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Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
opening,allocating andprovidingfortheadministration ofa
Communitytariffquotafornewsprintfallingwithinsubheading 48.01A
oftheCommonCustomsTariff(1983)andextendingthisquotatoin­
cludecertainothertypesofpaper
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(82)672final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
AtthelastmultilateralGATTnegotiations,theCommunityundertookto
openannuallyanil-dutyCommunitytariffquotafor1500000tonnesof
newsprintfallingwithinsubheading48.01AoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff.
Furthermore ,theCommunityinformedtheNordicdelegation(textNordk
ofdocumentNCG(67.)44rev.)thatithaddecidedtoopenanil-dutytariff
quotaeachyearunderArticle28oftheTreatyofRomeofitwere
establishedthatallpossibilitiesofsupplyontheinternalmarketofthe
Communityhadbeenexhaustedduringagivenaccountingperiodandafter
havingentirelyusedupthenildutyquotaboundunderGATT.
Moreover,ProtocolNo13annexedtotheActofAccessionalsoprovides
fortheopeningofanautonomousCommunitytariffquotaforthisproduct
whenithasbeenestablishedthatallpossibilitiesofsupplyontheinternal
marketoftheCommunityhavebeenexhaustedduringtheperiodforwhich
thequotaisopened.
Judgingfrommarkettrendsoverthepastfewyearsitisalreadyclearthat
the1983Communitytariffquotatobeopenedmustbegreaterthanthe
1500000tonnesoriginallyestablished.Thematterofthequotaamountto
beprovidedfor1983wasthesubjectofadiscussionbytheEconomicTariff
QuestionsGroupon10September1982,attheconclusionofwhichit
transpiredthat:
(i)themarketforCommunityproductionin1983didnotseemtobe
guaranteedatthemomentand,therefore,thattheconditionimposedon
theopeningofanautonomoustariffquotabyProtocolNo13,andbythe
commitmententeredintowiththeNordicdelegation,didnottherefore
appeartobecurrentlyfulfilled;
(ii)theestimatesputforwardbytheMemberStatesfixedtheirimport
requirementsfromthirdcountriesatnearly2765000tonnes,accordingto
thelevelwhichmightbereachedbyCommunityproduction;

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theactualutilizationofquotasopenedfor1977,1978,1979,1980and1981
was2385000,2500000,2660000,2721400and2858002respectively
andfor1982thefigureislikelytobesimilar.
Theconsumptiontrendandtheunfavourable currentgeneraleconomic
situationdojustifysuchrequirements for1983.
3.Generallyspeaking,theCommissionconsidersinthiscasethatinviewof
theuncertainties regardingthelevelsofconsumption ,productionand
importsfromthirdcountries,aswellasoftheneedtoensureparallel
developement ofCommunityproductionandofsuppliesfortheconsumer
industriesonsatisfactoryterms,itisnecessarytoshowdiscretioninfixing
thequotatobeopenedsoasnottojeopardizethestablilityofthemarket.
Fortheabovereasons,theCommissionproposesthatthequotabefixedfor
1983attheanticipatedminimumlevelofimportrequirements ofthe
MemberStates,namely2700000tonnes,andthatthesituationbe
reviewedinthecourseoftheyear.
k.Thetariffquotaisallocatedinaccordancewiththemethodwhichhad
normallybeenapplied:allocationisbasedonpastimportfiguresandon
estimatesforthequotayearinquestion.
Furthermore ,inviewofthesizeofthequotaproposedfromthestart,the
CommissionconsidersthatitwouldbecontrarytotheCommunitynature
ofthisquotatodivideitupintosharesallocateddefinitivelytoallthe
MemberStates.Itthereforeproposesasystemofadministration basedon
theestablishment ofaCommunityreservelimitedto5,5%.Thissystem
ofallocationandadministration was,moreover,unanimouslyapprovedby
allMemberStatesatthetimeoftheopeningofthetariffquotafor
previousyears.
5.Pendingadefinitivedecisionontheproblemofwatermarkcriteria,
containedintheAdditionalNotetoChapter48,itisproposedtorenewfor
1983thepossibilityfortheMemberStatestochargeagainstthequota
concernedothertypesofpaperwhich,leavingasidethecriteriaof
watermarks,correspondtothedefinitionofnewsprinttobefoundinthe
abovementioned AdditionalNote.

