# Council Decision (EU) 2020/1791 of 16 November 2020 authorising France to apply a reduced rate of certain indirect taxes on ‘traditional’ rum produced in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion, Article 3

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. The reduced rates of excise duty and of VSS referred to in Article 1 and applicable to the rum referred to in Article 2 shall be confined to an annual quota of 153 000 hectolitres of pure alcohol.
2. The reduced rates of excise duty and of VSS referred to in Article 1 of this Decision may each be lower than the minimum rate of excise duty on alcohol set by Directive 92/84/EEC, but shall not be more than 50 % lower than the full rate on alcohol set in accordance with Article 3 of Directive 92/84/EEC or the full rate on alcohol for the VSS.
3. The cumulative fiscal advantage authorised in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article shall not be more than 50 % of the full rate on alcohol set in accordance with Article 3 of Directive 92/84/EEC.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2020/1791/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-1791/article-3
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