COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
COM (89) 595 final 
Brussels, 29 November 1989 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
increasing the volume of the Community tariff quota 
opened for 1989 for a certain form of polyvinylpyrrolidone 
(presented by the Commission) 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. Council Regulation (EEC) N° 4047/88 of 19 December 1988 (1) opened for 
1989 an autonomous Community tariff quota of 150 tonnes at zero duty for a 
certain variety of polyvinylpyrrolidone of CN code n° ex 3905 90 00. 
2. Subsequent to a request presented by the French authorities, the Commission 
Services have examined in conjunction with national experts the possibility 
of increasing the volume of this tariff quota by 15 tonnes corresponding 
to supplementary needs that have been submitted. 
A favourable decision could receive the agreement of all the Member States 
without prejudice to the Community market of this product. 
(1) O.J. N° L 356 of 24.12.1988, p.3. 
Proposal for a , 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 
of 
increasing die volume of die Community tariff quota opened by Regulation 
(EEC) No 404*788 for * certain form of polyvinylpyrrolidone 
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 4047/88 (•) 
opened, for the period from 1 January to 31 December 
1939 a Community tariff quota at zero duty for a certain 
form of polyvinylpyrrolidone falling within code ex 
3905 90 00 of the combined nomenclature, the volume of 
which.was set at 150tonnes: 
Whereas, on the basis of the latest statistics concerning 
this product for the current year, it is estimated that the 
Community's immediate additional requirements for 
imports from non-member countries total 15 tonnes; 
whereas this quota volume should be increased by that 
amount to cover those requirements ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION 
Article 1 
The volume of the Community tariff quota opened by 
Regulation (EEC) No 4047/33 for a certain form of 
polyvinylpyrrolidone falling within code ex 3905 90 00 of 
the combined nomenclature shall be raised from150 to 
165 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 direcdy applicable in all Member 
Sûtes. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council' 
The President 
(1) OJ N* L 356, du 24.12.1988, p.3 
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FICHE FINANCIERE 
1. Ligne budgétaire concernée : Chap. 12 art. 120 
2. Base juridique : art. 113 du traité 
3. Intitulé de la mesure tarifaire : Propostion de règlement du 
Conseil portant augmentation du volume du contingent tarifaire 
communautaire pour certaine variété de polyvinylpyrrolidone. 
A. Objectif : Assurer la couverture des besoins supplémentaires de 
la Communauté à des conditions favorables. 
5. Mode calcul : 
Code N.C. 
Volume du contingent 
Droit à appliquer 
Droit normal ex 3905 90 00 
15 tonnes 
0 % 
12,5 % 
6. Perte de recettes : 
Prix moyen à la tonne 
Valeur totale : 2 587,5 écus 
: 38 813 écus 
Perte de recettes : 4 852 écus 
Fiche d'impact sur la compétitivité et l'emploi 
La présente proposition vise l'augmentation d'un contingent tarifaire 
communautaire autonome destiné à couvrir, à des conditions favorables, les 
besoins supplémentaires 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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