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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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DRAFTCOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
opening,allocating andadministering aCommunitytariffquota
forferro-chromium containing notlessthan4%byweightofcarbon,
fallingwithinsubheading ex73.02EIoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,andextendingthebenefitofthisquotaforcertainimports
offerro-chromium containing aquantityofbetween
3and4%byweightofcarbon(1981)
(presentedbytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM -
TheServicesoftheCommissionwerecalledupontoexamine,duringa
meetingoftheEconomicTariffProblemsGroupon9September1980,.
thequestionofopening,for1981,anautonomous Communitytariffquota
forcertainqualitiesofferro-chromium containing aquantityof4%
(withafixedlimitof3%)ormorebyweightofcarbon(highcarbonferro
chromium).Thismeetingwasfollowedbyadiscussionwiththeuserson
22September1980*
Duringthediscussionittranspiredthat:
a)atthereviewcarriedbutatthesameperiod,theeconomicstateof
;theCommunitymarketinhighcarbonferro-chromium appearedtobev,
lessfavourablethanin1980;
b)intheCommunity,theproductivecapacityinrespectofhighcarbon
ferro-chromium ismarkedlyunderusedand,accordingtoforecastsfor
-1981,productionmightbevoluntarily reducedinconsiderable propor­
tions;inexchangefordependableoutletsinsidetheCommunity;
c)theveryprovisionalforecastsplacetheusualparticulars forcalcu­
latingthequotaatthefollowingapproximatelevels:
consumption 568620tonnes
actualproduction .about ;133000tonnes
inwardprocessingarrangements negligiblequantity .
duty-freeimportsunderthe
termsofotherpreferential
systems(EFTA,Turkey,
Zimbabwe) 118460tonnes
exportstothirdcountries 4000tonnes;
d)onthisbasis,importneedsfromthirdcountriesuptotheendof
1981mightreach300000tonnesdependingontheextentwhich the
forecastamountsactuallyareachieved..
Inthesecircumstances,takingintoaccounttheuncertainties ofcon­
sumptionlevels,Communityproduction,thenecessaryimportsfromthird/
countries,theneedtoensureparalleldevelopment inthemarketingof
Communityproductionandintheobtainingsuppliesforconsumerindus­
triesunderfavourableconditions,theCommissionconsidersitneces-•
sarytobeparticularly prudentinfixingthequotavolumeinorder

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nottoupsetthemarketequilibrium .
Forthispurpose,theCommissionintendstoopenfor1981anil-duty
tariffquota,theprovisional volumeofwhich,coveringtheneedsfor
thefirstfourmonths(i.e.100000tonnes),mightbeincreasedduring
theyeartokeepinstepwiththesituation.There>maywellbea
revisionbytheEconomicTariffProblemsGroup,atthebeginningofthe
yeartogiveeffect,(allowingforthedurationoftheapprovalproce­
dures)toanincreaseasfrom1May1981.
4.Asusualinsuchcases,theproposedquotavolumehasbeendividedinto
twotranches,thefirst,corresponding to80%ofthisvolume,being.„
allocated amongtheMemberStatesinproportion totheiranticipated
importsfromthirdcountries,thesecond,corresponding tothebalance
ofthesaidvolume,constituting aCommunityreserve.Settingupsuch
areservecanbeallthebetterjustifiedinthiscaseasthequota
volumeislikelytoberevisedduringtheyear,inordertomeetmore
.adequately theactualneedsofconsumerindustries,1:andastheinitial -
allocations havenotbeenabletothecalculatedas'exactlyaswould
bewished. ^.
ThedraftRegulationsubmittedbytheCommission,moreover,laysdown
initsarticle6thatMemberStatesshouldbefreetorestrictthe
benefitofthistariffquota"toproductstobeusedforcertain
purposes".

