council decis februari authoris franc extend applic reduc rate excis duti quot tradit quot rum produc oversea depart ec council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament council decis octob franc authoris appli tradit rum produc oversea depart od rate excis duti lower full rate excis duti applic ethyl alcohol decis pend effect exist measur improv competit cane sugar rum sector depart account consequ abolit tariff quota import rum origin acp state expir decemb memorandum measur outermost region implement articl treati franc essenti maintain tax arrang applic tradit rum market mainland franc account sugar common market organis review dismantl custom protect spirit commun nation measur improv competit cane sugar rum sector od make reach level competit enabl franc adapt taxat tradit rum produc oversea depart small scale local market od distilleri activ retain share market mainland franc main outlet rum product total trend commun market show competit commun rum caus consider drop volum od rum sold commun market market growth averag period acp countri share rose countri period od share drop market share rum sold commun market hl pure alcohol rum acp countri hl pure alcohol rum countri hl pure alcohol includ hl pure alcohol mainland franc od rum inabl compet commun market result higher market price due differ cost price rum produc od rum produc commun territori case od rum attent drawn purchas cost sugar cane local market time higher price applic commun territori cost labour half time higher countri futur inabl compet accentu includ cost price rum cost result bring rum product unit od line environment standard accord commun legisl mainland franc market od rum qualifi special tax arrang offset competit disadvantag result higher cost price made safeguard rum produc activ od view size turnov number job involv essenti maintain cane sugar rum sector od order ensur depart econom social balanc depart affect réunion guadeloup martiniqu sector produc annual turnov eur job includ direct job justifi franc maintain derog articl treati reduc rate excis duti quot tradit quot rum produc od order avoid endang develop order undermin singl market quantiti rum origin od qualifi measur exce level tradit trade flow record year view creat climat legal certainti trader cane sugar rum sector time take amortis equip build derog grant year grant 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 franc authoris extend applic mainland territori quot tradit quot rum produc od rate excis duti lower full rate alcohol laid articl council direct eec octob approxim rate excis duti alcohol alcohol beverag articl derog refer articl confin rum defin articl council regul eec lai gener rule definit descript present spirit drink produc od sugar cane harvest place manufactur content volatil substanc ethyl methyl alcohol equal gram hectolitr pure alcohol alcohol strength volum vol articl reduc rate excis duti applic product refer articl confin annual quota hl pure alcohol reduc rate lower minimum rate excis duti alcohol set direct eec lower standard nation excis duti alcohol articl june franc send commiss report enabl assess reason justifi grant reduc rate exist articl decis appli januari decemb articl decis address french republ brussel februari council presid piqué camp oj opinion deliv februari publish offici journal oj oj regul amend regul ec oj