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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
C 0 « < 8 3 >  700 final 
Brussels, 2 3  N ovem ber 1983
Proposal for a  
C Q U N C IL _ R E G U L A T IO N _ (E E C )
increasing the C om m unity tariff quota opened for 1983 by Regulation 
(E E C ) N o  3425/82 for newsprint, falling within 
subheading 48/01 A  of the C o m m o n  C ustom s Tariff
(submitted to the Council by the C om m ission)

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1. Council Regulation (E E C ) N °  3425/82 of 1 7  D ecem ber 1 9 8 2  (1), opened for 
1983 a  C om m unity tariff quota of 2  500 000 tonnes for newsprint; the 
figure being subject to review in the course of the quota period with 
regard to requirements.
T h e  adoption of this C ouncil Regulation w a s  linked to a  declaration 
in w h ic h  the C o m m issio n  declared its willingness to m a k e  every effort 
to contact the Italian producers a n d  the co m m u n ity  consum ers w ith the 
v ie w  to c o m e  to a n  arrangem ent similar to the o n e  sought for in  the case 
of ferro-chrom ium .
2. T h e contacts, that w ere established throughout 1983 as provided for b y  
this declaration, have not resulted in settling there and then the 
problem of flow of the Italian production, but they have sh o w n  the 
presence of so m e willingness on the part of the consumers to m ak e the 
desirable effort to improve the situation in the course of the year 1984.
U n d e r these circumstances the C o m m issio n  considers it advisable not to 
discourage this effort a n d  to this a im  it proposes to increase the 
v o lu m e  of the tariff quota in  question within the limits, h o w ev er, of 
the total anticipated additional requirements reduced b y  the existing 
possibilities of supplies fro m  Italian industries.
W h e n  considering the effective use of the quota in 1 9 8 2  (2  750 0 0 0  
tonnes), the drop in consumption and the observed increase in the .  '  
production capacity of the C om m unity in 1983 in relation to 1982, 
it is rendered possible to place the estimate of the anticipated 
additional requirements on the 200 000 tonnes mark. Since the current 
availability of the Italian production is in the order of 20 000 
tonnes, the proposed increase is situated at 180 000 tonnes. .  '  V " i
3. A s  is customary in similar cases, the proposed increase has been divided 
into tw o  tranches, the first (175 000 tonnes) being allocated a m o n g  the. 
M e m b e r States on a  pro-rata basis according to their predicted imports 
from  third countries, while the second (representing the balance) form s
a  C om m u n ity  reserve. T he constitution of such a  reserve is all the m o re 
justified in this case, since certain M e m b e r States have not pur forward
(1) O.J. N °  L  361, 22.12.1982, p. 2

additional requirements a n d  therefore they should b e able to d ra w  u p o n  
the reserve w h e n  the need arises, a n d  since the shares allotted to 
other M e m b e r  States cannot b e determined as accurately as m ig h t b e  
desired.

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Proposal for a  ''
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) . <
increasing the C om m unity tariff quota opened for 1983 by Regulation (EEC) No 
3 4 2 5 /8 2  for new sprint falling w ithin subheading 48.01 A of the C om m on
Custom s Tariff
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES, . , 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Articles 28 ./
and 113 thereof, . ^
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, ,
Whereas the Council, by Regulation (EEC) No 
3 4 2 5 /8 2  ('), opened and allocated among the Member 
States a duty-free Community tariff quota for news- 
print, falling within subheading 48.01 A of the
Common Customs Tariff, the amount of which was >
fixed at 2 500 000 tonnes ; whereas by that Regulation 
the benefit of the tariff quota in question was extended
to certain other types of paper which, apart from the 1  ^  ■ · "
criterion of watermarks, correspond to the definition
of newsprint given in the Additional Note to Chapter . ' ’v j
48 of the Common Customs Tariff;
Whereas, on the basis of the most recent data on this .  '
product for 1983, it is estimated that the additional -
imports from third countries required by the Commu­
nity currently amount to 180000 tonnes ; whereas the 
size of the quota should be increased by this quantity 
to take account of the requirements noted ; whereas, in
order to safeguard the Community character of the ■  ..
tariff quota in question, part of the volume of the 1 ,v
proposed increase should be allocated to the Commu- 
nity reserve, the balance being allocated among certain
Member States on a pro rata  basis according their · -
foreseeable requirements for imports originating in ' r '
third countries, '· ;  - '
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1  :; - ; >  · ·  . ·
The volume of the Community tariff quota opened by ,  . , ‘  . ' -
Regulation (EEC) N o3425/82 for newsprint falling -1
within subheading 48.01 A of the Common Customs ,
Tariff is hereby increased from 2  500 000 to 2  680 000
tonnes. - ·
(1) O.J. N °  L  361, 22.12.1982, p. 2
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Article 2
1. The first tranche 'of the additional volume 
referred to in Article 1, amounting to 175 000 t o n n e s  
shall be allocated as follows among the Member States 
concerned :(tonpes)
Benelux 1 3  720 
D enm ark 1 3  720 
G erm any 4 4  6 2 5  
Greece 1 0  290 
United K ingdom  9 2  6 4 5
2. The second tranche, amounting to 5 000 tonnes, 
shall constitute the reserve.
The reserve provided for in Article 2 (3) of Regulation 
(EEC) No 3 4 2 5 /82is thus increased from 150 000 to 
155000 tonnes.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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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