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.COUNOLREGULATION (EEC)No... ;
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opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministrationofaCommunitytariffquotafor
ferro-chromium containingnotlessthan4%byweightofcarbonfallingwithinsubheading
ex73.02EIoftheCommonCustomsTariffaridextendingthebenefitofthisquotatocertain;
importsofferro-chromium containingaquantityofbetween3and4%byweightof
carbon(198ij
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle28,
thereof,
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedbythe
Commission,theutilizationofthetariffquotabasedonanallocation
.amongMemberStateswouldseemtobeconsistentwkh
theCommunitynatureofthequota;whereas,to
correspondascloselyaspossibletotheactualtrendin
themarketintheproductinquestion,allocationofthe
quotashouldbeinproportiontotherequirementsofthe
MemberStatesascalculatedbyreferencetostatisticsof
'importsfromthirdcountriesduringarepresentative
referenceperiodandtotheeconomicoutlookforthe
quotaperiodinquestion;
Whereas,for-ferro-chromiumcontainingnotlessthanwhereas,"however,sincethequotaisanautonomous
4%byweightofcarton,CommunityproductionistoaCommunitytariffquotaintendedtocoverimportneeds
variabledegree,inadequateandproducersareunableto'ansingintheCommunity,itmay,asanexperiment,be
meetthetotarequirementsofconsumerindustries;allocatedonthebasisofthetemporaryimportneeds
whereasitisthereforeintheCommunitysinteresttofromthlrdcountriesexpressedbyeachoftheMember
suspendtotallymrespectofthismetaltheapplicationofSuteswhi,eassuringaceftaindegreeofcompensation
theCommonCustomsTanffdutyuntil31December ■forthoseMemberStateswhlchfavourCommunity
1981withinasuitabletariffquota;whereasinorderto.ductionwhenStainingsupplies;whereasthissystem
avoid(disturbingtheequilibriumofthemarketforthisofaHocationalsoensurestheuniformappiicatjonofthe
ferro-alloyandtoensureparalleldevelopmentinsalesofCommonCustomsTariff ;
Communityproductionandinsuppliestomeetthe
requirementsofconsumerindustries,itisappropriateto■
,fixthequotavolumeattheprovisionalleveloflQO000 -1 >
tonnes,coveringimportneedsfromthirdcountries '' ,.. -,,
duringthefirstfewmonthsoftheyear;whereasthe.Whereas,totakeaccountoffumreimporttrendsforthe.
fixingofthisamount,basedonconservativeestimates,...Prod,uctconcerned,thequotashouldbedividedintotwo
doesnotprecludefutureadjustmentinlinewithchanges ■'"^ments,thefirstbeingallocatedandthesecondheld
inthesituation;whereas,moreover;MemberStates/«aresei^etocove^subsequentlytherequirementsof
shouldbefreetoauthorizechargestobemadeagainstMeJmberw,h,chhaveused"P^irinitialshares
thisvolumeonlysubjecttocertainconditionsrelatingto,a"dadditionalrequirementswhichmightariseinthe
use; i ,otherMemberStates;whereas,togiveimportersorthe' - ,..MemberStatessomedegreeofcertainty,thefirst
'v.-.."instalmentofthetariffquotashouldbefixedata
^ relativelyhighlevel,whichinthiscaseshouldbe8000GWhereasrelativelylimitedimportsofferro-chromium ~tonnes*
containingaquantityofbetween3and4%byweightof
carbonareforeseeableforthisquotaperiod;whereas
provisionshouldbemadeonatemporarybasisforthe
extensionofthebenefitofthetanffquotainquestiontowhereasinitialsharesmaybeusedupatdifferentrates;
theseimports,limitingithoweverto20kofthequota_whereastoavoiddisruptionofsuppliesonthisaccountit
volumetakingaccountoftheexistenceofCommunity shou,dbeprovidedthatanyMemberStatewhichhas
production; •' almostusedupitsinitialshareshoulddrawanadditional
sharefromthereserve;whereaseachtimeitsadditional
-– v -shareisalmostusedupaMemberStateshoulddrawa
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequotafurthershare,andsoonasmanytimesasthereserve
shouldbeensuredforallCommunityimportersandtheallows;whereastheinitialandadditionalsharesshould
rateofdutyforthetariff,quotashouldbeapplied ,bevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereasthis
consistentlytoallimportsuntilthequotaisexhausted;,form0fadministrationrequiresclosecollaboration
whereasinthelightoftheseprinciplesarrangementsforbetweentheMemberStatesandtheCommission,which

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lattermustbeinapositiontokeep-?ico'.intoftheextent
towhichthequotashavebeenusedur>andtoinformthe
MemberStat»saccordingly ;
Whereasifafagivendateinthequotaperioda
considerablequantityofaMemberStatesinitialshare
remainsunused,itisessentialthatthatMemberStare
shouldreturnasignificantproportiontothereserve,in
ordertopreventapartoftheCommunityquota
remainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhilfitcouldbe
usedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourg
areunitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerningthe
administration ofthesharesallocatedtothateconomic
unionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneofitsmembers,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Germany 31
Fra£fcece1(?
