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12 . 2 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 37 / 1

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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 287 / 76 of 9 February 1976 on the opening, allocation and administration of a Community tariff quota for rum , arrack and tafia falling within subheading 22.09 C I of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in the overseas countries and territories associ­ ated with the European Economic Community

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN for a method of use based on a single division COMMUNITIES , amongst Member States ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas, taking into account actual trends on the Economic Community, and in particular Article 136 markets for the products in question ; the needs of the thereof, Member States and the economic prospects for the period under consideration , the initial percentage Having regard to Council Decision 76/ 198 / EEC of 9 shares in the quota volume will be as follows : February 1976 on import arrangements for rum , Benelux 6-50 arrack and tafia falling within subheading 22.09 C I of Denmark 0-20 the Common Customs Tariff and originating in the overseas countries and territories associated with the Germany 93-26 France 001 European Economic Community ('), Ireland 001 Italy 0-01 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, United Kingdom 0-01 Whereas Decision 76/ 198 / EEC stipulates that rum , arrack and tafia shall be imported into the Commu­ Whereas the development of imports into the nity free of customs duties within the limits of a Community of these products should be recorded and Community tariff quota ; whereas the annual volume imports should accordingly be monitored ; of the quota for the period from 1 July to 30 June is to be fixed on the basis of a basic annual quantity, Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium , the calculated in hectolitres of pure alcohol , to which a Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of rate of growth of 13 % is to be applied, equal to the Luxembourg are jointly represented by the Benelux amount of imports during the best of the last three Economic Union , any measure concerning the admin­ istration of the share allocated to that economic union years for which statistics are available ; whereas this rate may be modified in the light of certain criteria ; may be carried out by any one of its members, whereas the first quota period is to be run from 1 March 1976 to 30 June 1976 ; whereas, for that period, the basis annual quantity has been fixed by the said Decision as an agreed figure of 80 000 hectoli­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : tres of pure alcohol ; whereas the pro rata tempris clause shall be applicable ; Article 1 Whereas the amount of the quota for the period from 1 March 1976 to 30 June 1976 should therefore be 1 . From 1 March 1976 until 30 June 1976 rum , fixed at 30 133 hectolitres of pure alcohol ; arrack and tafia falling within subheading 22.09 C I of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in the Whereas, owing to the special character of the countries and territories referred to in Article 1 of products in question and their sensitivity on Commu­ Decision 76/ 198 / EEC shall be imported free of nity markets, exceptional provision should be made customs duty into the Community within the limits of a Community tariff quota of 30 133 hectolitres of (') See page 24 of this Official Journal . pure alcohol .

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2. The rules of origin applicable to the products of the products in question originating in the said referred to in paragraph 1 shall be those mentioned in countries and territories . Article 5 of Decision 76/ 198/ EEC. 2 . Member States shall forward to the Commission Article 2 not later than the 15th day of each month statements of imports of the products in question effected during The Community tariff quota referred to in Article 1 the preceding month ; only products submitted to the shall be allocated amongst the Member States as customs authorities under cover of a declaration that follows : they are to be made available for home use and accom­ hectolitres of panied by a movement certificate conforming to the pure alcohol rules referred to in Article 1 (2) shall be taken into Benelux 1 960 consideration for this purpose. Denmark 61 Germany 28 1 00 3. The Commission shall regularly inform the France 3 Member States of the extent to which the tariff quota Ireland 3 has been used up. Italy 3 United Kingdom 3 4. Where necessary, consultations may be held at the request of a Member State or on the initiative of the Commission . Article 3 1 . Member States shall manage the shares allocated to them in accordance with their own arrangements. Article 5 2. The extent to which the Member States have The Commission shall take all necessary measures to used up their shares shall be determined on the basis ensure the implementation of this Regulation in close of the imports of the products in question originating in the said countries and territories declared at co-operation with the Member States. customs for clearance for home use .

Article 6 Article 4 1 . In accordance with Article 6 of Decision This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 76/ 198/EEC, the Community shall monitor imports 1976 .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 9 February 1976. For the Council The President

G. THORN