CELEX: 51989PC0510
Language: en
Date: 1989-10-19
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) INCREASING THE VOLUME OF THE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA OPENED FOR 1989 FOR NEWSPRINT

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)
 ---pagebreak---                                   EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. Under i t r external r e l a t i o n s 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 f f quota
   for newsprint of subheading 48.01A of the Common Customs T a r i f f .           The
   volume of t h i s 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, i f i t               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 , i t is believed that
   the volume of 600 000 tonnes might not s a t i s f y Community needs for
   products of t h i s type.
   The attached proposal aims at increasing the quota, i n compliance with
   the obligations undertaken. -
 ---pagebreak---                                           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,                        of that part of quota reserved for these imports should be
                                                                increased, therefore, by 30 000 tonnes,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Bconoauc Community, and in particular Article 113
thereof,
                                                                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereat, for newsprint, the Community ha* reached an                                     Article 1
agreement which provides in particular for the opening of
a Community tariff quota of 650 000 tonnes, of which            1. The volume of the Community tariff quota opened
(00 000 tonnes are reserved, until 30 November of each          by Regulation (EEC) No 4101/88 for newsprint from
year, exclusively for products from Canada, in accordance       Canada shall be increased from 600 000 tonnes to
                                                                630 000 tonnes.
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;
                                                                                         Article 2                     stv.nth
Whereas the economic data at présent available give rise
s» the. battel mat the requirements for importing               This Regulation shall enter into force on the (day
newsprint from Canada could reach a level higher than           following its publication in the Official Journal • / the
me said volume of (00 000 tonnes ; whereas the volume           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
 ---pagebreak--- 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                        573,20 écus
        Valeur des 30 000 tonnes                     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
 ---pagebreak---               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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