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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)408 final
Brussels ,24June 1982
N^e, :.oProposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
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opening ,allocating andproviding fortheadministration
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ofanautonomous Community tariff quota forferro-chromium
containing not Less than 6%byweight ofcarbon ,falling
under subheading ex73.02 EIofthe Common Customs Tariff
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Followingthediscussions whichtookplaceduringtheIndustry
Councilmeetingon8June1982theCommissionServiceshave
beenencouragedtorenewtheireffortstofindasatisfactory solu­
tiontotheproblemof-disposingofCommunityproductionofhigh
carbonferro-chrome ,Intheeventofasuccessful outcomeitis
intendedtosubmittotheCounciladraftregulationopeninga
duty-freequotacoveringimportsrequirements fromthirdcountries
forthesecondhalfof1982.Thedraftshouldbeadoptedasan"A"
pointbytheIndustryCouncilattheendofJune1982.
2.Pendingtheoutcomeofnegotiations toensurethedisposalofCom­
munityproductionofthisproduct,theannexeddraftregulation
shouldprovideabasiswhichwillenablethetimelyadoptionofthe
decisiontobetakenbytheCouncil.
Evidently-thisdraftwillhavetobewithdrawnif.
titbeco­
mesapparentthatthenecessaryassurancescannotbeobtained.
3.Thevolumeofthetariffquotaproposedforthesecondhalfof1982
corresponds toimportrequirements fromthirdcountries,basedonthe
availabledatarelatingtoconsumption,productionandthepossibility
ofduty-freesupplyunderotherpreferentialtariffregimes.The
needtoavoidprejudgingthetariffregimefor1983hasbeentaken
intoaccount.
OnthebasisofthisinformationtheCommissionproposestofixthe
volumeofthisquotaataprovisional levelof100,000tonnesandto
reviewtheposition,ifnecessary,duringthecourseoftheexerciseif
itappearsthatthisamountisclearlyinsufficient .
Thisamountof100,000tonneswillbe
reservedforferro­
chromecontaining6'/.ormoreofcarbon. It'willbe
subdividedinto2tranches.Thefirsttranchewillbeallo­
catedamongtheMemberStatesproratatotheirforecastrequirements,
andthesecondtranchewillconstitute aCommunityreserve.

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
opening,allocatingandadministering aCommunitytariffquotaforferro­
chromiumcontainingnotlessthan6%byweightofcarbon,fallingwithin
subheadingex73.02EIoftheCommonCustomsTariff,
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle28
thereof,
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedby
theCommission ,
whereasforferro-chromium containingnotlessthan
6%byweightofcarbon,Communityproductionis,
toavariabledegree,inadequateandproducersare
unabletomeetthetotalrequirementsofconsumer
industries;whereasitisthereforeintheCommunity's
interesttosuspendtotallyinrespectofthismetalthe
applicationoftheCommonCustomsTariffdutyfora
periodrunningfrom1Julyto31December1982,
withinasuitabletariffquota;whereas,inorderto
avoiddisturbingtheequilibriumofthemarketforthis
ferro-alloyandtoensureparalleldevelopmentinsales
ofCommunityproductionandinsuppliestomeetthe
requirementsofconsumerindustries,itisappropriate
tofixthequotavolumeattheprovisionallevelof
100000tonnes,coveringimmediateimportneedsfrom
thirdcountries;whereasthefixingofthisamount,
basedonconservativeestimates,doesnotpreclude
futureadjustmentinlinewithchangesinthesitua­
tion;whereas,moreover,MemberStatesshouldbe
freetoauthorizechargestobemadeagainstthis
volumeonlysubjecttocertainconditionsrelatingto
use;consistentlytoallimportsuntilthequotais
exhausted;whereas,inthelightoftheseprinciples,
arrangements fortheutilizationofthetariffquota
basedonanallocationamongMemberStateswould
seemtobeconsistentwiththeCommunitynatureof
thequota;whereas,tocorrespondascloselyas
possibletotheactualtrendinthemarketinthe
productinquestion,allocationofthequotashouldbe
inproportiontotherequirements oftheMember
Statesascalculatedbyreferencetostatisticsofimports
fromthirdcountriesduringarepresentativereference
periodandtotheeconomicoutlookfortheiquota
periodinquestion;
Whereas,however,sincethequotaisanautonomous
Communitytariffquotaintendedtocoverimport
needsarisinginthe"Community,itmay,'
beallocatedonthebasisofthetemporary
importneedsfromthirdcountriesexpressedbyeach
oftheMemberStates;whereasthissystemofalloca­
tionalsoensurestheuniformapplicationofthe
CommonCustomsTariff;
Whereas,totakeaccountoffutureimporttrendsfor
theproductconcerned,thequotashouldbedivided
intotwoinstalments,thefirstbeingallocatedamong
theMemberStatesandthesecondheldasareserveto
coversubsequentlytherequirementsofMemberStates
whichhaveexhaustedtheirinitialsharesandanyaddi­
tionalrequirementswhichmightariseintheother
MemberStates;whereas,togiveimportersofthe
MemberStatessomedegreeofcertainty,thefirst
instalmentofthetariffquotashouldbefixedatarela­
tivelyhighlevelwhichcouldbe90000tonnes;
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequota
shouldbeensuredforallCommunityimportersand
therateofdutyforthetariffquotashouldbeappliedWhereasMemberStatesmayexhausttheirinitial
sharesatdifferentrates;whereastoavoiddisruption
ofsuppliesonthisaccountitshouldbeprovidedthat
anyMemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitial
shareshoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthe
reserve;whereaseachtimeitsadditionalshareis
almostexhaustedaMemberStateshoulddrawa
furthershare,andsoonasmanytimesasthereserve
allows;whereastheinitialandadditionalshares

shouldbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereasthisformofadministration requiresclose
collaboration betweentheMemberStatesandthe
CommissionandtheCommissionmustbeinaposi­
tiontokeepaccountoftheextenttowhichthequotas
havebeenusedupandtoinformtheMemberStates
accordingly;
Whereas,ifatagivendateinthequotaperioda
considerablequantityofaMemberState'sinitialshare
remainsunused,itisessentialthatsuchStateshould
returnasignificantproportionthereoftothereserve,
inordertopreventapartofaquotafromremaining
unusedinoneMemberStatewhileitcouldbeusedin
others;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresented
bytheBeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasure
concerningtheadministration ofthesharesallocated
tothatEconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyany
oneofitsmembers,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
ArticleI
1.From1Julyto31December 1982atariffquota
of103)00tonnesshallbeopenedwithintheCommu­
nityinrespectofferro-chromium containingnotless
than6%byweightofcarbonfallingwithin
subheadingex73.02EIoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff.
2.Importsoftheproductsinquestion,which
alreadybenefitfromexemptionfromcustomsduties
underanotherpreferentialtariffsystem,arenottobe
chargedagainstthistariffquota.
3-Withinthisquota,thecustomstariffdutyshall
betotallysuspended.Withinthecontextofthisquota
Greeceshallapplycustomsdutiescalculatedinaccor­
dancewiththerelevantprovisionslaiddowninthe
1979ActofAccession .
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Article2
1.Afirstinstalmentof90000tonnesofthis
Communitytariffquotashallbeallocatedamongthe
MemberStates;theshares,whichsubjecttoArticle5,
shallbevaliduntil31December 1982,shallbeas
follows:Benelux 5724tonnes
Denmark 18tonnes
Gerpiany 35802tonnes
Greece 18tonnes
France 21888tonnes
Ireland Ì8connes
Italy 15201tonnes
UnitedKingdom^11331tonnes.
2.Thesecondinstalmentofl0000tonnesshall
Constitutethereserve.
Article3
1.AssoonasoneoftheMemberStatesreferredto
inArticle2hasused90%ormoreofitsinitialshare
asfixedinArticle2(1),orofthatshareminusany
portionreturnedtothereservepursuanttoArticle5,
itshallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission ,draw
asecondshare,totheextentthatthereserveso
permits,equalto10%ofitsinitialshareroundedup
asnecessarytothenextwholenumber.
2.AssoonasoneoftheMemberStates,after
exhaustingitsinitialshare,hasused90%ormoreof
thesecondsharedrawnbyit,thatMemberStateshall
forthwith,inthemannerandtotheextentprovided
inparagraph 1,drawathirdshareequalto5%ofits
initialshare.
3.AssoonasoneoftheMemberStates,after
exhaustingitssecondshare,hasused90%ormoreof
thethirdsharedrawnbyit,thatMemberStateshall
forthwithandonthesameconditionsdrawafourth
shareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveis
exhausted.
4.Notwithstanding paragraphs 1to3,aMember
Statemaydrawshareslowerthanthosespecifiedin
thoseparagraphsiftherearegroundsforbelieving
thatthosespecifiedmaynotbeusedinfull.Any
MemberStateapplyingthisparagraphshallinform
theCommissionofitsgroundsforsodoing.
Article4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil31December1982-
Article5
TheMemberStatesshallnotlaterthan1November
1982returntothereservetheunusedportionoftheir
initialsharewhichon15October1982exceeds20%
oftheinitialamount.Theymayreturnagreater
portioniftherearegroundsforbelievingthatsuch
portionmaynotbeusedinfull.

-3-
Notlaterthan1November1982/theMemberStates
shallnotifytheCommissionofthetotalquantitiesof
theproductsinquestionimporteduptoand
including15October198'2andchargedagainstthe
Communityquotaandofanyportionoftheirinitial
sharesreturnedtothereserve.
Article6
MemberStatesmayrestricttheproductinquestion
whichmaybechargedagainsttheirquotasharesto
productstobeusedforcertainpurposes.,
Article7
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2
and3andshall,assoonastheinformationreachesit,
informeachStateoftheextenttowhichthereserve
hasbeenusedup.
Notlaterthan5November1982itshallinformthe
MemberStatesoftheamountsstillinreserve
followinganyreturnofsharespursuanttoArticle5.
Itshallensurethatwhenanamountexhaustingthe
reserveisdrawn,theamountsodrawndoesnot
exceedthebalanceavailable,andtothisendshall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthelastdrawing.Article8
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethatadditonalsharesdrawn
pursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythat
importsmaybechargedwithoutinterruptionagainst
theiraccumulatedshareofthetariffquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
oftheproductinquestionestablishedintheirterri­
torieshavefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheextenttowhichtheMemberStateshave
useduptheirsharesshallbedeterminedonthebasis
ofimportsoftheproductinquestionenteredwiththe
customsauthoritiesforfreecirculation.
Article9
AttherequestoftheCommission ,theMemberStates
shallinformitofimportschargedagainsttheirshares.
Article10
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shall
cooperatecloselytoensurethatthisRegulationis
compliedwith.
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1982.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
Doneat.1982.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident