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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)390 final
Brussels,16July1979•
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Draft,
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
•,
increasingthervolumeoftheCommunitytariffquota
c■v.'.---/
openedfor,.1979,forferro-chromium containingnot
lessthan4%byweight,ofcarbonandfallingwithin
subheading ex73.02EIoftheCommonCustomsTariff
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(79)390final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
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1.ByitsRegulations (EEC)No326/79of19February1979and928/79
2of8May1979,theCouncilopenedandallocated amongtheMember
States,inrespecto$theyear1979,aduty-freeCommunitytariff
quotaforferro-chromium containingnotlessthan4%byweightof
carbon(andtoalimitedextentaquantityofcarbonofbetween3and
4%(hereinafter calles'high-carbon ferro-chromium )thevolumeof
whichwasfixedattheprovisional globallevelof190000tonnesto
meettherequirements ofthefirst7months,whilstnotinanyway
,precluding adjustments duringthequotaperiod.
ThepurposeofopeningsuchaquotaistomeetCommunityrequire­
mentsatanilrateandfollowuptheconclusionofanagreement
betweenproducers andconsumersunderwhichtheconsumerswould
havetheirrequirements forimportsfromthirdcountries metbya-
duty-freetariffquotainexchangeforaguaranteethatCommunity
output,whichhasbeenreducedinappropriate proportions,will
findamarket.
2.Thesituationprevailing inthemarketforthisferrowchromiumand
therequirements forimportsfromthirdcountrieswerereviewedar
thatmeetingoftheEconomicTariffProblemsGroupheldon29May
1979.Thismeetinghadbeenprecededbyatalkwiththeconsumers
on23February1979.Itemergedfromthesediscussions that>not­
withstanding therelativeshortnessoftheperiodelapsedsince
theconclusionoftheagreement,theexperiencegainedinconnection
withitsimplementation isnevertheless adequateforannewincrease
inthevolumeofthequotatobecontemplated withoutitbeingpos­
sible,however,toprovideverypreciseinformation concerningthe
actualrequirements forimportsfromthirdcountries.
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Thisbeingso,fixingtheincreaseinthequotamuststillbedone
prudentlyinordernot,toendangertheequilibrium ofthemarket.
Tothisencjandhavingregardontheonehandtothetimerequired'
bytheproceduresfortheapprovalofregulations andontheother
^ Κ
handtotheneedtoensuretheparalleldevelopment ofsalesof
Communityoutputandsuppliestotheuserindustries onfavourable
termsandconditionswhilstprovidingthemwithsomesecurity,the•
Commissionfeelsthatitisappropriatetofixthevolumeofthe
increaseinquestionatthevolumeoftheforecastimportrequire­
mentsfortheensuringupto31December1979,andreviewthesitu­
ationagainbetweennowandthenifitseemsnecessary.
FromtheinformationattheCommission'sdisposal,thesupplementary
requirements uptotheendoftheyearofimportsfromthirdcountries
notentitledtoanyotherpreferentialtariffarrangement (EFTAor;
associated)wouldamounttoabout140000tonnes,sothattheannual
volumeofrequirements,takingaccountofthevolumealreadyopened,
wouldamountto330000tonnes.
Asisusualinsuchcases,thevolumeoftheproposedincreasehas
beendividedintotwoinstalmentsofwhichthefirst,.whichmakes
upabout93%,isallocatedamongtheMemberStatesinproportion
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totheirforecastimports-fromthirdcountriesandthesecond,making
upthebalance,constitutestheCommunityreserve.Theconstitution
ofareserveofthissizeisjustifiedinthepresentcaseespecially
sincethequotavolumereachesanappreciablelevel,whichisstill
liabletoberevised,andsincetheinitialsharesassignedtoeach
oftheMemberStatescannotbeascertainedasaccuratelyasmight
bewished.' ,

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Asregardstheallocationofthevolumeoftheincrease,the
Commissionproposesthatalargequantity(127710tonnes)be
allocatedamongtheMemberStatesproratawiththeforseenre­
quirementsandthatthebalance(2290tonnes)beassignedto<S-eKt**Avy
asarrearsandadditionalcompensation .

ANNEX ,
Draft
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
increasingthevolumeoftheCommunitytariffquota,
openedfor 1979,forferro-chromium contai­
ningnotlessthan4%byweightofcarbonan<Tfalling
*
withinsubheading ex73.02EIoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES-
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HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle28thereof,
HavingregardtothedraftregulationsubmittedbytheCommission,
WhereasbyitsRegulations(EEC)No326/79^and928/79^,
theCouncilopened,for1979,andallocatedamong ~
theMemberStates,aduty-freeCommunitytariffquotaforferro-chromium
containingnotlessthan4%byweightofcarbonandfallingwithinsub­
headingex73.02EIoftheCommonCustomsTariff,thevolumeofwhich
wasfixedattheprovisionallevelof190000tonnes;whereasthebenefit
ofthetariffquotainquestionwasextendedbythefirstofthoseRegul­
ations,uptothelimitof20%ofitsvolume,toimportsofferro-chromium
containingaquantityofbetween3and4%byweightofcarbon;
Whereasitcanbeestimatedfromtheeconomicdatanowavailableon
consumption,productionandimportsbenefitingfromotherpreferential
tariffarrangementsthatCommunityrequirements ofimportsfromthird
countriescould,duringthecurrentyear^reachalevelfar"higherthan
thevolumeoftheabovementioned quota;whereas,inordernottodisturb
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theequilibrium ofthemarketforthisferro-alloy andensureparallel
development ofthesalesofCommunityoutputandsatisfactory supplies
totheconsumingindustriesunderacceptableconditionsofsecurity,it
is.appropriatetolimitanyincreaseinthequotavolumetothevolume
oftheforseeableneedsupto31December1979i.e.,140000tonnes,andif
necessarytoreviewthepositioninduecoursewithaviewtdmakinga
furtheradjustment;
Whereas,asregardstheallocationofthisvolumeamongtheMemberStates,
itisappropriatetoassignarelativelysmallpartoftheadditional
volumetoaCommunityreserve,thebalanceofthisvolumebeingallocated
amongtheMemberStatesinproportionoftheirforecastneedsforimports
fromthirdcountries,
ThevolumeoftheCommunitytariffquotaopenedbyRegulations (EEC)
Nos326/79and928/79forferro-chromium containingnotlessthan4%by
weightofcarbon,fallingwithinsubheadingex73.02EIoftheCommon
CustomsTariff,shallberaisedfrom190000to330000tonnes.
1.ThefirstinstalmentoftheadditionalvolumereferredtoinArticle1,
i.e.,130000tonnes,shallbeallocatedamongtheMemberStatesasHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION
Article 1
Article2
follows
Bénélux
Denmark
Germany
France56,890tonnes
20,525tonnes
22,200tonnes
21,950tonnes8,410tonnes
25tonnes
Italy
UnitedKingdom

2.Thesecondinstalmentof10000tonnesshallconstitutethereserve.
ThereservelaiddownbyArticle2(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No326/79
asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No928/79isthusraisedfrom9000to
19000tonnes.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheseventhdayfollowingits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyand
• ' •
directlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,... FortheCouncil
ThePresident