COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
C0M(91) 428 final 
Brussels, 4 November 1991 
ÏÊ™™ Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EECÏ 
increaaing the volume of the Community tariff quotaa 
opened for 1991 in reapect of 
certain industrial producta 
(presented by the Commission) 
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. Council Regulations (EEC) No 3402/901 and No 3913/902 opened 
autonomous tariff quotas for 1991 in respect of: 
130 t at zero duty for polyvinylpyrrolidone, 
- 8 500 t at zero duty for montmor111onIte, 
75 t at zero duty for 4-benzylbiphenyl, 
51 t at zero duty for AC catalysts. 
2. In response to the requests filed by some Member States, the 
Commission, together with government experte, examined the advisability 
of increasing the volume of these tariff qi3tas, in line with the 
additional requirements expressed. A favourable decision should be 
acceptable to all the Member Sates, without disrupting the Community 
market for these products. 
1 OJ L 328, 28.11.1990, p.1 
2 0J L 375, 31.12.1990, p.5 
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Proposal fora 
COUNCIL REGULATION No _Zâl 
of 
increasing the volume of the Community tariff quotas 
opened by Regulations (EEC) No 3402/901 and 3913/902 
in respect of certain industrial products 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUN IT I TES, 
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 Regulations (EEC) No 3402/90 and 3913/90 opened Community 
tariff quotas at zero duty in respect of certain industrial products for 
the period from 1 January to 31 December 1991, 
Whereas, on the basis of the latest statistics concerning these products 
for the current year, it is estimated that the Community's immediate 
additional requirements for imports from non-member countries are higher 
than those initially provided for; whereas the quota volumes should be 
increased to cover those requirements, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
The volume of the Community tariff quotas opened by Regulations (EEC) 
No 3402/90 and 3913/90 in respect of the products listed below shall be 
increased within the limit of the quantities shown in respect of each of 
them: 
Number CN code 
(*) Product Volume 
of quota 
(t) Quota 
Duty 
(X) 
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 
09.2731 ex 3905 90 00 
09.2809 ex 3802 90 00 Polyvinylpirrolidone 10 
Acid activated 
montmoriI IonIte, for use 
in the manufacturing of 
self-copy paper (a) 250 
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(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 
09.2811 ex 2902 90 90 4-benzylbiphenyl 65 0 
09.2813 ex 3815 90 00 Catalysts in the form of 
small cylindrical granules 
of a length of between 5 mm 
and 8 mm, consisting of a 
mixture of iron oxide, 
molybdenum and bismuth, for 
use in the production of 
acrylIc acid (a) 40 0 
(1) 0J L 328, 28.11.1990, p.1 
(2) OJ L 375, 31.12.1990, p.5 
(a) checlcs on end use are carried out pursuant to the relevant Community 
provisions 
(*) the TARIC codes are annexed 
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 directly applicable in 
a 11 Member States. 
Done at Brussels, For the Council 
The President 
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ANNEX 
Serial number CN TARIC 
09.2731 ex 3905 90 00 *94 
09.2809 ex 3802 90 00 *10 
09.2811 ex 2902 90 90 *50 
09.2813 ex 3815 90 00 *55 
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
1. Budget heading involved: Chapter 12 Art. 120 
2. Legal basis: Art. 28 of the Treaty 
3. Description of tariff measure: Proposal for a Council Regulation 
increasing the volume of Community tariff quotas opened in respect of 
certain industrial products. 
4. Objective: to ensure that the Community's additional needs are met 
under favourable terms. 
5. Method of calculation 
Products Quantity Price in 
ECU/unit Normal 
Duty 
(%) Quota 
Duty 
(%) Loss of 
revenue 
(ECU) 
Polyvinyl- 10 t 
pirrolidone 
4-benzyl- 65 t 
b1phenyI 
AC catalysts 40 t 
Montmorlllonite 250 t 2 852 
13 917 
26 860 
600 12.5 
6.3 
6.6 
5.7 3 565 
56 990 
70 910 
8 550 
140 015 
6. Loss of revenue: compared to the initial quotas opened on 
1 January 1991» loss of revenue goes up to ECU 140 015. 
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