COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
C0M(91) 271 final 
Brussels, 18 Jul y 1991 
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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION TEECn 
increasing the volume of the Community tariff quota 
opened for 1991 for newsprint 
(presented by the Commission) 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
Under its external relations policy, the Commupity reached an agreement 
providing for the annual opening for a duty-free Community tariff quota 
for newsprint. The volume of this quota, amounting to 650 000 tonnes, is 
divided into two parts : the first, 600 OÛ0 tomes, is assigned to products 
coming from Canada, and the second, 50 000 tonnes, to products coming from 
other non-member countries. 
The agreement provides also for the necessity of increasing by 5 X 
that part of the quota reserved for imports from Canada, if it should 
be used up before the end of a given period of one year. 
From the economic data, at present available, it is believed that 
the volume of 600 000 tonnes might.not satisfy Community neecjs for 
products of this type, as about 435 000 tonnes of the tariff quota had 
already been used, as of 15 June. 
The attached proposal aims at increasing the quota, in compliance with 
the obligations undertaken. 
Proposât for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No .../91 
of 
increasing the volume of the Community tariff quota opened for 199' for 
newsprint 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 
thereof. 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas, for newsprint, the Community has reached an 
agreement which provides in particular for the opening of 
a Community tariff quota of 650 000 tonnes, of which 
600 000 tonnes are reserved, until 30 November of each 
year, exclusively for products from Canada, in accordance 
with Article XIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs 
and Trade ; whereas this agreement provides equally for 
the obligation to increase, by 5 %, that part of the quota 
reserved for imports from Canada, in the event that that 
part is used up before the end of a given period of one 
year ; whereas the quota of 650 000 tonnes was opened for 
199 1by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3275/90 (') ; 
Whereas the economic data at present available give rise 
to the belief that the requirements for importing newsprint from Canada could reach a level higher than 
the said volume of 600 000 tonnes ; whereas the volume 
of that part of quota reserved for these imports should be 
increased, therefore, by 30 000 tonnes. 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION 
Article 1 
The volume of the Community tariff quota opened by 
Regulation (EEC) No32o/VO for newsprint from Canada 
shall be increased from 600 000 tonnes to 630 000 tonnes. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day 
following its publication in the 0///W..7 Journjl <>f tin 
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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FICHE FINANCIERE 
1. Liane budgétaire concernée : Chap. 12 art. 120 
2. Base juridique : art. 113 du traité 
3. . Intitulé de la mesure tarifaire : Proposition de règlement du Conseil 
portant augmentation du volume du contingent tarifaire communautaire 
pour le papier Journal (1991). 
*• Objectif : Respect des engagemcmtt contractés au GATT et assurer 
la couverture des besoins de l& Communauté en papier Journal 
5. Hpcfr tfg Calcul : 
Codes N.C. 
Volume du contingent 
Oro i t a app i i quer 
Droit normal 4801 00 10 et 4801 00 90 
30 000 tonnes 
OX 
4,9 et 9 X 
Perte de recettes 
Prix moyen à la tonne 
Valeur des 30 000 tonnes 
Importations sous le 4801 00 10 (± 5 X) 
Importations sous le 4801 00 90 (t 95 X) 609 écus 
18.270.000 écus 
913.500 écus 
17.356.500 écus 
Perte : 
4801 00 *Û i 033 500 écus X 4,9 X - 44.761 écus 
4801 00 30 : 19 536 500 écus X 9 X - 1.562.085 écus 
I.606.346 écus 
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