Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) modifying Regulation (EC) 3059/95 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quota for certain agricultural and industrial products
Date: 1996-06-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural product, ferro-alloy, industrial product, security of supply, tariff quota

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

Brussels,  20.06.1996 
COM(96) 283 final 

Proposal  for  a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EC) 

modifying Regulation (EC) 3059/95 opening and providing for the administration of 
Community tariff quota for certain agricultural and industrial products 

(presented  by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

1. 

2. 

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  increasing  in  1996  the  tariff  quota  for  Ferro-
chromium. 

Following  this  examination,  which  took  place  during  the  "Economic  Tariff 
Questions"  group  meetings,  it  has been  determined  that  the  increase  of  tariff 
quotas  for  this  product  could  have  the  Agreement  of  the  Member  States 
without disturbing the markets for such products, 

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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No ..../ 
of 

modifying Regulation (EC) 3059/95 opening and providing for the administration of 
Community tariff quota for certain agricultural and industrial  products 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the  Treaty establishing the European 
Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from  the Commission, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article I 

Whereas production in the Community of Ferro-chromium 
containing by weight more than 4 % of carbon will remain in 
(he course of  1996 unable to meet the specific requirements of 
the user industries in the Community;  whereas, consequently, 
Community supplies of this product will depend to a 
considerable extent on imports from third countries; whereas 
the most urgent Community requirements for the product in 
question  should be met immediately on the most  favourable 
terms; 

Whereas by Regulation (EC)n°3059/951 the Council opened, 
for  1996 Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and 
industrial products; whereas the volume of the quota for Ferro-
chromium (Order Nr. 09.2711) should be increased; 

In the Regulation (EC) n° 3059/95  the tabic shown in the 
Annex is replaced, for the order n° 09.2711 by the tabic shown 
in the Annex of this Regulation. 

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This Regulation  shall enter into force on the 7th day  following 
its publication in the Official  Journal of the European 
Communities. 

It shall be apply from  1  January  1996. 

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

Done at Brussels, 

For flic ( 'ouncil 
The President 

1  O.J.  n° L  326,  30.12.1995,  p  19, as amended  by Regulation  (EC) No.  /96  (OJ  n°  L 

, p.  ) 

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ANNEX 

Orcter 
Number 

09.2711 

CN Code 

Taric 

Code 

Description 

Amount oi 
Quota 

Quota 
f>uty 

! 

Quota 
psrtod 

7202 41 10 
7202 41 91 
7201 41  99 

Ferro-chromium containing by weight more than 4 
% of carbon 

650 000 T 

i 

0 

1.1.1996-
31.12.1996 

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FINANCIAL RECORD 

1. 

Budget line concerned  : Chap. 12 Art. 120 

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3. 

4. 

5. 

Legal basis : Art  28 of the Treaty 

Title of the tariff measure concerned  : Proposal for a Council Regulation modifying  Regulation 
(EC) 3059/95 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quota for 
certain agricultural and industrial products. 

Objective  : To ensure an adequate supply for Community processing-industries. 

Method of calculation : 

Description 

Variation on 
Quantities 
(Unit) 

Variation on 
price 
(Ecus/unit) 

Ferro-Chromium 

+  100 000 T 
(initial volume : 
550 000 T) 

0 
(initial price 
1  478) 

Variation 
on 
normal 
Duty 
rate 
-1,6 
(duty rate 
in 1995: 
7,2 
in  1996: 
5,6) 

Variation on 
Quota  duty 

(%) 

Assessed variation  on 
Duty loss against  the 
preceding  Quota  period 

0 

(Ecus) 

8 276 800 

Total loss of duty against the preceding Quota period : 8 276 800 Ecu 

Fight against fraude :  The provisions concerning the management of tariff quotas stipulate 
the necessary measures to assure prevention and protection against fraude and irrégularités. 

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