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariff
quotafornewsprintfallingwithinsubheading48.01AoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff(1983)andextendingthisquotatoincludecertainothertypesofpaper
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticles28
and113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheCommunityhasundertakentoopenan
annualduty-freeCommunitytariffquotaof1500000
tonnesofnewsprintfallingwithinsubheading48.01
A;whereas,inaccordancewithProtocol13annexed
tothe1972ActofAccession,eachyearanauto­
nomousCommunitytariffquotaistobeopenedfor
thisproductwhenithasbeenestablishedthatall
possibilitiesofsupplyontheinternalmarketofthe
Communityhavebeenexhaustedduringtheperiod
forwhichthequotaisopened;questionuntilthequotaisexhausted;whereasinthe
lightofthesesprinciples,arrangementsfortheutiliza­
tionoftheCommunitytariffquotabasedonanalloca­
tionamongMemberStateswouldseemtobe
consistentwiththeCommunitynatureofthequota;
whereas,inorderthatitmaycorrespondascloselyas
possibletotheactualtrendofthemarketinthe
productinquestion,allocationofthequotashouldbe
inproportiontotherequirementsoftheMember
Statesascalculatedbyreferencetostatisticson
importsfromthirdcountriesduringarepresentative
referenceperiodandtotheeconomicoutlookforthe
yearcoveredbythequotainquestion;
Whereas,forthepastthreeyearsforwhichcomplete
statisticsareavailable,theimportsofeachofthe
MemberStatessharingintheaboveallocation
amountedtothefollowingpercentagesoftotal
importsoftheproductsinquestion:
Whereas,inviewofpresentCommunityproduction
capacity,thecontractualquotavolumeof1500000
tonnesisinsufficienttomeetanticipatedimport
requirements ;whereasprovisionsshouldthereforebe
madeforanautonomoussupplementary quotawhich,
inordernottojeopardizethestabilityofthemarket
andsoastoensureparalleldevelopment ofthe
marketforCommunityproductionandofsuppliesfor
theconsumerindustriesonsatisfactoryterms,should
befixedatalevelsothatthetotalquotadoesnot
exceeditsanticipatedminimumutilization,namely
2700000tonnes;whereasthefixingofafigureof
1200000tonnesfortheautonomoussupplementary
quotadoesnotruleoutareadjustmentduringthe
quotaperiod;whereasaCommunitytariffquota
shouldthereforebeopenedfor1983foratotalquan­
tityof2700000tonnesoftheproductinquestion;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforextendingthe
tariffquotainquestiontoincludecertaintypesof
paperfulfillingalltheconditionssetoutintheAddi­
tionalNotetoChapter48exceptthoserelatingto
watermarks;
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequota
shouldbeensuredforallCommunityimportersand
therateofdutyforthetariffquotashouldbeapplied
withoutinterruptiontoallimportsoftheproductin1979 19801981
Benelux 130514-4412.83
Denmark 5-855-49 5.81
Germany 25-6427-3923.8?
Greece 1-16 1-11 1.74
France 120812-1510.23
Ireland 1-760-39 η.?ή
Italy ]1-03 1-632.39
UnitedKingdom 39-4337-4042.92
Whereas,inviewoftheaboveandoftheforeseeable
trendonthemarketinnewsprint,ingeneral,andof
Communityproductioninparticularduring198-5the
initialquotamaybeallocatedapproximately inthe
followingpercentages :
Bénélux
Denmark
Germany
Greece
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom13.05
6.30
24.39
2.48
11.17
0.94
1.20
40.47

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Wlu.itot;ikcaccountofimporttrends(orthe
prxirctconcerned,thequotashouldbedividedinto
LV«u^ranches,thefirstbeingallocatedamongthe
MemberStatesandthesecondheldasareserveto
coversubsequentlytherequirementsofMemberStates
whichhaveexhaustedtheirinitialshares;whereas,to
giveimporterssomedegreeofcertaintyandyet
enableCommunityproductiontobedisposedofon
satisfactoryterms,thefirsttrancheofthequotashould
befixedatabout94-5%ofthefullamount;
WhereasMemberStatesmayexhausttheirinitial
sharesatdifferentrates;whereas,toprovideforthis
eventualityandavoiddisruptionofsupplies,any
MemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitial
shareshoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthe
reserve;whereaseachtimeitsadditionalshareis
almostexhausted aMemberStateshoulddrawa
furthershare,andsoonasmanytimesasthereserve -
allows;whereastheinitialandadditionalshares
shouldbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereasthisformofadministration requiresclose
collaboration betweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commission ,andthelattermustbeinapositionto
keepaccountoftheextenttowhichthequotahas
beenusedupandtoinformtheMemberStatesaccord­
ingly;2.MemberStatesmaychargeagainstthistariff
quotatheothertypesofpapercomplyingwiththe
definitionofnewsprintcontainedintheAdditional
NotetoChapter48,exceptasregardsthecriteria
governingwatermarks .
