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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
C0M(91) 346 final 
Brussels, 20 September 1991 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
opening and providing for the administration of 
Community tariff quotas for certain industrial 
products (third series 1991) 
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EXPLANATORY MEMORAHDTJM 
1. In response to requests from Member States the Commission, jointly with 
the appropriate government experts, has been considering the 
desirability of opening tariff quotas for a number of industrial 
products for 1991. 
2. Study of the question at meetings of the Boonamio Tariff Problems Group, 
most recently on 28 June, Indicated that agreement would be forthcoming 
from the Member States on tariff quotas for the following products with 
no resultant disturbance of the markets concerned: 
flat-rolled products: 75 tonnes at 0% 
ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymers: 3 500 tonnes at 0% 
sterile serum: 3 000 litres at 0% 
benzylidene D-glucitol: 30 tonnes at 0% 
Solid extract of wood rosin: 250 tonnes at 0 % 
We accordingly present the following proposal. 
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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 
of 1991 791 
opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for 
certain industrial products (third series 1991) 
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, it is appropriate to take the necessary measures 
to ensure efficient Community administration of these 
tariff quotas while offering the Member States the oppor­
tunity to draw from the quota volumes the necessary 
quantities corresponding to actual imports ; whereas this 
method of administration requires close cooperation 
between the Member States and the Commission and the 
latter must in particular be to able to monitor the rate at 
which the quotas are used up and inform the Member 
States accordingly ; 
Whereas production in the Community of certain 
industrial products will remain in the course of 1991 
unable to meet the specific 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 Community tariff 
quotas at zero duty should therefore be opened within the 
limits of appropriate volumes for a period up to 
31 December 1991 taking account 
of the need not to disturb the markets for such products 
nor the starting out or development of Community 
production ; Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of 
the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 
are united within and jointly represented by the Benelux 
Economic Union, all transactions concerning the ad­
ministration of the quantities draw by that economic 
union may be carried out by any one of its members, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION 
Whereas it is necessary, in particular, to ensure for all 
Community importers equal and uninterrupted access to 
the said quotas and to ensure the uninterrupted applica­
tion 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 ; 
Article 1 
1. From the date of entry into force of this Regulation until 
31 December 1991, the duties applicable to imports of the following 
products shall be suspended at the levels and up to the ljjtdts of the 
Community tariff quotas shown below: 
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Order No CN code 
(a) •Description Expiry date Quota 
volune Quota 
duty (X) 
ex 7226 10 91 Flat-rolled products of slllcon-
90.2731 electrical steel, cold-rolled, 
grain oriented, of a width not 
exceeding 500 nn, of a thickness of 
0.23 •• or loss, with a nominal 
•agnetlc inversion loss rate of 
0.8 watt/kilo or less established 
by the Epstein Method using a 
50-cycle current and a 1.7 tes I a 
Induction 31 December 1991 75 t OX 
ex 3905 20 00 Ethylene-vlnyl alcohol copolymers 
90.2823 with an ethylene content expressed 
in ioles of 38X ninlnun and 46X 
naxlnun, and with a netting point 
of 160°C or lore not not exceeding 
1850C, for the manufacture of 
biodegradable products, with a 
•iniiui starch content of 40X1 31 Decenber 1991 2 500 t OX 
ex 3002 10 99 Sterile serun obtained fron bovine 31 Decenber 1991 
90.2825 foetal blood, with an endotoxin 
content of less than 0.3 
nongrans/nl, for the manufacture of 
•onoclonal entlbodies to be used 
for therapeutic purposes In cases 
of septic shock1 3 000 litres OX 
ex 2932 90 70 1,3-2,4-DI-o-benzylIdene D-glucldol 31 Decenber 1991 
90.2827 with a purity by weight no less 
than 96X 30 t OX 
09.2 829 ex 3806 90 00 Solid extract of wood rosin, not 
soluble In aliphatic hydrocarbons 
having a residual acid content of 
30X or less, a netting point of 
over 100°C and an acid nunber lower 
than 100. 31 Decenber 1991 250 t OX 
(a) See Tarlo codes in annex. 
1 The end-use of this product will be monitored in accordance with the 
relevant Community provisions. 
2. Within the limits of these tariff quotas, Spain and Portugal shall apply customs 
duties calculated in accordance with the relevant provisions of the 1985 Act of 
Accession. 
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Article 2 
The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed 
by the Commission, which may take any appropriate 
administrative measures to ensure that they are managed 
efficiently. 
Article 3 
Where an importer submits a product covered by this 
Regulation for release for free circulation in a Member 
State, applying to take advantage of the preferential 
arrangements, and the entry is accepted by the customs 
authorities, the Member State concerned shall, by noti­
fying the Commission, draw an amount corresponding to 
its requirements from the appropriate quota volume. 
Requests for drawings, indicating the date on which the 
entries were accepted must be sent to the Commission 
without delay. 
Drawings shall be granted by the Commission in chrono­
logical order of the dates on which the customs authori­ties of the Member States concerned accepted the entries 
for release for free circulation, to the extent that the avai­
lable balance so permits. 
If a Member State does not use a drawing in full, it shall 
return any unused portion to the corresponding quota 
volume as soon as possible. 
If the quantities requested are greater than the available 
balance of the quota volume, the balance shall be allo­
cated among applicants pro rata. The Commission shall 
inform the Member States of the drawings made. 
Article 4 
Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the 
products in question have equal and continuous access to 
the quotas for as long as the balance of the relevant quota 
volume so permits. 
Article 5 
Member States and the Commission shall cooperate 
closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with. 
Article 6 
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 Brussels, 
For the Council 
The President 
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ANNEX 
Tarif codes 
Order No CN codes Tarif codes 
09.2781 ex 7226 10 91 * 20 
09.2823 ex 3905 20 00 * 10 
09.2825 ex 3002 10 99 * 20 
09.2827 ex 2932 90 70 * 80 
90.2829 ex 3806 90 00 * 30 
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FICHE FINANCIERE 
1. Ligne budgétaire concernée : Chap. 12 art. 120 
2. Base juridique : art. 28 du traité 
3. Intitulé de la mesure tarifaire : Proposition de règlement 
du Conseil portant ouverture et mode de gestion de 
contingents tarifaires pour certains produits Industriels 
(3eme série 1991). 
4. Objectif : Assurer la oouverture à des conditions 
favorables, des besoins communautaires. 
5. Mode de calcul : 
Désignation des 
produits Quantités Prix en 
écus/unitô Droit 
normal (en %) Droit contin­
genta Ire (en %) Perte de 
recettes (en écus) 
Produits laminés 
plats 
Copolymàre 
d'éthyléne et d' 
alcool vinyl ique 
Sérun stér I le 
Benzylidène 
D-glucitol 
extraits de 
oolcphanes 75 t 
3.500 t 
3000 
litres 
30 t 
250 t 1 944 
5300 
275 
20 000 
1 000 6,0 
12,5 
5,7 
6.9 
4,6 8.748 
2.318.750 
47.000 
41.400 
11.500 
2.427.398 
Nouvelles mesures tarifaires. 

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