CELEX: 51988PC0564
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Date: 1988-10-20
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) increasing the volume of the Community tariff quota opened for 1988 ferro-chromium containing more than 6% by weight of carbon (presented by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                COM(88 ) 564 final
                                                Brussels , 20 October 1988
                                Proposal for a
                          COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
  increasing the volume of the Community tariff quota opened for 1988
       ferro-chromium containing more than 6% by weight of carbon
                       (presented by the Commission )
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 ---pagebreak---                                EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1 . Council Regulations ( EEC ) No 4098 /07 of 22 December 1987 ( 1 ) and
       ( EEC ) No 2065/88 of 11 July 1988 ( 2 ) opened for the year 1988 a
      duty-free Community tariff quota for ferro-chrcmium containing more
      than 6% by weight of carbon . The volume of the tariff quota was fixed
      provisionally at 390 000 tonnes .
2 . Tne possibility of increasing the quota volume was examined at
      meetings held in July and September 1988 .
      Their discussions revealed that :
      a)    there is a shortage of ferro-chromium 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-chrardum is likely to be needed in 1988 than in 1987 ,
            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 L 383 , 31.12.1987 , p. 14 .
( 2 ) 0J No L 181 , 12 . 7.1988 , p. 38 .
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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 Comnission proposes that the quota volume be
   increased by the amount needed to cover additional needs until
   31 December 1988, estimated on the basis of the statistics of imports
   frcm non-members countries in the early part of 1988 .
   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 fulfilled in 1988 .
4. In view of the current uncertainly regarding the availability and
   source of supplies and the real needs of each Member States , the
   Cormission believes that a large part of the quota volume ( 50 %)'
   should be held in reserve to cover the needs of user industries as
   and when they arise . The balance will be allocated among the
   importing Member States in proportion to the needs notified by them .
   That is the purpose of this proposal for a Regulation .
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 ---pagebreak---                                                     Proposât for a
                                       CCUNCKL RBGULATION {E3Q No                     .../88
                                                         o£ . . (
                    increasing else volume of die Community totriff quote opened for 1988 for
                           ferro-chromium containing more than 6 % by weight of carbon
  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                                      Article 1 rand ( EEC) N° 2065/88
  Economic Community, and in particular Article 28
  thereof,     _                                                   The volume of the Community tariff quota opened by
              / and CfccT ) NB 2065/88 (2)
  Having regard tc the proposal from the Commission,               Regulations (EEC) No 4098/87 /rlor ferro-chromium
                                                                   containing more than 6 % by weight of carbon shall be
  Whereas Council Regulations (EEC) No 4098/87 (') f~ increased from390 000 tonnes to 571) (XX) tonnes.
  opened, for 1988, and allocated among the Member States
  6 aero-duty Community tariff quota for ferro-chromium                                      Article 2
  containing more than 6 % by weight of carbon, the quota
  volume of vh.ch was set provisionally at 390 COOtonnes ;         1     A first part of the additional volume referred to in
                                                                   Article 1 , amounting to 90 000 tonnes, shall be allocated
  Whereas it can be estimated from the economic data now           among the following Member States :
  available on consumption, production and imports under
  other pre'ermtsal tariff arrangements that immediate                                                       (tonnes)
  Community requirements for imports of this product                          Benelux                         12 070
  from non-stiember countries could, during the current                       Germany                        30   170
  year, reach levels higher than the volume laid down by                      Spain                           10  050
    the said Regulations           ; Whereas, in order not to                  France                        2D   120
  disturb the balance of the maricet for tins product and to                   Italy                          10 050
, ensure both an outlet for Community production and                          United Kingdom                   7  5s0
  sufficiently secure supplies for user industries, the quota
  volume should be increased by a quantity corresponding
  to the needs of user industries until the end of the current     2. The second part, amounting to 90 000 tonnes, shall
  year, ix. by ! 80 000 tonnes ;                                   constitute the reserve. Thus the reserve provided for in
                                                                   Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4098/87 shall be
                                                                   increased from )42 500 tonnes to 232 500tonnes-
  Whereas the increase in the quota volume should be                                         Article 3
  divided into two parts, the first being allocated among
  Certain Member States in proportion to their estimated           This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
  needs and the second held as a Community reserve to              following its publication in the Official Journal of the
  cover any additional requirements,                               European Communities.
                   This Refutation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States.
                   Done at Brussels,
                                                                                 For the Council
                                                                                  The President
  {') Oj No L 383, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 14.
   û> ÛJ No L 181,           12.7.1V88, p, 38.
 ---pagebreak--- FICHE  FINANCIERE
1.    Ligne budgétaire concernée : Chap . 12 art . 120
2.    Base juridique : art . 28 du traité
3.    Intitulé de ta mesure tarifaire : Proposition de règlement du Conseil
      portant augnentation du volume du contingent tarifaire communautaire
      ouvert pour certaines qualités de ferrochrome
4.    Objecti f : Assurer un approvisionnement satisfaisant des industries .
  >   utilisatrices communautaires
5.    Mode de calcul :
      Code NC : 7202 41 90
      Volume de l' augnentation : 180 000 tonnes
      Droits à appliquer : 0%
      Droit applicable : 8%
6.    Perte de recettes :
      Valeur d' une tonne : 1 100 écus
      Valeur des 180 000 tonnes : 198 000 000 écus
      Perte de recettes : 15 840 000 écus
      Par rapport au contingent ouvert en 1987 :
      Perte de 1987 : 29 760 000 écus ( 400 000 t à 930 écus / t )
      Perte de 1988 :
     - contingent initial : 15 624 000 écus
     - 1ère augnentation : 15 840 000 écus
     - proposition présente 15 840 000 écus
                                             '
                              V -? 3o y o oo
        Augnentation des pertes de :
                              17 544 000 écus