COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
C0M(91) 191 final 
Brussels, 6 June 1991 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
increasing the volume of the Community tariff quota opened 
for 1991 for ferro-chromium containing more than 61 
by weight of carbon 
(presented by the Commission) 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. Council Regulation (EEC) No 3402/.90 of 19 ftoverober 1991 (1) 
opened for the year 1991 a duty-free Community tariff quota 
for ferro-chromium containing more than 61 by weight of carbon. 
The volume of the tariff quota was fixed provisionally at 
300 000 tonnes. 
2. The possibility of increasing the quota volume for the first 
time was examined at (meeting with producers and users of 
17 April 1991* 
These discussions revealed that: 
a) subject to subsequent revision, consumption of ferro-chromium 
in 1990 should be l^^hLWn" 1990; 
b) the tariff quota of 300 000 tonnes opened at the beginning 
of the year will not be enough to cover needs, arising before 
the planned review for September based on more accurate econo­
mic data, for imports from non-preferential third countries; 
also it may be necessary to increase the tariff quota again, 
with effect from the beginning of November 1991. 
3. In view of the above factors, the Commission proposes that the 
relevant tariff quota should provisionally be increased by 
125 000 tonnes, which is an amount likely to cover any needs until 
the beginning of November 1991. 
Such is the purpose of this proposal. 
(1) 0J NO L 328, 28.11.1990, p. 1 
Proposal for ax 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 
of /91 
increasing the volume of the Community tariff qvota opened for 1991 for 
ferro-chromium containing more than 6% by slight of carbon 
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 3402 <90 (') 
opened for the year 1991 a zero-duty Community tariff 
quota for ferro-chromium containing more than 6 % by 
weight of carbon and its volume was fixed provisionally at 
300 000 tonnes; 
Whereas it can be estimated from the economic data now 
available on consumption, production and imports 
that immediate 
Community requirements for imports of this product 
from third countries could during the current year reach 
levels higher than the volume laid down by Regulation 
(EEC) No 3402/90; whereas, in order not to disturb the 
equilibrium of the market for this product and to ensure 
both an outlet for Community production and sufficiently 
secure supplies for user industries, the quota volume should be increased by a quantity corresponding to the 
needs of user industries until the autumn, i. e. by 1 25000 
tonnes ; whereas this ino-ase in the quota volume does 
not preclude the possibility o: a further adjustment in the 
autumn, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 
Article 1 
The volume of the Community tariff quota opened by 
Regulation (EEC) No 3402/90 for ferro-chromium con­
taining more than 6 % by weight of carbon shall be 
increased from 300 000 tonnes to 425 000 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 directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Luxembourg, 
For the Council 
The President 
(') OJ No L 328,28.1 X 1990>1 
FICHE FINANCIERE 
•••i !•• Ligne budgétaire oonoernée : Chap. 12 art. 120 
2. Base Juridique : art. 28 du traité 
3. Intitulé de la mesure tarifaire : Proposition de règlement 
du Conseil portant augmentation du volume du contingent 
tarifaire communautaire ouvert pour oertaines qualités de 
ferroohrome. 
4. Objeotlf : Assurer un approvisionnement satisfaisant des 
industries utilisatrioes communautaires. 
5. Mode de oaloul : 
- Code NC : 7202 41 90 
- Volume de l'augmentation : 125.000 tonnes 
- Droit à appliquer : 0 % 
- Droit applicable : 8 % 
6. Perte de recettes : 
- Valeur d'une tonne : 1 158 éous 
- Valeur des 125.000 tonnes : 144.750.000 éous 
- Perte de recettes : 11.580.000 éous 
Par rapport au oontingent ouvert en 1990 : 
Contingent 1ère augmentation Total 
1990 27 792 000 éous 9 264 000 éous 37 056 000 éous 
1991 29 232 000 éous 11 580 000 éous 40 812 000 éous 
Augmentation des pertes de 3.756.000 éous 
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