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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
COM(90)A81 final 
Brussels, 16 October 1990 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
opening and providing for the administration of 
community tariff quotas for certain agricultural, chemical 
and industrial products (1991) 
(presented by the Commission) 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. Subsequent to requests made by various Member States, the Services 
of the Commission have examined, in conjunction with the Government 
experts concerned, the question of opening in 1991 tariff quotas for 
various products. 
2. Following this examination, which took place during the "Economic 
Tariff" group meetings last held in particular on 29 June 1990, it 
has been determined that the opening of tariff quotas for the following 
products could have the agreement of the Member States without 
disturbing the markets for such products : 
- Sour cherries : 2 000 t at 10 %. 
- Boysenberries : 1 500 t at 12 % 
- Vanadiumoxydes : 6 000 t at 0 % 
- Copolymers of erhylene and methacrylic acid : 7 000 t at 4 % 
- Polyvinylpyrrolidone : 130 t at 0 % 
- Polyvinyl butyral : 10 000 t at 0 % 
- Ferro-chromium containing by weight more than 6 % of carbon : 300 000 t at 0 
(provisional amount to be reviewed in the course of the exercise 
when necessary) 
- Ferro-phosphorus : 55 000 t at 0 % 
- Refined ferro-chromium : 17 000 t at 0 %. 
This is the aim cf this proposal 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No /90 
of 
opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quota* for 
certain agricultural, chemical and industrial products (1991) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particulnr Article 2K 
thereof. 
Having regard to the proposal from the 
Commi ssion. 
Whereas production in the Community of 
certain agricultural, chemical and 
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 reduced or 
at zero duty should therefore be opened 
within the limits of appropriate volumes for a period 
MP to 31 December 1991 taking account of the reed 
not to disturb the Barkets for such products nor 
the starting out or development of Connurity 
^^ Whereas the volume kept 
for Ferro-chromium containing by weight 
more than 6 % of carbon could be adjusted 
in the course of the exercise according 
to real needs that have been noted. 
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 
application of the rates laid down for the quotas to all 
imports of the products concerned into all Member Sûtes 
until the quotas have been used up ; Whereas, it is appropriate to take the necessary measures 
to ensure efficient Community administration of these 
tariff quotas while offering the Member States the 
opportunity 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 able to 
monitor the rate at which the quotas are used up and 
inform the Member States accordingly ; 
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 
administration of the quantities draw by that economic 
union may be carried out by any one of its members, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION 
Article 1 
From 1 January to 31 December 1991, the 
customs duties aoplicable to imports into 
the Community of the products listed below 
shall be suspended at the levels and 
within the limits of the Community 
tariff quotas shown below : 
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09.2729 
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04 2725 
Ou.27*I 
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09.271! 
09.2717 
09 2799 i. N i i>dc 
ox 2'if is cil 1 ^ 
ox 200S t.0 *9 
ex 081 1 90 90 
OX .'SJ^ «i <»() 
ex 3*01 90 00 
ex 3905 90 00 
ex 590 S s»() 00 
7202 41 90 
ex 7202 99 19 
ex '202 49 90 1)CM option 
Sour clumo-. (Primus CCMSUS). marinated m alcohol, of a 
diameter not exceeding IS,9 mm, stoned, intended for the 
manufacture >>t chocolate products (') : 
— with a sut,' ir content exceeding 9 % 
bv weight 
— with a sut-ar content not exceeding 9 % bv wcieht 
Boysenberries, preserved by freezing, not containing added sugar, 
intended for any form of processing except for the manufacture 
of jam entirely from boysenberries (') 
Vanadmrnoxvdes ami hydroxydes. not in the form of powder. 
OXCIUMVCIV toi the piodiMion of alloys (') 
Copolymers of erhylcnc and methacrylic acid, conrammg from 
H °'c to 12 % bv weight of methacrylic acid, put up m one of the 
torms referred to in Note 6 (b) to Chapter 39 
Polyvinylpyrrolidone, presented in powder form, the particles of 
which are less than 38 micrometres and which has a solubility in 
water at 2S'J C of less than, or equal to 1.5 % by weight and 
which is intended for the pharmaceutical industry (') 
Polyvinyl butyral in the form of powder, for the production of 
film for laminated saftey glass (') 
Ferro-chromium containing by weight m.^rc than 6 % of carbon 
Ferro-phosphorus containing by weight 15% or more of 
phosphorus, intended for the manufacture of refined phosphoric 
iron or steel (!) 
