PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) INCREASING THE VOLUME OF THE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA OPENED FOR 1989 FOR NEWSPRINT
Date: 1989-10-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: paper, tariff quota

COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

C0MC89) 510  final 

Brussels,  19 OctcoT  1989 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION  (EEC) 

Increasing the volume of the Community tariff quota 

opened  for 198c for newsprint 

(presented by the  Commission) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

1. 

Under  i tr  external  r e l a t i o ns  p o l i c y, 

the  Community  reached  an  agreement 

providing  for  the  annual  opening  for  a  duty-free  Community  t a r i ff  quota 

for  newsprint  of  subheading  48.01A  of  the  Common  Customs  T a r i f f.  The 

volume  of  t h is  quota,  amounting  to  650  000  tonnes, 

is  divided 

into 

two  p a r t s:  the  f i r s t,  600  000  tonnes, 

is  assignated  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  51 

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. 

2. 

From  the  economic  data,  at  present  a v a i l a b l e, 

it 

is  believed  that 

the  volume  of  600  000  tonnes  might  not  s a t i s fy  Community  needs  for 

products  of  t h is  type. 

The  attached  proposal  aims  at  increasing  the  quota, 

in  compliance  with 

the  obligations  undertaken.  -

Proposal  for  a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC)  No 

of 

increasing  die  volume  of  die  Community  tariff  quota  opened  for  1989  for 
newsprint 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European 
Bconoauc  Community,  and  in  particular  Article  113 
thereof, 

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission, 

Whereat, for  newsprint,  the  Community  ha* reached an 
agreement which provides in particular for the opening of 
a  Community  tariff  quota  of  650 000  tonnes,  of  which 
(00 000  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 j>f  the quota 
reserved far imports  from  Canada, in  the  event  that that 
part is  used  up before  the  end  of  a given  period  of  one 
year ; whinas the quota of (50 000 tonnes was opened for 
1909 by  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  410VS80; 

Whereas the  economic  data at présent available give  rise 
s»  the.  battel  mat  the  requirements  for  importing 
newsprint  from  Canada  could  reach  a level  higher  than 
me  said  volume  of  (00 000  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 

1.  The  volume  of  the  Community  tariff  quota  opened 
by  Regulation  (EEC)  No  4101/88  for  newsprint  from 
Canada  shall  be  increased  from  600 000  tonnes  to 
630 000  tonnes. 

Article  2 

s t v . n th 

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  the (day 
following  its  publication  in  the  Official Journal  •/  the 
Eur*p*m.n\  Communiais. 

This  Regulation  shall  be  binding  in  its  entirety  and directly  applicable  in  all  Member 

Done  at  Brusseb, 

rVr  the  Council 

The  President 

0  OJ No  L 364  3Û. 12.  19ft3,  p. 31 

FICHE FINANCIERE 

Ligne budgétaire concernée : Chap. 12 art.120 

Base juridique : art. 113 du traité 

Intitulé de la mesure tarifaire : Proposition de règlement du 

Conseil portant augmentation du volume du contingent tarifaire 

communautaire pour le papier journal (1989) 

Objectif : Respect des engagements contractés au GATT et assurer la 

couverture des besoins de la Communauté en papier journal 

Mode de calcul : 

Codes N.C. 

4801 00 10 et 4801 00 90 

Volume du contingent 

30 000 tonnes 

Droit à appliquer 

0 % 

Droit noirmal 

4,9 et 9 % 

Perte de recettes : 

Prix moyen à la tonne 

Valeur des 30 000 tonnes 

573,20 écus 

17 196 000 ecus 

Importations sous le 4801 00 10 (+_ 5 %) 

859 800 écus 

Importations sous le 4801 00 90 (+95 %) 

16 336 200 écus 

Perte : 
4801 00 10 : 

859 800 écus x 4,9 % - 

42 130 écus 

4801 00 90 : 16 336 200 écus x 9 %  « 1 470 258 écus 

1 512 388 écus 

Par rapport au contingent de 1988, augmentation supplémentaire des 

pertes de : 1 512 388 écus 

FICHE D'IMPACT SUR LA COMPETITIVITE  ET L'EMPLOI 

Cette proposition est  formulée en conformité avec un engagement  contractuel 

de la Communauté. L'impact  découlant  de cette concession  a été pris en 

considération  lors de la prise de décision d'adoption  de ce contingent et 

il n'aura pas un caractère  sérieux sur la compétitivité  et l'emploi  dans la 

Communauté* 

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