3.Importsofnewsprintshallnotbecharged
againstthistariffquotaiftheyarealreadyfreeof
customsdutiesunderotherpreferentialtarifftreat­
ment.Furthermore ,importsofanyotherpaper
referredtoinparagraph2enjoyingduty-freeexemp­
tionunderthesaidtariffquotashallnotbecharged
againstthetargetceilingsfixedundercertainfree
tradeagreements .
4.TheCommonCustomsTariffdutyshallbe
totallysuspendedwithinthelimitoftheabovequota.
Withinthelimitsoftheabovequota,Greeceshall
applydutiescalculatedinaccordancewiththerele­
vantprovisionslaiddowninthe1979ActofAcces­
sion.
Article2
Whereasifatagivendateinthequotaperioda
considerablequantityofaMemberState'sinitialshare
remainsunuseditisessential,topreventapartofthe
Communitytariffquotafromremainingunusedin
oneMemberStatewhileitcouldbeusedinothers,
thatsuchStateshouldreturnasignificantproportion
thereoftothereserve;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresented
bytheBeneluxEconomicUnion,anytransactionin
respectoftheadministration ofthesharesallocatedto
thateconomicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyone
ofitsmembers,1.TheCommunity tariffquotareferredtoin
Article1shallbedividedintotwotranches."
2.Afirsttrancheof2550000tonnesshallbeallo­
catedamongtheMemberStates.MemberStates'
shares,whichsubjecttoArticle5shallbevalidfrom1
Januaryuntil31December1983shallbeasfollows:
Bénélux
Denmark
Germany
Greece
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom 1(tonnes)
332775
160650
621945
63240
284835
23970
30600
031985
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :3.Thesecondtranche,of150000tonnes,shall
constitutethereserve.
Article1
1.Duringtheperiod1Januaryto31December
1983aCommunitytariffquotaof2700000tonnes
shallbeopenedinrespectofnewsprintfallingwithin
subheading48.01AoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff(').
(')Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobe
determinedbythecompetent .iuthorities.Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberStatesinitialshare
asfixedinArticle2(2),orofthatshareminusthe
portionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle5has
beenapplied,hasbeenusedup,itshallforthwith,by
notifyingtheCommission ,drawasecondshare,tothe
extentthatthereservesopermits,equaltol0%ofits
initialshare,roundedupasnecessarytothenext
wholenumber.

2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,
90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbya
MemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMemberState
shall,inthemannerandtotheextendprovidedin
paragraph 1,drawathirdshareequalto5%ofits
initialshare.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted,
90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,in
themannerandtotheextendprovidedinparagraph
1,drawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocedureshallapplyuntilthereserveis
exhausted .
4.Notwithstanding paragraphs 1,2and3,Member
Statesmaydrawlessersharesthanthosespecifiedin
thoseparagraphsiftherearegroundsforbelieving
thatthosespecifiedmaynotbeusedinfull.Theyshall
informtheCommissionoftheirreasonsforapplying
thisprovision.
Article4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil31December1983-
Article5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,not
laterthan1October1983theunusedportionoftheir
initialsharewhich,on15September1983isin
excessof20%oftheinitialamount.Theymayreturn
agreaterportioniftherearegroundsforbelieving
thatsuchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October1983
notifytheCommissionofthetotalquantitiesofthe
productsinquestionimporteduptoandincluding15
September1983andchargedagainsttheCommunity
tariffquotaandofanyportionoftheirinitialshares
returnedtothereserve.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2
and3andshall,assoonasithasbeennotified,inform
eachMemberStateoftheextenttowhichthereserve
hasbeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5
October1983>oftheamountstillinreserveafteramountshavebeenreturnedtheretopursuantto
Article5.
Itshallensurethatwhenaquantityexhaustingthe
reserveisdrawn,theamountsodrawndoesnot
exceedthebalanceavailable,andtothisendshall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthelastdrawing.
Article7
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethatadditionalsharesdrawn
pursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythat
importsmaybechargedwithoutinterruptionagainst
theiraccumulatedshareofthequota.
2.MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
toensurethatthetypesofpaperreferredtoinArticle
1(2)includedinthistariffquotaareinfactintended
fortheprintingofnewspapers,weeklypapersorother
periodicalsofheadingNo49.02,publishedatleast10
timesper.year.
Insuchacase,thecontroloftheuseofthegoodsfor
theprescribedend-useshallbecarriedoutby
applyingtherelevantCommunityprovisions.•
3.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestion have
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtoit.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itssharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisofimports
oftheproductsinquestionenteredwiththecustoms
authoritiesforfreecirculation .
Article8
AttheCommissionsrequest,theMemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheir
shares.
Article9
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscomplied
with.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1983.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident