount pursuant to Article 3. 5. Without prejudice to Article 4, the Member States referred to in paragraph 2 shall return immediately to the reserve any quantity of the quota shares allocated to them when the quota volume was divided up which, on 1 January 1993, are unused. Article 3 If a Member State's initial share as specified in Article 2 (2) has been used up entirely, the following provisions shall apply. If an importer presents, in a Member State, a declaration as to entry into free circulation comprising a request for preferential treatment for a product covered by this Regulation, and this declaration is accepted by the customs authorities, the Member State concerned shall, by notifying the Commission, draw an amount corresponding to its requirements from the reserve referred to in Article 2 (3). Requests to draw on the reserve together with the date of acceptance of the said declaration must be forwarded to the Commission without delay. Drawings shall be granted by the Commission on the basis of the date of acceptance of goods for entry into free circulation by the customs authorities of the Member State concerned, provided a sufficient amount remains in the reserve. If a Member State does not use the quantities drawn, it shall return them to the reserve as soon as possible. If requests for drawings exceed the amount remaining in the reserve, an allocation shall be made pro rata. The Member States shall be so informed by the Commission. Article 4 Once at least 80 % of the reserve as defined in Article 2 (3) has been used up the Commission shall inform the Member States thereof. It shall also notify Member States in this case of the date from which drawings on the Community reserve must be made according to the provisions laid down in Article 3, if these provisions are not already in effect. Within a time limit fixed by the Commission as from the date referred to in the second subparagraph, Member States shall be required to return to the reserve all their initial shares which have not been used on that date. Article 5 The Commission shall keep an account of the shares opened to the Member States pursuant to Articles 2 and 3 and shall, as soon as it has been notified, inform each State of the extent to which the reserves have been used up. It shall inform the Member States of the volume of the reserve following any return of quota shares pursuant to Article 4. Article 6 Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the products concerned have free access to the quota for such time as the residual balance of the quota volumes so permit. Article 7 The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely in order to ensure that this Regulation is complied with. Article 8 Council Regulation (EEC) No 3705/90 of 18 December 1990 on the safeguard measures provided for in the Fourth ACP-EEC Convention (3) shall apply to the products referred to in this Regulation. Article 9 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 July 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 10 July 1992. For the Council The President J. GUMMER (1) OJ No L 229, 17. 8. 1991, p. 3. (2) OJ No L 172, 30. 6. 1987, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 358, 21. 12. 1990, p. 4.
Article 3 
If a Member State's initial share as specified in Article 2 (2) has been used up entirely, the following provisions shall apply. If an importer presents, in a Member State, a declaration as to entry into free circulation comprising a request for preferential treatment for a product covered by this Regulation, and this declaration is accepted by the customs authorities, the Member State concerned shall, by notifying the Commission, draw an amount corresponding to its requirements from the reserve referred to in Article 2 (3). Requests to draw on the reserve together with the date of acceptance of the said declaration must be forwarded to the Commission without delay. Drawings shall be granted by the Commission on the basis of the date of acceptance of goods for entry into free circulation by the customs authorities of the Member State concerned, provided a sufficient amount remains in the reserve. If a Member State does not use the quantities drawn, it shall return them to the reserve as soon as possible. If requests for drawings exceed the amount remaining in the reserve, an allocation shall be made pro rata. The Member States shall be so informed by the Commission. Article 4 Once at least 80 % of the reserve as defined in Article 2 (3) has been used up the Commission shall inform the Member States thereof. It shall also notify Member States in this case of the date from which drawings on the Community reserve must be made according to the provisions laid down in Article 3, if these provisions are not already in effect. Within a time limit fixed by the Commission as from the date referred to in the second subparagraph, Member States shall be required to return to the reserve all their initial shares which have not been used on that date. Article 5 The Commission shall keep an account of the shares opened to the Member States pursuant to Articles 2 and 3 and shall, as soon as it has been notified, inform each State of the extent to which the reserves have been used up. It shall inform the Member States of the volume of the reserve following any return of quota shares pursuant to Article 4. Article 6 Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the products concerned have free access to the quota for such time as the residual balance of the quota volumes so permit. Article 7 The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely in order to ensure that this Regulation is complied with. Article 8 Council Regulation (EEC) No 3705/90 of 18 December 1990 on the safeguard measures provided for in the Fourth ACP-EEC Convention (3) shall apply to the products referred to in this Regulation. Article 9 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 July 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 10 July 1992. For the Council The President J. GUMMER (1) OJ No L 229, 17. 8. 1991, p. 3. (2) OJ No L 172, 30. 6. 1987, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 358, 21. 12. 1990, p. 4.
