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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)264 final
Brussels,26May1981
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
increasingtheCommunitytariffquotaopenedfor1981byRegulation
(EEC)No3441/80fornewsprint,fallingwithinsubheading 48.01A
oftheCommonCustomsTariff
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Regulation(EEC)N°3341/80of22December1980^openedfor1981
aCommunitytariffquotafornewsprint,whichwassubjecttoreviewin
thecourseoftheyear.Theinitialfigurewassetat2650000tonnes.
Thereviewwascarriedputatameetingofthe"EconomicTariff
Problems"groupon15April1981whereitappearedthatthe
supplementary needswhichhadarisenincertainMemberStates
totalled375000tonnes.Thiswouldbringtheoverallrequirementto
3025000tonnesforthewholeyear,eventhougheffectivetariff
utilisation ir>1980wasnomorethan2721500tonnes.Growthin
consumption andthecurrenteconomicsituationwouldnotappearto
justifysuchanincrease.
2.Inthepresentcaseandinviewofuncertainties regardingthelevelof
consumption andtheneedto,ensureparalleldevelopment bothof
Communityproductionandofsuppliestouserindustriesonfavourable
terms,theCommissiohconsidersitadvisabletoexercisecautionin
fixingthevolumeoftherequestedincrease,inordernottojeopardize
marketequilibrium.■
Takingaccountoftheabovemerrtioned factors,theCommission
proposestoincreasethevolumeofthequotaopenedin1981uptothe
levelofforeseeableuse.
Inviewofthecurrenteconomicsituationinthenewsprintsector,the
Commission estimatesthatthislevelshouldnotexceed
2850000tonnesin'1981-anincreaseof200000tonnes.Thatistheaim
oftheCommissionproposal.Afurtherreviewofthesituationcould
takeplacenextSeptemberwithaviewtoadaptingthequota-volumeto
theactualneedsoftheindustry.. •
(1)OJN°L359of31.12.1981,p.4

Asiscustomaryinsimilarcases,theproposedincreasehasoeendivided
intotwotranches,thefirst(130000tonnes)being-allocatedamongthe
MemberStatesonapro-ratabasisaccordingtotheirforeseeable
importsfromnon-membercountries,whilethesecond(representingthe
balance)formsaCommunityreserve-Theconstitutionofsuchareserve
isallthemorejustifiedinthiscase,sincecertainMemberStateshave
nottakenadditionalrequirements intoaccountandmustthereforebe
abletodrawuponthereserveshouldtheneedarise,andsincethe
initialsharesallottedtootherMemberStatescannotbedeterminedas
accuratelyasmightbedesired.

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
increasingtheCommunitytariffquotaopenedfor1981byRegulation
(EEC)N°3441/80fornewsprint,fallingwithinsubheading48.01Aof
theCommonCustomsTariff.
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomic
Community,andinparticularArticles28and113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposaloftheCommission ,
Whereas ,aduty-freeCommunitytarif-fquotafornewsprint,fallingwithin
:subheading48.01AoftheCommonCustomsTariff,theamountofwhich
wasfixedat2,650,000tonnes,wasopenedbytheCouncilandallocated
among'theMemberStatesbyRegulation(EEC)N°3441/80^;whereasby
thatRegulationthebenefitofthetariffquotainquestionwasextendedtocertain
othertypesofpaperwhich,apartfromthecriterionofwatermarks ,
correspondtothedefinitionofnewsprintgivenintheAdditionalNoteto
Chapter48oftheCommonCustomsTariff;
Whereas,onthebasisofthemostrecentdataonthisproductfor1981,it
isestimatedthattheadditionalimportsfromnon-membercountries
trequiredbythe.Communitycurrentlyamountto200,000tonnes;whereas
thesizeofthequotashouldbeincreasedbythisquantitytotakeaccountof
therequirementsnoted;whereas,inordertosafeguardtheCommunity
characterofthetariffquotainquestion,partofthevolumeoftheproposed
increaseshouldbeallocatedtotheCommunityreserve^
•thebalancebeingallocatedamongcertain
MemberStatesonapro-ratabasisaccordingtotheirforeseeable
requirementsforimportsoriginatinginnon-membercountries;
(I)OJN°L359of31.12.1980,p.4

HASADOPTED THISREGULATION
;r-jo>|
ThevolumeoftheCommunitytariffquotaopenedbyRegulation (EEC)
N°3441/80fornewsprintfallingwithingsubheading48,01Aofthe
CommonCustomsTariffisherebyincreasedfrom2,650,000 -to
2,850,000tonnes.
Article2
1.ThefirsttrancheoftheadditionalvolumereferredtoinArticle1,
amountingto150,000tonnes,shallbeallocatedasfollowsamongthe
MemberStatesconcerned :
-intonnes-
Bénélux 7,935
Germany 25,800
Greece 11,910
France 19,845
Ireland 2,460
Italy 705
UnitedKingdom 81,345
2.Thesecondtranche,amountingto50,000tonnes,shallconstitutethe
reserve.ThereserveprovidedforinArticle2(3)ofRegulation (EEC)
No3441/80isthusincreasedfrom150,000to200,000tonnes.
Article3
Ν
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingitspublicationin
theOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
a;iMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,