COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
COW(89) 326 final 
Brussels, 3 July 1989 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
increasing the volume of the Community tariff quota opened by Regulation (EEC) 
No 4186/88 for certain flat-rolled products 
(presented by the Commission) 
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. Council Regulation (EEC) No 4186/88 of 16 December 19881 opened for the 
period from 1 January to 31 December -1989 a Community tariff quota at 
zero duty for certain flat-rotTCed products. The quota volume 
was Initially set at 600tonnes. 
2. Following an application from Germany the Commission examined whether the 
volume of the tariff quota should be Increased by an amount 
corresponding to established needs, I.e. 500 tonnes. 
This examination was carried out In collaboration with the government 
experts concerned. An Increase In the quota volume from600 to 1100 tonnes 
could be agreed by all Member States without disturbing the market for 
this product within the Community. 
1 OJ Ho L 368, 31.12.1988, p. 24. 
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Increasing the volume of the Co—unity tariff quota opened by Regulation 
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THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES..-
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 
and In particular Article 28 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 4186/881 opened for the period from 
1 January to 31 December 1989 a Community tariff quota at zero duty for 
certain flat-rolled products falling within CN code ex 7226 10 9f; 
whereas the volume of that tariff quota was set at 600 tonnes; 
Whereas, on the basis of the latest statistics concerning this product for 
the quota year, it Is estimated that the Community's immediate additional 
requirements for Imports from non member countries total 500tonnes; whereas 
the quota volume should be Increased by that amount to cover those 
requlrementsi 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
The volume of the Community tariff quota opened by Regulation (EEC) No 
4186/88 for certain flat-rolled products falling within CN code 
ex 7226 10 91 shall be raised from 600 to 1100 tonnes. 
jv Article 2 
L&eventh) 
This Regulation shall enter Into force on theTday following its publication 
In the Official Journal of thé European Commmltlts. 
This Regulation shall be binding In its entirety and directly applicable in 
alI Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the CounclI 
The President 
1 0J No L 368, 31.12.1088. p. 24 . 
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FICHE FINANCIERE 
1. Ligne budgétaire concernée : Chap. 12 art.120 
2. Base juridique : art. 28 du traité 
3. Intitulé de la mesure tarifaire : Proposition de règlement du 
Conseil portant augmentation du volume du contingent tarifaire 
communautaire pour certains produits laminés plats. 
4. Objectif : Assurer la couverture des besoins des industries 
utilisatrices, à des conditions favorables* 
5« Mode de calcul : 
Code NC : ex 7226 10 91 
Volume du contingent : 500 tonnes 
Droits à appliquer : 0 % 
Droits applicables : 6 % 
6. Perte de recettes . 
Valeur d'une tonne : 1 600 écus 
Valeur totale : 800 000 écus 
Perte de recettes : 48 000 écus 
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FICHE D'IMPACT SUR LA COMPETITIVITE ET L'EMPLOI 
La présente proposition vise l'ouverture d'un contingent tarifaire 
communautaire autonome destiné à couvrir, à des conditions favorables, les 
besoins des industries utilisatrices. Elle aura pour effet de permettre à 
ces industries de concurrencer celles des pays tiers sur les marchés de la 
Communauté et des pays tiers et de maintenir ou même d'améliorer l'emploi 
dans la Communauté. 
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Commission of the European Communities 
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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
increasing the volume of the Community tariff quota opened by 
Regulation (EEC) No 4186/88 for certain flat-rolled products 
(submitted to the Council by the Commission) 
3.7.1989 
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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
increasing the volume of the Community tariff 
quota opened by Regulation (EEC) No 4186/88 
for certain flat-rolled products 
(submitted to the Council by the Commission) 
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