CELEX: 51989PC0267
Language: en
Date: 1989-06-02
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) INCREASING THE VOLUME OF THE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA OPENED FOR 1989 FOR FERRO-CHROMIUM CONTAINING MORE THAN 6 % BY WEIGHT OF CARBON

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                 C0MC89) 267 final
                                                 Brussels, 2 June 1989
                         Proposal for a
                    COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
    increasing the volume of the Community tariff quota opened
               for 1989 for ferro-chromium containing
                  more than 6X by weight of carbon
                   (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---                             EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. Council Regulation (EEC) No 4187/88 of 16 December 19881 opened for the
   year 198 p.a duty-free Community tariff quota for ferro-chromlum
   containing more than 6% by weight of carbon. The volume of the tariff
   quota was fixed provisionally at 300 000 tonnes.
2. The possibility of Increasing the quota volume was examined at a meeting
   of the "Economic Tariff" Groupe held on 27 February 1989. Their
   discussions revealed that:
   (a) there is a shortage of ferro-chromlum on the world market and this
        is leading to disturbances In traditional supplies, price increases
        and Increased openings for Community production;
   (b) the user Industries are still prepared to respect the agreement
        reached earlier concerning the provision of a satisfactory outlet
        for Community production;
   (c) more ferro-chromlum is likely to be needed In 1989 than In 1988,
        although exact figures cannot be given at present;
    (d) therefore. In accordance with the agreements reached earlier, there
        is no reason why the expected additional needs between now and the
        end of the year should not be covered by a zero-duty tariff quota.
1 OJ No L368-, 31.12.1988. p. 26,
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3. In view of the undertakings previously given, the need to avoid
   disturbing market equilibrium and the extension of the agreements
   concluded earlier, the Commission proposes that the quota volume be
   increased by the amount needed to cover additional needs until   the
          autumn , estimated on the basis of the statistics of imports from
   non-member countries In the early part of 1989. The quota volume would
   be revised again In the autumn In line with the real needs of the user
   Industries.
   This proposal would clearly need to be amended or even withdrawn if it
   became clear during the Council's discussions that further developments
   In the situation meant that the undertakings entered into could not be
   fulf I M e d In .198 9.
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 ---pagebreak---                               Proposal for a
                         COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
Increasing the volume of the Co—unity tariff quota opened for 1989 for
ferro-chromlum containing more than 6% by weight of carbon
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 the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 4187/881 opened for the year 1969
                                   a zero-duty Community tariff quota for
ferro-chromlum containing more than 6% by weight of carbon; whereas the
quota volume was fixed provisionally at 300 Q Q Q tonnes;
Whereas It can be estimated from the economic data now available on
consumption, production and imports under other preferential tariff
arrangements that Immediate Community requirements for Imports of this
product from non-member countries couid during the current year reach
levels higher than the volume laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 4187/88;
whereas. In order not to disturb the equilibrium of the market for this
product and to ensure both an outlet for Community production and
sufficiently secure supplies for user Industries, the quota volume should
be increased by a quantity corresponding to the needs of user industries
until the Autumn,                   I.e. by 150 000 tonnes; whereas this
 increase In the quota volume does not preclude the possibility of a further
adjustment in the Autumn;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                  Article 1
The volume of the Community tariff quota opened by Regulation (EEC) No
4187/88 for ferro-chromlum containing more than 6 X by weight of carbon shall
be increased from 300 000 tonnes to 450 000 tonnes.
1 OJ No L 368, 31.12.1988, p. 26,
                                                                              4
 ---pagebreak---                                  Article  2
                                           iseyenthy
This Regulation shall enter into force on the*day fol lowing its publication
in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding In Its. entirety and directly applicable In
a 11 Member States.
Done at
                                                   For the Courte 11
                                                   The President
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 ---pagebreak--- FICHE FINANCIERE
1.      Ligne budgétaire concernée : Chap. 12 art.120
2.      Base juridique : art. 28 du traité
3.      Intitulé de la mesure tarifaire : Eroposition de règlenent du
        Conseil portant augmentation du volume du contingsnt tarifaire
        communautaire ouvert pour certaines qualités de ferrocnraie
4.      Objectif : Assurer un approvisionnement satisfaisant des industries
        u t i l i s a t r i c e s conrounautaires
5.      Mode de calcul :
        Code NC : 7202 4L 90
        Volume de l'augmentation : 150 000 tonnes
        Droits à appliquer :               0 %
        Droits applicable : 8 %
        Perte de recettes :
        Valeur d'une tonne : 1 100 écus
        Valeur des 150 000 tonnes : 165 000 000 écus
        Eërte de recettes : 13 200 000 écus
        far rapport au contingent ouusrt en 1988 :
                              Contingent          1ère augmentation     Total
                                initial
        1988                 15 624 000 écus       15 340 000 écus  31 464 000 écus
        1989                 26 400 000 écus       13 200 000 écus  39 600 000 écus
        Augmentation des pertes de 8 136 000 écus.
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 ---pagebreak---                FICHE D'IMPACT SUR IA COMPETITIVITE ET L'EMPLOI
la présente proposition vise l'ouverture d'un contingent tarifaire
communautaire autonome destiné à couvrir, à des conditions favorables, les
besoins ces industries u t i l i s a t r i c e s . Elle aura pour e f f e t ce permettre à
ces industries de concurrencer c e l l e s des pays t i e r s sur les marcnés de la
Conmunauté e t des pays tiers e t de maintenir ou même d'améliorer l'emploi
dans la Communauté.
                                                                                           ?-
 ---pagebreak--- Commission of the European Communities
COM(89) 267 final
Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
increasing the volume of the Community tariff quota opened for 1989 for
ferro-chromium containing more than 6% by weight of carbon
(submitted to the Council by the Commission)
2.6.1989
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
L - 2985 Luxembourg
Series: DOCUMENTS
 1989 — 7 pp. — Format: 21.0 x 29.7 cm
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ISSN 0254-1475
ISBN 92-77-50910-4
Catalogue number: CB-CO-89-243-EN-C
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COM(89) 267 final
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Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
increasing the volume of the Community tariff
quota opened for 1989 for ferro-chromium
containing more than 6% by weight of carbon
(submitted to the Council by the Commission)
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Catalogue number: CB-CO-89-243-EN-C
ISBN 92-77-50910-4
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