CELEX: 31981R3199
Language: en
Date: 1981-11-09 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 3199/81 of 9 November 1981 increasing the volume of the Community tariff quota, opened for the year 1981, for ferro-chromium containing not less than 4% by weight of carbon and falling within subheading ex 73.02 E I of the Common Customs Tariff

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31981R3199

Council Regulation (EEC) No 3199/81 of 9 November 1981 increasing the volume of the Community tariff quota, opened for the year 1981, for ferro-chromium containing not less than 4% by weight of carbon and falling within subheading ex 73.02 E I of the Common Customs Tariff  

Official Journal L 322 , 11/11/1981 P. 0004

****( 1 ) OJ NO L 159 , 17 . 6 . 1981 , P . 3 .    COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3199/81   OF 9 NOVEMBER 1981   INCREASING THE VOLUME OF THE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA , OPENED FOR THE YEAR 1981 , FOR FERRO-CHROMIUM CONTAINING NOT LESS THAN 4 % BY WEIGHT OF CARBON AND FALLING 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 THE DRAFT REGULATION SUBMITTED BY THE COMMISSION ,   WHEREAS BY ITS REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1597/81 ( 1 ), THE COUNCIL OPENED , FOR THE YEAR 1981 , AND ALLOCATED AMONG THE MEMBER STATES A DUTY-FREE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR FERRO-CHROMIUM CONTAINING NOT LESS THAN 4 % BY WEIGHT OF CARBON AND FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 73.02 E I OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , THE VOLUME OF WHICH WAS FIXED AT THE PROVISIONAL LEVEL OF 60 000 TONNES ; WHEREAS THE BENEFIT OF THE TARIFF QUOTA IN QUESTION WAS EXTENDED BY THE SAME REGULATION , UP TO THE LIMIT OF 20 % OF ITS VOLUME , TO IMPORTS OF FERRO-CHROMIUM CONTAINING A QUANTITY OF BETWEEN 3 AND 4 % BY WEIGHT OF CARBON ;   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 COULD , DURING THE CURRENT YEAR , REACH A LEVEL HIGHER THAN THE VOLUME OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED QUOTA ; WHEREAS IN ORDER NOT TO DISTURB THE EQUILIBRIUM OF THE MARKET FOR THIS FERRO-ALLOY AND TO ENSURE PARALLEL DEVELOPMENT IN SALES OF COMMUNITY PRODUCTION AND SATISFACTORY SECURITY OF SUPPLIES TO THE CONSUMING INDUSTRIES , IT IS APPROPRIATE TO LIMIT ANY INCREASE IN THE QUOTA VOLUME TO THE VOLUME OF 5 000 TONNES ;   WHEREAS , TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE LOW VOLUME OF THE ENVISAGED INCREASE , A DEFINITIVE ALLOCATION OF THIS VOLUME SHOULD BE MADE AMONG THE MEMBER STATES IN PROPORTION TO THEIR FORESEEABLE NEEDS FOR IMPORTS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES ,   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :   ARTICLE 1   THE VOLUME OF THE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA OPENED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1597/81 FOR FERRO-CHROMIUM CONTAINING NOT LESS THAN 4 % BY WEIGHT OF CARBON , FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 73.02 E I OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , SHALL BE RAISED FROM 60 000 TO 65 000 TONNES .   ARTICLE 2   THE ADDITIONAL VOLUME OF 5 000 TONNES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 SHALL BE ALLOCATED AMONG THE MEMBER STATES AS FOLLOWS :   //  //  TONNES // BENELUX //    318 // DENMARK //     1 // GERMANY //  1 989 // GREECE //     1 // FRANCE //  1 216 // IRELAND //     1 // ITALY //    844 // UNITED KINGDOM //    630 //   ARTICLE 3   THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE SEVENTH 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 , 9 NOVEMBER 1981 .   FOR THE COUNCIL   THE PRESIDENT   K . BAKER