Ireland
Italy 13
UnitedKingdoml0832
8
464
8
512
080
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1981aequalto5%ofitsinitialsharei
Communitytariffquotaof100000tonnesshallbetotj,enextwh0lenumber,
openedintheCommunity forferro-chromium
containingnotlessthan4%byweightofcarbon,falling3jfaMemberStateafter
withinsubheadingex73.02E1oftheCommonCustoms •sharCihasused90%QrmQfeof
Tariff. it,thatMemberStateshall,in
extentprovidedinparagraph
2.DuringthisperiodtheMemberStatesshallbeequaltothethird
authorizedwithinthe20%limitofthequotasallocated
tothemorwhichtheylevyonthereserveinaccordance xhisprocesssha)1applyuntilth
withArticles2and3tochargeagainstthesaidtariff
quota,importsofferro-chromiumcontainingaquantity4gywayderogationfroi
ofbetween3and4%byweightofcarbon. MemberStatemaydrawsh;
Jspecifiedinthoseparagraphs i
3.Importsoftheproductsinquestionmaynotbebelievingthatthosespecifiedma'
chargedagainstthistariffquotaiftheyarealreadyfree.MemberStateapplyingthispar
ofcustomsdunesunderotherpreferentialtariffCommissionofitsgroundsfort
arrangements .
4.Withinthisquota,thecustomstariffdutyshallbe
totallysuspended. ..,.
\Article4„
WithintheLimitsofthistariffquota
Greeceshallapplyduti^calculatedinac-AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe'_ ri/ I•t'1^4r\ 14
cordancewiththerelevantprovisions
laid down inthe Act ofAccession .2.Thesecondinstalmentof20000tonnesshall
constitutethereserve.
Article3
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1.IfaMemberStatehasused90%ormoreofits
initialshareasfixedinArticle2(1),orofthatshare
minusanyportionreturnedtothereservepursuantto
Article5,itshallforthwith,bynotifyingthe
Commission ,drawasecondshare,totheextentthatthe
reservesopermits,equalto10%ofitsinitialshare
roundedupasnecessarytothenextwholenumber.
2.IfaMemberState,afterexhaustingitsinitialshare,
hasused90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyit,
thatMemberStateshallforthwith,inthemannerandto
theextentprovidedinparagraph1,drawathirdshare
equalto5%ofitsinitialshareroundedupasnecessary
tothenextwholenumber.
3.IfaMemberState,afterexhaustingitssecond
share,hasused90%ormoreofthethirdshiredrawnby
it,thatMemberStateshall,inthemannerandtothe
extentprovidedinparagraph 1,drawafourthshare
equaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallapplyuntilthereserveisusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1to3,a
MemberStatemaydrawshareslowerthanthose
specifiedinthoseparagraphsiftherearegroundsfor
believingthatthosespecifiedmaynotbeusedinfull.Any
MemberStateapplyingthisparagraphshallinformthe
Commissionofitsgroundsforsodoing.
validuntil31December1981.
Article2
1.Afirstinstalmentof80000tonnesofthis
Communitytariffquotashallbeallocatedamongthe
MemberStates;theshares,whichsubjecttoArticle5
'h:illbevai'.luntil31Decemberll)81,shallbt*as
follows:Article5
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October19,
returntothereservetheunusedportionoftheirinitial
sharewhich,on15September1981,isinexcessof20%
oftheinitialvolume.Theymayreturnagreaterportion
iftherearegroundsforbelievingthatitmaynotheused
infull.
(tonnes)
E-nelut
Denmark5080
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MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October198"J
notifytheCommissionofthetotalquantitiesofthe
productsinquestionimporteduptoandincluding15
September198-|andchargedagainsttheCommunity
quotaandofanyportionoftheirinitialsharesreturned
tothereserve.■.
Article6
MemberStatesmayrestricttheproductinquestion
whichmaybechargedagainsttheirquotasharesto,
productstobeusedforcertainpurposes..Article8
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasures
toensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybe
chargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraggregate
sharesoftheCommunitytariffquota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productinquestionestablishedintheirterritoryhave.
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheextenttowhichtheMemberStateshaveused
uptheirsharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisof
importsofthe.productinquestionenteredwiththe"
customsauthoritiesforfreecirculation.
Article7
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and
3andshall,assoonastheinformationreachesit,inform
eachStateoftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeen'
usedup.
Itshall,notlaterthan5October1981informthe
MemberStatesoftheamountsstillinreservefollowing
anyreturnofsharespursuanttoArticle5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhe'
reservedoesnotexceedthebalanceavailable,andtothis
endshallnotifytheamountofthatbalancetothe
MemberStatemaking~thelastdrawing.Article9
AttheCommission'srequest,theMemberStatesshall
informitofimportschargedagainsttheirshares.
' Article10
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article11 .
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1981.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, .a -1
.: ' FortheCouncil
ThePresident