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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
C OM(83) 610 fin a l 
Brussels, 17 October 1983
D raft fo r a
C O UNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
increasing the volumes of the Community t a r i f f  quotas, 
opened fo r 1983, for certain grades of ferro-chromium 
f a llin g  w ith in subheading ex 73.02 E  I of the 
C om m on Customs T a riff
COM(83) 610 final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1- By R egulations (EEC) No 773/83 o f 28 March 1983 (1) and (EEC) No 
1807/83 o f 28 June 1983 (2 ), th e  C ouncil opened d u ty -fre e  Community 
t a r i f f  quotas f o r  c e rta in  q u a litie s  o f fe r r o  chromium, the volumes o f 
which were fix e d  a t the le v e ls  o f:
3 400 tonnes fo r  ferro-chrom iurn c o n ta in in g  not less than 4 %  carbon 
139 600 tonnes f o r  ferro-chrom iurn c o n ta in in g  not less than 6 %  carbon
2. The advis a b i l i t y  to  embark on a new in cre a se  in  the volumes o f these 
quotas has been examined a t the m eetings o f "producers and consumers",
5 September 1983 and o f "Economic T a r if f  Problem s" group, 13 September 
1983.
The re s u lts  o f the d is c u s s io n s  th a t took place on those occasions a re :
a) th a t in  1983 agreements between producers and consumers, 
which had ensured a s a tis fa c to ry  flo w  o f Community p ro d u c tio n  
d u rin g  the recent years to  th e  e ffe c t o f opening d u ty -fre e  
t a r i f f  quotas to  cover re q u ire m e n ts, have been c a rrie d  out 
to  everyon e's s a t is f a c t io n .  Only a r e la t iv e ly  sm all q u a n ti­
ty  o f the Greek p ro d u c tio n  (4-5 000 tonnes according to  
the p ro d u ce rs, 9-10  000 tonnes according to  the govern­
ment e x p e rts ) could not be so ld  up t i l l  now, but e v e ry th in g  
p o in ts  to  th e  b e lie f  th a t t h is  w i l t  be achieved b e fo re
the 31 December 1983;
b) th a t in  com pliance w ith  the agreements concluded p re v io u s ­
ly , n o th in g  opposes th e re fo re  the foreseen u n t il the
31 December 1983 a d d itio n a l requirem ents to  be covered by 
the t a r i f f  quotas in  q u e s tio n .
c) th a t these a d d itio n a l requirem ents o f im ports coming from 
n o n -p re fe re n tia l t h ir d  c o u n trie s  have been e s tim a te d , on 
the ba sis o f Economic data put forw ard by Member States', at 
37 000 tonnes f o r  the fe rro-chrom ium  c o n ta in in g  not less 
than 4 A carbon and a t 102 700 tonnes fo r  the ferro-chrom ium  
c o n ta in in g  not less than 6 %  carbon.
(1) OJ No L 86., 31.03 1983, p. 3
(2) 0J No L 177, 01.07.1983, p. 2

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3. The 0,'inifriss I  on c  .nsiders i t  appropriate, taking in to  account the o b li­
gations i t  und.'."Jook previously and the necessity not to d is tu rb  the 
equi LibHurr of the market and the renewal in 1984 of the agreements 
concluded and implemented in 1983, to  exercise caution in fix in g  the 
volumes of ^he envisaged increases. To th is  end, i t  suggests to lim it 
the increases to  32 00 tonnes and 85 000 tonnes re spective ly; these 
q u a n titie s , compared to the data of imports that came from th ir d  coun­
trie s  during recent years, are capable of ensuring the covering of
a ll a d d ition al requirements u n til 31 December 1983.
4. As is the practice in s im ila r cases, the quota volumes proposed have 
been subdivided in to  2 tranches, the f i r s t  being divided among the 
Member States in proportion to  th e ir forecast of imports coming from 
non -p referential th ird  countries, and the second corresponding to the 
balance of th is  volume held as a Community reserve. The c o n s titu tio n  
of such a  reserve is  a ll the more ju s tifie d  in the present case since 
a  fu rth e r increase of the q u o ta s  is not a n ticip a te d , and since the 
i n i t i a l  quota shares could not be determined with the desired accuracy.

