council decis februari authoris portug appli reduc rate excis duti autonom region madeira local produc consum rum liqueur autonom region azor local produc consum liqueur eaux de vie ec council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament request date june februari measur implement articl treati relat outermost region portug state applic reduc rate excis duti madeira local produc consum rum liqueur azor local produc consum liqueur eaux de vie consid essenti surviv local industri produc market beverag question high cost activ aris geograph factor small firm produc limit quantiti remot fragment terrain tight local market reduct tax rum liqueur eaux de vie produc island sold exclus local market enabl product continu compet similar spirit import suppli part commun ensur surviv industri redress competit balanc reduct tax introduc offset competit disadvantag spirit produc autonom region madeira azor face result higher product market cost analysi figur price spirit sold region concern suggest reduct rate excis duti normal nation rate appli portug ethyl alcohol align price spirit produc madeira azor similar spirit import suppli part commun measur current industri surviv expand current sale local produc spirit madeira azor total approxim litr annum provid direct job includ season basi applic portug derog articl treati reduct excis duti rate autonom region madeira local produc consum rum liqueur autonom region azor local produc consum liqueur eaux de vie justifi order avoid endang develop region take account import give local econom oper fiscal secur develop commerci activ set time limit tax derog derog grant period year grant year derog subject condit mid term report produc commiss assess reason justifi grant tax derog exist decis prejudic applic articl treati adopt decis articl derog articl treati portug authoris appli rate excis duti lower full rate alcohol laid articl council direct eec octob approxim rate excis duti alcohol alcohol beverag autonom region madeira local produc consum rum liqueur autonom region azor local produc consum liqueur eaux de vie articl derog refer articl confin madeira rum defin articl council regul eec lai gener rule definit descript present spirit drink geograph design quot rum da madeira quot refer articl annex ii regul liqueur defin articl regul eec produc region fruit plant azor liqueur defin articl regul eec produc region fruit raw materi eau de vie made wine grape marc characterist qualiti defin articl regul eec articl reduc rate excis duti applic product refer articl lower minimum rate excis duti alcohol set direct eec lower standard nation excis duti alcohol articl decemb latest portug send commiss report enabl assess reason justifi grant reduc rate exist articl decis appli januari decemb articl decis address portugues republ brussel februari council presid piqué camp oj opinion deliv februari publish offici journal oj oj regul amend regul ec oj