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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)369 final
Brussels.17June1982
Recommendation fora
COUNCILDECISION
authorizing theCommission tonegotiate onbehalfoftheCommunity
anagreementintheformofanexchangeoflettersamendingcertain
zero-dutytariffquotasopenedbytheUnitedKingdomfor1982in
accordance withProtocol 1totheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunity andtheRepublicofFinland
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Financialsheet
Theincrease "by7»571toftheduty-freequotawouldmeanareduction
of205,707UCEinCustomsdutiesleviedonlightweightcoatedpaper.
Itisunlikelythattherevenuefromdutiesleviedonkraftpaperwould
increase "becauseofthequotareduction,sincethesequotaswerenot
fullyutilizedinthepast.

Explanatory Memorandum
1.Asin1979»1980and1981theUnitedKingdomhasrequestedthatthe
1982zero-dutytariffquotaforcoatedprintingandwritingpaper,including
lightweightcoatedmechanicalpaperweighinglessthan65gms/m^(LtfC),provided
forinProtocolNo1oftheFreeTradeAgreement "betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunity(EEC)andFinland "beincreased.
2.Thereasonsforthisrequestarethefollowing:
-SincetheconclusionoftheAgreementin1973thedemandstructure
forpaperproductsimportedfromFinlandhaschangedconsiderably .
-Thedemandforlightweightcoatedpaperhasincreasedsharplysince
1973.
-ThereisnoproductionofthistypeofpaperintheUnitedKingdom
andeventhoughtherehas"beenaconsiderable increaseinimports
ofthistypeofpaperfrommillswithintheCommunityoverthepast
years,UnitedKingdomconvertersarecontinuingtoexperiencedifficulties
inobtainingadequatesuppliesinthepresenttightsituation.Although
therestoftheCommunityhasbeenabletosupplyanincreasingproportion
ofU.K.demand,muchofthelatterhasstilltobemetbyduty-paid
suppliesfromFinland.
3.Theincreaseinthequotasforcoatedprintingandwritingpaperwould
befor1982andwouldbeaccomplished throughatemporarytransferof
7.571tonsfromtheunderutilized quotaforex48.OICII(kraftpaper
forlargecapacitysacks)tothequotaex48.07D(coatedprintingand
writingpaper).
4.Inviewofthepresentshortageoflightweightcoatedpaperinthe
Community,thisfacilitationofimportstotheUnitedKingdomshould
notcausedifficulties totheCommunitypaperindustry.Theincrease
ofimportsofLWCfromotherMemberStatesintotheUnitedKingdomin
thecourseofthelastyearsshowsthatimportsfromFinlandhavenot
hurtthepenetrationoftheUnitedKingdommarketbyCommunityproducers.

Therefore,theCommissionpresentstotheCounciltheattached
recommendation foraCouncilDecisionauthorizingtheCommissionto
negotiateon"behalfoftheCommunityanagreementintheformof
anexchangeoflettersamendingcertainzero-dutytariffquotas
opened "bytheUnitedKingdomfor1982inaccordancewithProtocol1
oftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
RepublicofFinland.

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RECOMMENDATION FOR A
COUNCIL DECISION
authorizing theCommission tonegotiate on "behalf oftheCommunity an
agreement intheform ofanexchange ofletters amending certain zero-
duty tariff quotas opened bytheUnited Kingdom for1982 inaccordance
with Protocol 1totheAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community
andtheRepublic ofFinland
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 113thereof ,
Having regard totheAgreement signed inBrussels on5October 1973 between
theEuropean Economic Community andtheRepublic ofFinland (l),
Having regard totherecommendation from theCommission ;
Whereas certain zero-duty tariff quotas opened bytheUnited Kingdom for
1982 inaccordance with Protocol 1totheaforementioned Agreement should be
amended ,
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Sole Article
TheCommission ishereby authorized tonegotiate onbehalf oftheCommunity
anagreement intheform ofanexchange ofletters amending certain zero-duty
tariff quotas opened bytheUnited Kingdom for1982 inaccordance with Proto­
col 1totheAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community andthe
Republic ofFinland .
(!)OJïo L328,28.11.1973 ,p.2

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TheCommission,assistedbyrepresentatives oftheMemberStates,shall
conductthenegotiations inaccordancewiththeannexeddirectives .
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

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Directivesfornegotiation fromtheCounciltotheCommission
AccordingtoProtocol1totheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheRepublicofFinlandsignedinBrusselson5October1973(l)
theUnitedKingdomhassince1January1974openedzero-dutytariffquotas
forcoatedprintingandwritingpaper(ex48.07aswellasforkraftpaper
forlargecapacitysacks(ex48.01CII).Thepermissiblemaximaforthese
quotaswerefixedonthebasisofstatisticsfortheperiod1968to1971.
Since1974"thedemandforlightweightcoatedpaper(LWC)hasincreased
significantly andthereisnoproductionofthistypeofpaperinthe
UnitedKingdomandLWCisalsoinshortsupplyintheCommunity.
Thusanincreaseinthequotaforcoatedprintingandwritingpaper(ex48.07D)
for1982shouldbeaccomplished throughatemporarytransferof7571tfrom
theunderutilized quotaforkraftpaperforlargecapacitysacks(ex48.01CII)
totheformerquota.
(1)OJIToL328,28.11.1973,p.2