27. 7. 94 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 191/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1827/94 of 18 July 1994 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for rum, tafia and arrack originating in the overseas countries and territories (OCT) associated with the European Community (1994 to 1995) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Decision 91/482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Community ('), and in particular Annex V thereto, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas Annex V to Decision 91/482/EEC provides for rum, tafia and arrack to be imported into the Community free of customs duties within the limits of a Community tariff quota; Whereas until 31 December 1995 the Community sets the quantities which may be imported free of customs duties ; whereas under the terms of the said Annex, the volume of the quota for the years 1994 and 1995 will be that of the previous year increased by 1 740 hectolitres of pure alcohol ; Whereas, the volume of the annual tariff quota for the period 1 July 1993 to 30 June 1994 is 15000 hectolitres of pure alcohol ; whereas this volume is to be increased by 870 hectolitres of pure alcohol for the second half of 1994 and by 870 hectolitres of pure alcohol for the first half of 1995 ; whereas the volume of the annual tariff quota for the period 1 July 1994 to 30 June 1995 must be fixed at 16 740 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 consis- tently 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 tariff 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 corres- ponding 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, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1. From 1 July 1994 to 30 June 1995 the following products originating in the overseas countries and territo- ries associated with the European Community shall be imported into the Community free of customs duty within the limits of the relevant Community tariff quota shown below : Quota .. 1 O;ﬁ)er CN code Description (i‘;:) l}:ll"‘:f %l:t);a pure alcohol) 09 1621 220840 10 Rum, tafia and arrack 16 740 Free 2208 40 90 22089011 2208 90 19 () OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1991, p. 1.