Article 4 
Once at least 80 % of the reserve as defined in Article 2 (3) has been used up the Commission shall inform the Member States thereof. It shall also notify Member States in this case of the date from which drawings on the Community reserve must be made according to the provisions laid down in Article 3, if these provisions are not already in effect. Within a time limit fixed by the Commission as from the date referred to in the second subparagraph, Member States shall be required to return to the reserve all their initial shares which have not been used on that date. Article 5 The Commission shall keep an account of the shares opened to the Member States pursuant to Articles 2 and 3 and shall, as soon as it has been notified, inform each State of the extent to which the reserves have been used up. It shall inform the Member States of the volume of the reserve following any return of quota shares pursuant to Article 4. Article 6 Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the products concerned have free access to the quota for such time as the residual balance of the quota volumes so permit. Article 7 The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely in order to ensure that this Regulation is complied with. Article 8 Council Regulation (EEC) No 3705/90 of 18 December 1990 on the safeguard measures provided for in the Fourth ACP-EEC Convention (3) shall apply to the products referred to in this Regulation. Article 9 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 July 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 10 July 1992. For the Council The President J. GUMMER (1) OJ No L 229, 17. 8. 1991, p. 3. (2) OJ No L 172, 30. 6. 1987, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 358, 21. 12. 1990, p. 4.
Article 5 
The Commission shall keep an account of the shares opened to the Member States pursuant to Articles 2 and 3 and shall, as soon as it has been notified, inform each State of the extent to which the reserves have been used up. It shall inform the Member States of the volume of the reserve following any return of quota shares pursuant to Article 4. Article 6 Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the products concerned have free access to the quota for such time as the residual balance of the quota volumes so permit. Article 7 The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely in order to ensure that this Regulation is complied with. Article 8 Council Regulation (EEC) No 3705/90 of 18 December 1990 on the safeguard measures provided for in the Fourth ACP-EEC Convention (3) shall apply to the products referred to in this Regulation. Article 9 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 July 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 10 July 1992. For the Council The President J. GUMMER (1) OJ No L 229, 17. 8. 1991, p. 3. (2) OJ No L 172, 30. 6. 1987, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 358, 21. 12. 1990, p. 4.
Article 6 
Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the products concerned have free access to the quota for such time as the residual balance of the quota volumes so permit. Article 7 The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely in order to ensure that this Regulation is complied with. Article 8 Council Regulation (EEC) No 3705/90 of 18 December 1990 on the safeguard measures provided for in the Fourth ACP-EEC Convention (3) shall apply to the products referred to in this Regulation. Article 9 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 July 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 10 July 1992. For the Council The President J. GUMMER (1) OJ No L 229, 17. 8. 1991, p. 3. (2) OJ No L 172, 30. 6. 1987, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 358, 21. 12. 1990, p. 4.
Article 7 
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely in order to ensure that this Regulation is complied with. Article 8 Council Regulation (EEC) No 3705/90 of 18 December 1990 on the safeguard measures provided for in the Fourth ACP-EEC Convention (3) shall apply to the products referred to in this Regulation. Article 9 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 July 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 10 July 1992. For the Council The President J. GUMMER (1) OJ No L 229, 17. 8. 1991, p. 3. (2) OJ No L 172, 30. 6. 1987, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 358, 21. 12. 1990, p. 4.
Article 8 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3705/90 of 18 December 1990 on the safeguard measures provided for in the Fourth ACP-EEC Convention (3) shall apply to the products referred to in this Regulation. Article 9 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 July 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 10 July 1992. For the Council The President J. GUMMER (1) OJ No L 229, 17. 8. 1991, p. 3. (2) OJ No L 172, 30. 6. 1987, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 358, 21. 12. 1990, p. 4.
Article 9 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 July 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 10 July 1992. For the Council The President J. GUMMER (1) OJ No L 229, 17. 8. 1991, p. 3. (2) OJ No L 172, 30. 6. 1987, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 358, 21. 12. 1990, p. 4.