COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
COM (89) 593 final 
Brussels, 27 November 1989 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
openinq and providinq for administration of an autonomous Community 
tariff quota for newsprint (1989) and extending this quota to 
include other types of paper 
(presented by the Commission) 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. By Regulation (ECO No 4101/88 of 16 December 1938 (1), 
the Council opened a contractual Community tariff quota 
for 1989 for newsprint of CN codes 48 01 00 10 and 48 01 
00 90. The quota amount of 650.000 tonnes was subdivided 
into two, 600.000 tonnes being reserved for imports from 
Canada and the remainder for imports from other 
countries. 
In acordance with the same agreement, the part reserved 
for imports from Canada should, subject to the expected 
independing agreement by the Council, be increased by 
30.000 tonnes. 
2. Following a request by the United Kingdom, the 
Commission services have been examining with the Member 
States whether it would be justified to increase the 
amount which can be imported duty-free from third 
countries. The results of this examination are that: 
- the amount of the current quota will clearly be 
inadequate to meet the import needs of user industries 
up until 31 December 1989. 
- taking account of the supplementally needs put 
forward and of the supply possioilities from Community 
producers, it may be estimated that the needs which 
should be covered by a quota would be 75.000 tonnes; 
(1) 0J N* L 363, 30.12.1988, p.31 
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- on account of the sensitiveness of the product, it is 
in the Community's interest to increase by this 
quantity the amount of imports admitted duty-free; 
- for legal and technical reasons (legal basis of the 
regulation, subdivision into countries of consignment, 
pooling of available balances), this increase cannot 
be effected by means of a regulation increasing again 
the quota amount, but by opening a totally new and 
distinct quota. 
That is the purpose of the present proposal. 
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Article 3 
If an importer presents, in a Member State, a declaration 
of entry into free circulation, including a request for 
preferential benefit for a product covered by this 
Regulation and if this declaration is accepted by the 
customs authorities, the Member State concerned shall 
inform the Commission and draw an amount corres­
ponding to its requirements from the quota amount 
The drawing requests, with indication of the date of 
acceptance of the said declarations, must be transmitted 
to the Commission without delay. 
The drawings are granted by the Commission by 
reference to the date of acceptance of the declarations of 
entry into free circulation by the customs authorities of 
the Member State concerned to the extent that the 
available balance so permits. 
If a Member State does not use the quantities drawn, it 
shall return them as soon as possible to the quota 
amount 
If the quantities requested are greater than the available 
balance of the quota amount, allocation shall be made on 
a pro rata basis with respect to the requests, Member 
States shall be informed by the Commission thereof. 
Article 4 
1B Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the 
products concerned have equal and continuous access to 
the quota for such time as the residual balance of the 
quota volume so permits. 
2. Member Sates shall take all appropriate measures to 
make sure that the paper referred to in Article 1 fully meets 
the criteria for admission to this tariff quota. 
Where this is the case, the relevant Community procedures 
shall be applied in order to monitor use of the paper for die 
prescribed spécifie purpose. 
Article 1 
Member States and the Commission shall collaborate 
closely in order to ensure that this Regulation is complied 
with. 
Article 6 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day 
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of 
the Eurooean Communities. 
This Régulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council 
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Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of 
the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 
are united within and joindy represented by the Benelux 
Economic Union, all transactions concerning the 
administration of this quota may be carried out by any 
one of its members, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 
Article 1 
With effect from the date of entry into force of this 
Regulation and until 31 December 1989, the customs duty applicable 
to imports from third countries of the following products shall 
be suspended at the level indicated and within the limits of 
the Community tariff QUOta as shown below : 
Order 
No 
05.2715 CNcode 
4801 00 10 Dcscriooou 
Newsprint ('): Amount of ojMca 
(tOBMt) 
75.000 Rate of duty 
0 
(') Entry wider dm subheading is subject to condition* determined by the relevant Community provisions. 
2. Within the limit of this tariff quota the Kingdom of 
Spain and the Portuguese Republic shall apply customs duties 
calculated in accordance with the relevant provisions of the 
Act of Accession. 
3. Imports of newsprint may not be charged against this 
tariff quota if they are already free of customs duties under 
other preferential tariff arrangements. 
4. 
. Member Sûtes may charge against this 
tariff quota die other type» of paper corresponding, exceptas 
regards the criterion relating to watermarks, to the definition 
of newsprint contained in additional note 1 to Chapter 48 
and falling within CN code 4801 00 90. 
Article 2 
The tariff quota referred to in Article 1 shall be 
administered by the Commission, which may take all 
appropriate administrative measures in order to ensure 
effective administration thereof. 
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FICHE D'IMPACT SÏÏR 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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FICHE FINANCIERE 
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 ouverture et mode de gestion d'un 
contingent tarifaire communautaire autonome de papier 
journal, et étendant le bénéfice de ce même contingent à 
certains autres papiers Cannée 1989). 
4. Objectif : Assurer la couverture des besoins de la 
Communauté en papier journal, à des conditions favorables. 
Mode de calcul : 
-N° de la NC 
-volume du contingent 
-Droit à appliquer 
-Droit normal 4801 00 10 et 4801 00 90 
75.000 tonnes 
0 % 
4,9 % et 9 % 
6 Perte de recettes 
Prix moyen à la tonne 
Valeur totale : 573,20 écus 
: 42.990.000 écus 
importations sous le 4801 00 10 (+/- 5 %) - 2.149.500 écus 
importations sous le 4801 00 90 (+/- 95 %)- 40.840.500 écus 
Perte : 
4801 00 10 
4801 00 90 2.149.500 écus x 4.9 % 
40.840.500 écus x 9 % 105.326 écus 
3.675.645 écus 
3.780.971 écus 
¥ 
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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