Ferro-chromium containing more than 15 % but not more than 
2 % bv weight of carbon and not more than 55 % of chromium Amount ol 
quota 
(in tonnrs) 
I 2 000 
1 500 
6000 
7000 
130 
10 000 
V)0 000 
55 000 
17 000 Quot.i duty 
10 + AGR 
• 10 
12 
0 
4 
0 
0 
0 
u 
0 
(a) Sec Tanc codes in the Annex. 
I) Check» on ihcir prescribed end-use shnll bo carried out pursuant to the relevant Community provisions. 
2. Within the limits of these tariff quotas the Kingdom 
of Spain a ml the Portuguese Republic shall apply customs 
duties calculated in accordance with the relevant 
provisions of tlu- I9K5 Act of Accession. 
Article 2 
The tariff quotas referred to in Article I shall be managed 
by the Commission, which may take any appropriate 
administrative measures to ensure that they are managed 
efficiently. 
Article J 
Where At\ importer presents a present covered by this 
Regulation lor 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 
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notifying the Commission, draw tn amount corre­
sponding 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 available 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 (he available 
balance of the quota volume, the balance shall be 
allocated among applicants pro rata. The Commission 
shall mlorm the Member States of the drawings made. 
Article 4 
Lac h 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 i 
The 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 i Joruary 1991 
This Kcgulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels. 
For the Council 
77>r I'nwiilcnt 
A NNEX 
TARIC codes 
Order to CN code Taric code 
09.2719 ex 2008 60 19 * 20 
ex 2008 60 39 * 20 
09.2729 ex 0811 90 90 * 10 
09.2703 ex 2825 30 00 * 10 
09.2725 ex 3901 90 00 * 97 
09.2731 ex 3905 90 00 * 94 
09.2791 ex 3905 90 00 * 95 
09.2711 7202 41 90 * 00 
09.2717 ex 7202 99 19 * 20 
09.2799 ex 7202 49 90 * 10 
FICHE FINANCIERE 
i. Ligne tou.^.é.taii,.c..jojpjicieTjn.è£ : 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 autonomes pour certains produits 
agricoles, chimiques et industriels (1991). 
4. 0.îUs.C.tiX : Assurer la couverture à des conditions 
favorables, des besoins communautaires. 
5. iMpjifi._(â£_c.aJLcu_l : 
Désignât ion des 
produits Quant i tés 
(en tonnes) Prix en 
écus/unité Droit 
normal (en %) Droit contin-
gentalre (en %) Perte de 
recettes (en écus) 
\Cer ises acides i 
|Boysenberr ies 
!Oxydes de 
'vanadium 
jCcoolymères d' 
jéthyiène 
l 1 jPolyvinyIpyrrol i-
jdone 
1 
i 
iButiral de 
'poiyvinyie 
: Fer rochrerre 
carburé 
Fet rophosphores 
Ferrochrcme 
affiné 2 000 
1 500 
6 000 
7 000 
IX 
10 0O0 
300 000 
55 000 
17 000 1 615 
987 
A 200 
1 152 
2 852 
3 345 
1 218 
203 
1 166 32 
18 
5,5 
12,5 
12,5 
12,5 10 
12 
0 710 600 
88 830 
1 386 000 
685 440 
46 345 
4 181 250 
29 232 000 
558 250 
1 585 760 
38 474 475 
Par rapport aux mêmes contingents ouverts en 1990, augmentation 
des pertes de 38 474 475 écus - 35 698 843 écus = 2 775 632 écus 
FICHE D'IMPACT SUR LA COMPETITIVITE ET L'EMPLOI 
La présente proposition vise l'ouverture de contingents 
tarifaires communautaires autonomes destinés à couvrir, à des 
conditions favorables, les besoins des industries utilisatrices. 
Elle aura pour effet de permettre à ces industries de 
concurrencer celles des pays tiers sur les marchés de la 
Communauté et des pays tiers et de maintenir ou même d'améliorer 
l'emploi danrj la Communauté. 


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