CELEX: 51989PC0593
Language: en
Date: 1989-11-27
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) OPENING AND PROVIDING FOR ADMINISTRATION OF AN AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR NEWSPRINT ( 1989 ) AND EXTENDING THIS QUOTA TO INCLUDE OTHER TYPES OF PAPER

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                            COM (89) 593 final
                                            Brussels, 27 November 1989
                               Proposal for a
                          COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
    openinq and providinq for administration of an autonomous Community
       tariff quota for newsprint (1989) and extending this quota to
                        include other types of paper
                       (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---                          EXPLANATORY         MEMORANDUM
1.   By Regulation     (ECO        No 4101/88 of 16 December 1938 ( 1 ) ,
     the Council opened a contractual Community            tariff quota
     for 1989 for newsprint of CN codes 48 01 00 10 and 48 01
     00 9 0 . The quota amount of 650.000 tonnes was subdivided
     into two, 600.000 tonnes being reserved for imports            from
     Canada and the remainder for imports from other
     countries.
     In acordance with the same agreement, the part            reserved
    for imports from Canada should, subject to the expected
     independing agreement by the Council, be increased by
    30.000 tonnes.
2.   Following a request by the United Kingdom, the
    Commission    services have been examining with the Member
    States whether it would be justified to increase the
    amount which can be imported duty-free from third
    countries. The results of this examination are that:
    - the amount of the current quota will clearly be
       inadequate to meet the import needs of user            industries
       up until 31 December             1989.
    - taking account of the s u p p l e m e n t a l l y needs put
       forward and of the supply possioilities from            Community
       producers, it may be estimated that the needs which
       should be covered by a quota would be 75.000 tonnes;
(1) 0J N* L 3 6 3 , 3 0 . 1 2 . 1 9 8 8 , p.31
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    - on account of the sensitiveness of the product, it is
      in the Community's interest to increase by this
      quantity the amount of imports admitted duty-free;
    - for legal and technical reasons (legal basis of the
      regulation, subdivision into countries of consignment,
      pooling of available balances), this increase cannot
      be effected by means of a regulation increasing again
      the quota amount, but by opening a totally new and
      distinct quota.
That is the purpose of the present proposal.
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                                         Article 3
                If an importer presents, in a Member State, a declaration
                of entry into free circulation, including a request for
                preferential benefit for a product covered by this
                Regulation and if this declaration is accepted by the
             customs authorities, the Member State concerned shall
              inform the Commission and draw an amount corres-
              ponding to its requirements from the quota amount
             The drawing requests, with indication of the date of
              acceptance of the said declarations, must be transmitted
              to the Commission without delay.
             The drawings are granted by the Commission by
              reference to the date of acceptance of the declarations of
              entry into free circulation by the customs authorities of
              the Member State concerned to the extent that the
              available balance so permits.
              If a Member State does not use the quantities drawn, it
              shall return them as soon as possible to the quota
              amount
              If the quantities requested are greater than the available
             balance of the quota amount, allocation shall be made on
              a pro rata basis with respect to the requests, Member
              States shall be informed by the Commission thereof.
                                        Article 4
        1B    Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the
              products concerned have equal and continuous access to
              the quota for such time as the residual balance of the
              quota volume so permits.
            2.      Member Sates shall take all appropriate measures to
            make sure that the paper referred to in Article 1 fully meets
            the criteria for admission to this tariff quota.
            Where this is the case, the relevant Community procedures
            shall be applied in order to monitor use of the paper for die
            prescribed spécifie purpose.
                                     Article 1
           Member States and the Commission shall collaborate
           closely in order to ensure that this Regulation is complied
           with.
                                     Article 6
     This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day
     following that of its publication in the Official Journal of
    the Eurooean Communities.
This Régulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels,
                                                               For the Council
                                                                 The President
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                                  Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of
                                  the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
                                  are united within and joindy represented by the Benelux
                                  Economic Union, all transactions concerning the
                                  administration of this quota may be carried out by any
                                  one of its members,
                                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                 Article 1
                          With effect from the date of entry into force of this
                          Regulation and until 31 December 1989, the customs duty applicable
                          to imports from third countries of the following products shall
                          be suspended at the level indicated and within the limits of
                          the Community tariff QUOta as shown below :
      Order                                                                                              Amount of ojMca Rate of duty
                      CNcode                                        Dcscriooou
        No                                                                                                  (tOBMt)
 05.2715            4801 00 10         Newsprint ('):
                                                                                                          75.000            0
 (') Entry wider dm subheading is subject to condition* determined by the relevant Community provisions.
 2.      Within the limit of this tariff quota the Kingdom of
 Spain and the Portuguese Republic shall apply customs duties
 calculated in accordance with the relevant provisions of the
 Act of Accession.
 3.      Imports of newsprint may not be charged against this
tariff quota if they are already free of customs duties under
other preferential tariff arrangements.
4.
                    . Member Sûtes may charge against this
  tariff quota die other type» of paper corresponding, exceptas
  regards the criterion relating to watermarks, to the definition
  of newsprint contained in additional note 1 to Chapter 48
  and falling within CN code 4801 00 90.
                             Article 2
The tariff quota referred to in Article 1 shall be
administered by the Commission, which may take all
appropriate administrative measures in order to ensure
effective administration thereof.
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 ---pagebreak---            FICHE D'IMPACT SÏÏR LA 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 des industries utilisatrices.
/
  Elle aura pour effet de permettre à ces industries de
  concurrencer celles des pays tiers sur les marchés de la
  Communauté et des pays tiers et de maintenir ou même d'améliorer
  l'emploi dans la Communauté.
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 ---pagebreak--- FICHE FINANCIERE
      Ligne budgétaire concernée : Chap. 12 art. 120
2.    Base juridique : art. 28 du traité
3.    Intitulé de la mesure tarifaire : Proposition de règlement
      du Conseil portant ouverture et mode de gestion d'un
      contingent tarifaire communautaire autonome de papier
      journal, et étendant le bénéfice de ce même contingent à
      certains autres papiers Cannée 1989).
4.    Objectif : Assurer la couverture des besoins de la
      Communauté en papier journal, à des conditions favorables.
      Mode de calcul :
       -N° de la NC              4801 00 10 et 4801 00 90
       -volume du contingent     75.000 tonnes
       -Droit à appliquer        0 %
       -Droit normal             4,9 % et 9 %
6     Perte de recettes
      Prix moyen à la tonne    :  573,20 écus
      Valeur totale            : 42.990.000 écus
      importations sous le 4801  00 10 (+/- 5 %) - 2.149.500 écus
      importations sous le 4801  00 90 (+/- 95 % ) - 40.840.500 écus
      Perte :
      4801 00 10     2.149.500 écus x 4.9 %      105.326 écus
      4801 00 90    40.840.500 écus x 9 %     3.675.645 écus
                                              3.780.971 écus
                                                                     ¥
 ---pagebreak---            FICHE D'IMPACT SUR LA 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 des industries utilisatrices.
/
  Elle aura pour effet de permettre à ces industries de
  concurrencer celles des pays tiers sur les marchés de la
  Communauté et des pays tiers et de maintenir ou même d'améliorer
  l'emploi dans la Communauté.
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