31977R0329

No L 46/2 Official Journal of the European Communities 18 . 2 . 77

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 329/ 77 of 14 February 1977 amending Regulations ( EEC) No 1464/76 and ( EEC) No 1465/76 on the opening , allocation and administration of Community tariff quotas for rum , arrack and tafia falling within subheading 22.09 C I of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in the ACP States and the overseas countries and territories associ­ ated with the European Economic Community

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the abovementioned Decision 76/ 198 / EEC COMMUNITIES , and Protocol 7 lay down strict rules for the fixing of the annual quota volumes for the products in ques­ tion ; whereas, therefore, the volumes of the tariff Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European quotas opened by Regulations ( EEC) No 1464/76 and Economic Community, and in particular Articles 113 (EEC) No 1465/76 should be adjusted ; whereas, and 136 thereof, during the reference year used for the fixing of the volume of the tariff quota for the overseas countries and territories, only the Benelux countries and the Federal Republic of Germany imported quantities of Having regard to Council Decision 76/ 198 / EEC on the products in question originating in the said over­ import arrangements for rum , arrack and tafia falling seas countries and territories ; whereas, therefore, the within subheading 22.09 C I of the Common shares allocated to those Member States within the Customs Tariff and originating in the overseas coun­ two tariff quotas in question should also be adjusted ; tries and territories associated with the European Economic Community ('), and in particular Article 3 thereof, Whereas these measures do not disturb the equili­ brium of the markets for the products in question and do not harm interests within the Community, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,

Whereas, pursuant to Decision 76/ 198/ EEC, the Council , by Regulation ( EEC) No 1 465/76 (2), opened a Community tariff quota for rum , arrack and tafia falling within subheading 22.09 C I of the Common HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Customs Tariff and originating in the overseas coun­ tries and territories associated with the European Economic Community ; whereas Surinam belonged to this group of countries ; whereas, when the volume of the tariff quota was fixed, Community imports of the Article 1 said products originating in Surinam were taken into account ; 1 . In Article 1 of Regulation ( EEC) No 1464/76, the volume of the Community tariff quota shall be Whereas , on 16 July 1976, Surinam acceded to the increased from 162 013 hectolitres to 171 166 hectoli­ ACP-EEC Convention of Lome (3 ) ; whereas the refer­ tres of pure alcohol . ence to Surinam was accordingly deleted by Decision 77/ 1 55/ EEC (4 ) from the list in Annex I to Decision 76/ 568 / EEC ( 5 ) ; whereas, therefore , Surinam no 2. The text of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No longer benefits under the tariff quota ; whereas, 1464/76 shall be replaced by the following : however, Surinam is now covered by Protocol 7 to the Convention of Lome, pursuant to which Regulation (EEC) No 1 464/76 (6) opened a Community tariff 'Article 2 quota for the same products originating in the ACP States ; 1 . The tariff quota referred to in Article 1 shall (') OJ No L 37, 12 . 1 . 1976, p. 24 . be divided into two parts. The first part ( 125 395 (-') OJ No L 165, 25 . 6 . 1976 , p. 7 . hectolitres of pure alcohol) shall be for United (J ) OJ No L 25, 30 . 1 . 1976, p. I. Kingdom consumption . The second part (45 771 (4 ) Sec page 1 5 of this Official Journal . p ) OJ No L 176, 1 . 7. 1976, p . 8 . hectolitres of pure alcohol) shall be allocated (') OJ No L 165, 25 . 6 . 1976, p . 5 . among the other Member States .

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2 . The shares of each of the Member States to 'Article 2 which the second part is allocated pursuant to para­ graph 1 shall consist of the following quantities : The Community tariff quota referred to in Article 1 shall be allocated among the Member States as (hectolitres follows : of pure alcohol) (hectolitres Benelux 4 827 of pure alcohol) Denmark 2 700 Benelux 3 140 Germany 24 643 Denmark 160 France 12 051 Germany 68 147 Ireland 1 000 France 8 550' Italy Ireland 8 Italy 8 United Kingdom 100 ' Article 2

1 . In Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1465/76, Article 3 the volume of the Community tariff shall be fixed at 71 571 hectolitres of pure alcohol . This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 2. The text of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No following its publication in the Official Journal of 1465/76 shall be replaced by the following : the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 14 February 1977. For the Council

The President

J. SILKIN