CELEX: 51988PC0251
Language: en
Date: 1988-05-04
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) increasing the volume of the Community tariff quota opened for 1988 for ferro-chromium containing more than 6% by weight of carbon (presented by the Commission)

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                                                      COM(88 ) 251 final
                                                     Brussels , 4 May 1988
                               Proposal for a
                          COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
increasing the volume of the Community tariff quota opened for 1988 for
      ferro-chromium containing more than 6% by weight of carbon
                      ( presented by the Commission )
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                              EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1 . Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 4098/87 of 22 December 1987 1 opened for the
    year 1988 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 210 000 tonnes .
2 . The possibility of increasing the quota volume was examined at a meeting
    of producers and user Industries held on 17 March 1988 . 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-chromium 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 .
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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 31
    December 1988 , estimated on the basis of the statistics of Imports from
    non-member countries in the early part of 1988 . The quota volume would
    be revised again in the autumn In line with the real needs of the user
    Indust'r ies .
    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 situathon meant that the undertakings entered Into could not be
    fulfilled In .1988 .
4 . In view of the current uncertainty regarding the availability and source
    of supplies and the real needs of each Member State , the Commission
    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 at the beginning of the year .
    That Is the purpose of this proposal for a Regulation .
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                           COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
Increasing the volume of the Community tariff quota opened for 1988 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 4098/ 87 1 opened for the year 1988 and
allocated among the Member States 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 210 000 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 could during the current year reach
levels higher than the volume laid down by Regulation ( EEC ) No 4098 / 87 ;
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 end of the current year , i.e. by 180 000 tonnes ; whereas this
 increase In the quota volume does not preclude the possibility of a further
adjustment in the autumn ;
Whereas the Increase In the quota volume should be divided into two parts ,
the first being allocated among certain Member States In proportion to
their estimated needs and the second held as a Community reserve to cover
any additional requirements ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION ;
                                     Article 1
The volume of the Community tariff quota opened by Regulation ( EEC ) No
4098/ 87 for ferro-chromlum containing more than 6 % by weight of carbon shall
be Increased from 210 000 tonnes to 390 000 tonnes .
1 0J No L 383 , 31.12.1987 , p. 14 .
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1 . A first part of the additional volume referred to In Article 1 ,
amounting to 90 000 tonnes , shall be allocated among certain Member States
as fo I lows :
                                    ( tonnes )
         Bene lux                     6 516
         Germany                    29  340
         Spa I η                    10  602
         France                     17  937
         Italy                      16  308
         United Kingdom               9 297
2 . The second part , amounting to 90 000 tonnes , shall constitute the
reserve . Thus the reserve provided for In Article 2(3 ) of Regulation ( EEC )
No 4098 / 87 shall be  Increased from 52 500 tonnes to 142 500 tonnes .
                                    Article 3
This Regulation shall enter Into force on the 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
                                                    For the Counc I I
                                                    The President
 ---pagebreak--- FICHE FINANCIERE
1.      Ligne budgétaire concernée : Chap . 12 art . 120
2.      Base juridique : art . 28 du traité
3.      Intitulé de la mesure tarifaire : Proposition de réglement du
        Conseil portant augmentation du volume du contingent tarifaire
        ccrrmunautaire ouvert pour certaines qualités de ferrochrcme
4.      Objectif : Assurer un approvisionnement satisfaisant des industries
        utilisatrices communautaires
5.      Mode de calcul :
        Code NC : 7202 41 90
        Volume de l' augmentation : 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
        - proposition présente : 15 840 000 écus
                                  31 464 000 écus
        Augmentation des pertes de 1 704 000 écus .
 ---pagebreak---        FICHE D' IMPACT SUR LA COMPETITIVITE ET L' EMPLOI
Quelle est la justification principale de la mesure ?
Volonté des Etats membres d' assurer , à des conditions favorables la
couverture des besoins des industries utilisatrices .
Caractéristiques des entreprises concernées : non recherchées
En particulier :
- Y a-t- il un grand nombre de FME ?
- note-t'on des concentrations dans des régions :
- éligibles aux aides régionales des E.M. ?
- éligibles au Feder ?
Quelles sont les obligations imposées directement aux entreprises ?
Aucune
Quelles sont les obligations susceptibles d' être imposées
indirectement aux entreprises via les autorités locales ?
Néant
Y a-t-il des mesures spéciales pour les PME ? NON
- Lesquelles ?
Quel est l' effet prévisible ?
- sur la compétitivité des entreprises ? Effet bénéfique pour les
  entreprises d' aciers spéciaux qui peuvent ainsi concurrencer les
  entreprises des pays tiers
- sur 1 ' emploi : Maintien ou amél ioration de 1 ' emploi
Les partenaires sociaux ont- il été consultés ? NON
- avis des partenaires sociaux .