MPM COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMVIUNITIES 
COM(90) 501 final 
Brussels, 25 October 1990 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
Increasing the volume of the Community tariff quota opened 
for 1990 for ferro-chromlum containing more than 6 % 
by weight of carbon 
(presented by the Commission) 
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 3693/89 of 4 December 1989 (1) and 
1928/90 of 29 June 1990 (2) opened for the year 1990 a duty-free 
Community tariff quota for ferro-chromlum containing more than 6 % by 
weight of carbon. 
The volume of the tariff quota was fixed provisional I y at 400 000 
tonnes. 
2. The possibility of further increasing the quota volume was examined 
at a meeting with producers and users on 5 September 1990, and on 21 
September 1990 in the "Economic Tariff" Group. These discussions 
revealed that : 
a) subject to subsequent revision, consumption of ferro-chromlum in 
1990 should be slightly higher than in 1989; 
b) Community production, which had earlier been reduced by agreement 
between producers and users, should increase again this year by 
about 45 000 tonnes as a consequence of the opening of a new 
plant in Italy, and will therefore nullify the above-mentioned 
agreement ; 
c) the tariff quota of 400 tonnes already opened will not be enough 
to cover needs until the end of the current year for Imports from 
non-preferential third countries. 
(1) OJ No L 362, Of 12.12.1989, p. 6. 
(2) OJ No L 174, of 7.7.1990, p. 4. 
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3. The Commission proposes that the relevant tariff quota should be 
increased by 125 000 tonnes, which takes account of actual use in 
1989 (about 536 500 tonnes) and the above-mentioned factors relating 
to consumption and production. 
Such is the purpose of this proposal. 
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Proposa! for 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
Increasing the volume of the Community tariff quota opened for 1990 
for ferro-chromlum containing more than 6 % by weight 
of carbon 
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 3693/89 (1) and (EEC) No 1928/90 (2) 
opened for the year 1990 a zero-duty Community tariff quota for ferro-
chromlum containing more than 6 % by weight of carbon; whereas the quota 
volume was fixed provisionally at 400 000 tonnes; 
Whereas It can be estimated from the economic data now available on 
cc.îeumption, production and Imports under other preferential tariff 
arrangements that Immediate Community requirements for Imports of this 
product from non-member countries could during the current year reach 
I eve is higher than the volume laid down by the above-mentioned Regulations; 
whereas, in order not to disturb the equilibrium of the market for this 
product and to ensure both an outlet for Community production and 
sufficiently secure supplies for user Industries, the quota volume should 
be Increased by a quantity corresponding to the needs of user Industries 
until the end of the year, I.e. by 125.000 tonnes; 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 
Article 1 
The volume of the Community tariff quota opened by Regulations (EEC) 
No 3693/89 and (EEC) No 1928/90 for ferro-chromlum containing more 
than 6 X by weight of carbon shall be increased from 400 000 tonnes 
to 525 000 tonnes. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter Into force on the seventh day following 
Its publication In the Official Journal of the European Communities 
This Regulation shall be binding In Its entirety and directly 
applicable In all Member States. 
Done at For the Counc 
The president 
(1) OJ No L 362, 12.12.1989, p. 6 
(2) 0J No L 174, 7.7.1990, p. 4 
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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 ouvert pour certaines qualités de 
ferrochrome. 
4. Objectif : Assurer un approvisionnement satisfaisant des 
industries utilisatrices communautaires. 
5. Mode de calcul : 
Code NC : 7202 41 90 
Volume de l'augmentation : 125 000 tonnes 
Droits à appliquer : 0 % 
Droit applicable : 8 % 
6. Perte de recettes : 
Valeur d'une tonne : 1 158 écus 
Valeur des 125.000 tonnes : 144.750.000 écus 
Perte de recettes : 11.580.000 écus 
Par rapport au contingent ouvert en 1989 : 
Contingent 1ère 2ème Total 
Initial augmentation augmentation 
1989 26 400 000 écus 13 200 000 écus 6 160 000 écus 45 760 000 écus 
1990 27 792 000 écus 9 264 000 écus 11 580 000 écus 48 636 000 écus 
Augmentation des pertes de 2 876 000 écus. 
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FICHE D'IMPACT SUR LA COMPETITIVITE ET L'EMPLOI 
La présente proposition vise l'augmentation 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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