DRAFT for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
increasing the volumes of the Community tariff quotas, opened for 1983, for  
certain grades of ferro-chromium failing within subheading ex 73.02 E I of the
Common Customs Tariff
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 28 
thereof,
Having regard to  th e  d r a ft R egulation sub- 
m itte d  by th e  Commission,
Whereas, by R egulations (EEC) fto-773/85 (1)
and to  1807/83 (2 ). th e  .
Council opened, for 1983, and allocated among the 
Member States, duty-free Community tariff quotas for 
ferro-chromium containing not less than 4 % by 
weight of carbon, or not less than 6 % by weight of 
carbon, falling within subheading ex 73.02 E I of the 
Common Customs Tariff, the volumes of which were 
fixed at 3 4fX) and '1396Q0 tonnes respectively ;
Whereas it can be estimated, from the economic data 
now available on consumption, production and 
imports benefiting from other preferential tariff 
arrangements, that Community requirements of 
imports from third countries for products of this kind 
could, during the the current year, reach levels higher 
than the volumes laid down by The a fo re s a id  Régu­
lâ t ionsj ; whereas, in order not to disturb the equi­
librium of the market for this product and to ensure 
parallel development in sales of Community produc­
tion and satisfactory security of supplies, to the con­
suming industries, it is appropriate - £q fix  the
increases in  th e  s a id  volumes a t 3 200 and 
85 0ÜU tonnes re s p e c tiv e ly ;
Whereas i t  is  a p p ro p ria te  to  d iv id e  the 
volumes o f th e  increases in to  two 
in s ta lm e n ts , the first instalment being allo­
cated among all the Member States in proportion to 
their foreseeable needs, and the second held as a 
reserve to cover possible additional requirements,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
A r tic le  1
(■) OJ No L 86, 31. 3. 1983, p. 3.&
(2) 0J No L 1 7 7 , 1 .7 .1 9 8 3 , p . 2The volume o f th e  Corrmunity t a r i f f  quotas opened 
by R egulations (EEC) No 773/83 and No 1807/83 fo r  
fe rro -c h ro m iu n  c o n ta in in g  n ot Less than 4% by 
w eight o f carbon, and n o t le ss than 6% by w eight 
o f carbon, f a llin g  w ith in  subheading ex 73.02 E I  
o f th e  Common Customs  Tariff, are hereby ra ise d  
from  3 4CD to  6 6G0 tonnes and from  139 600 to  
224 600 to m e s  re s p e c tiv e ly .
Article 2
1. A fir s t in s ta lm e n t o f each o f th e  a d d itio n a l 
volumes, amounting to  3 O C X ) to m e s  fo r  fe r r o -  
chrcmium c o n ta in in g  n ot less than 4 %  by w eight 
o f carbon and to  83 GCD to m e s  f o r  fe r r o -  
chromium c o n ta in in g  n ot less than 6 %  by w eight 
o f carbon, s h a ll be a llo c a te d  among c e rta in  
Metrber S tates as fo llo w s :
a) as regards ferro-chrom ium  c o n ta in in g  n ot 
le ss than 4 %  by w eight o f carbon:
(to m e s )
Benelux 1 378
France 811
I t a ly  811
b) as regards fe rro -c h ro m iu n  c o n ta in in g  not 
le ss than 6 %  by w eight o f carbon:
(tonnes)
Benelux 2 430
Germany 48 490
France 15 355
I t a ly  7 270
U nited Kingdom 9 455
2 . The second in s ta lm e n ts , in v o lv in g  200 and
2CD0 tonnes re s p e c tiv e ly , s h a ll c o n s titu te  
th e  re se rve s.
The reserves la id  down  in Article 2 (2) 
of R egulation (EEC) No. 773/83, as 
amended by R egulation (EEC) No. 1807/8^ are 
hereby ra is e d  fromm 100 to  300 tom e s 
a id  from  7 100 to  9 100 tonnes respec­
tively-

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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