COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 13 11 1995 
COM(95) 544 final 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EQ 
modifying Regulation (EC) 2878/94 opening and providing for the administration of Community 
tariff quota for certain agricultural and industrial products. 
(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
Subsequent to requests made by various Member States, the Services of the Commission 
have examined, in conjunction with the Government experts concerned, the question of 
increasing in 1995 tariff quotas for various products. 
Following this examination, which took place during the "Economic Tariff Questions" group 
meetings, it has been determined that the increasing of tariff quotas for the following products 
could have the agreement of the Member States without disturbing the markets for such products: 
Ferro-Chromium 150 000 T at 0% 
containing by weight 
more than 6 % of carbon 
Ferro-Chromium 9 000T at 0% 
containing more than 1,5 % 
but no more than 4 % by weight 
of carbon and not more than 70 % of chromium 
This is the aim of this proposal. 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
modifying Regulation (EC) 2878/94 opening and providing for the administration of Community 
tariff quota for certain agricultural and industrial products 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
I laving regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof, 
1 laving regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas production in the community of certain industrial 
products will remain in the course of 1995 unable to meet the 
spec ilk requirements of the user industries in the Community; 
whereas, consequently, Community supplies of products of 
this type will depend to a considerable extent on imports from 
third countries; whereas the most urgent Community 
requirements for the products in question should be met 
immediately on the most favourable terms; 
Whereas by Regulation ( EC )n°2 878/94 ' the Council opened, 
for 1995 Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and 
industrial products, and in particular fcrro-chromium 
containing by weight more than 6% of carbon (order N° 
09.2711 ), and ferro-chromium containing more than 1,5 % 
but no more than 4 % by weight of carbon and not more than 
70 % of chromium (order N° 09.2799); 
Whereas by Regulation (EC) n° 1404/95 2, the Council 
increased for 1995 Community tariff quotas for ferro-
chromium containing by weight more than 6% of carbon 
(order N° 09.2711); 
Whereas current economic data suggests that the Community 
demand non-Community imports of the products in question 
could in the course of the year exceed the volumes laid down 
in the above Regulation, whereas the volume of the quota in 
question should therefore be increased; 
Whereas it is necessary, in particular, to ensure for all 
Community importers equal uninterrupted access to the said 
quotas and to ensure the uninterrupted application of the rates 
laid down for the quotas to all imports of the products 
concerned into all Member States until the quotas have been 
used up; Whereas the decision for the opening of autonomous tariff 
quotas should be taken by the Community, whereas, to ensure 
the efficiency of a common administration of these quotas, 
there is no reasonable obstacle to authorising Member States 
to draw from the quota-volumes the necessary quantities 
corresponding to actual imports, 
Whereas, however, this method of administration requires 
close cooperation between the Member States and the 
Commission and the latter must in particular be able to 
monitor the rate at which the quotas are used up and inform 
the Member States accordingly, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
1 O.J n° L 304. 29.11.1994, p 1 
2 O.J. n°L 140, 23.06.1995, p. 1 
Article I 
In the Regulation (EC) n° 2878/94 the table shown in Article 1 is replaced, for the order n° 09.2711 and 09.2799 by the following 
table 
Order 
number 
09.2711 
09.2799 CN Code 
7202 41 91 
72024199 
ex7202 49 90 TARIC 
Code 
-
*10 Description 
Ferro-chromium containing by weight 
more than 6% of carbon 
Ferro-chromium containing more than 1,5 
% but no more than 4 % by weight of 
carbon and not more than 70 % of 
chromium Amount of 
quota 
850 000 T 
24 000 T Quota 
duty 
(%) 
0 
0 End of 
quota period 
31.12.1995 
31.12.1995 
Article 2 
Hiis regulation shall enter into force on the 3rd day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. 
It shall l>e apply from 1 January 1995. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council 
The President 
FINANCIAL RECORD 
1. Budget line concerned : Chap. 12 Art. 120 
2 Legal basis : Art. 28 of the Treaty 
3 Title of the tariff measure concerned : Proposal for a Council Regulation modifying Regulation 
(EC) 2878/94 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quota for 
certain agricultural and industrial products. 
4 Objective : To ensure an adequate supply for Community user-industries. 
5. Method of calculation : 
Description 
Ferro-chromium 
containing by weight more than 
Ferro-chromium 
containing more than 1,5 % but 
than 70 % of chromium additional 
Quantities 
150 000 T 
9000T Price 
Ecus/unit 
1478 
1416 Normal rate 
(%) 
7,2 
7,8 Quota duty 
(%) 
0 
0 Duty loss 
(Ecus) 
15 962 400 
994 032 
Total duty loss: 16 956 432 Ecus. 

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