COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
C0MC89) 510 final 
Brussels, 19 OctcoT 1989 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
Increasing the volume of the Community tariff quota 
opened for 198c for newsprint 
(presented by the Commission) 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. Under itr external relations policy, the Community reached an agreement 
providing for the annual opening for a duty-free Community tariff quota 
for newsprint of subheading 48.01A of the Common Customs Tariff. The 
volume of this quota, amounting to 650 000 tonnes, is divided into 
two parts: the first, 600 000 tonnes, is assignated to products coming 
from Canada, and the second, 50 000 tonnes, to products coming from 
other non-member countries. 
The agreement provides also for the necessity of increasing by 51 
that part of the quota reserved for imports from Canada, if it should 
be used up before the end of a given period of one year. 
2. From the economic data, at present available, it is believed that 
the volume of 600 000 tonnes might not satisfy Community needs for 
products of this type. 
The attached proposal aims at increasing the quota, in compliance with 
the obligations undertaken. -
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 
of 
increasing die volume of die Community tariff quota opened for 1989 for 
newsprint 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Bconoauc Community, and in particular Article 113 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereat, for newsprint, the Community ha* reached an 
agreement which provides in particular for the opening of 
a Community tariff quota of 650 000 tonnes, of which 
(00 000 tonnes are reserved, until 30 November of each 
year, exclusively for products from Canada, in accordance 
with Article XIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs 
and Trade ; whereas this agreement provides equally for 
the obligation to increase, by 5 %, that part j>f the quota 
reserved far imports from Canada, in the event that that 
part is used up before the end of a given period of one 
year ; whinas the quota of (50 000 tonnes was opened for 
1909 by Council Regulation (EEC) No 410VS80; 
Whereas the economic data at présent available give rise 
s» the. battel mat the requirements for importing 
newsprint from Canada could reach a level higher than 
me said volume of (00 000 tonnes ; whereas the volume of that part of quota reserved for these imports should be 
increased, therefore, by 30 000 tonnes, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 
Article 1 
1. The volume of the Community tariff quota opened 
by Regulation (EEC) No 4101/88 for newsprint from 
Canada shall be increased from 600 000 tonnes to 
630 000 tonnes. 
Article 2 stv.nth 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the (day 
following its publication in the Official Journal •/ the 
Eur*p*m.n\ Communiais. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
Done at Brusseb, 
rVr the Council 
The President 
0 OJ No L 364 3Û. 12. 19ft3, p. 31 
FICHE FINANCIERE 
Ligne budgétaire concernée : Chap. 12 art.120 
Base juridique : art. 113 du traité 
Intitulé de la mesure tarifaire : Proposition de règlement du 
Conseil portant augmentation du volume du contingent tarifaire 
communautaire pour le papier journal (1989) 
Objectif : Respect des engagements contractés au GATT et assurer la 
couverture des besoins de la Communauté en papier journal 
Mode de calcul : 
Codes N.C. 
Volume du contingent 
Droit à appliquer 
Droit noirmal 4801 00 10 et 4801 00 90 
30 000 tonnes 
0 % 
4,9 et 9 % 
Perte de recettes : 
Prix moyen à la tonne 
Valeur des 30 000 tonnes 
Importations sous le 4801 00 10 (+_ 5 %) 
Importations sous le 4801 00 90 (+95 %) 573,20 écus 
17 196 000 ecus 
859 800 écus 
16 336 200 écus 
Perte : 
4801 00 10 : 859 800 écus x 4,9 % - 42 130 écus 
4801 00 90 : 16 336 200 écus x 9 % « 1 470 258 écus 
1 512 388 écus 
Par rapport au contingent de 1988, augmentation supplémentaire des 
pertes de : 1 512 388 écus 
FICHE D'IMPACT SUR LA COMPETITIVITE ET L'EMPLOI 
Cette proposition est formulée en conformité avec un engagement contractuel 
de la Communauté. L'impact découlant de cette concession a été pris en 
considération lors de la prise de décision d'adoption de ce contingent et 
il n'aura pas un caractère sérieux sur la compétitivité et l'emploi dans la 
Communauté* 

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