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They considered that Community producers could choose, depending on market conditions, to sell alternatively to the free and captive markets since Community production of the two categories of hot-rolled coils is alike.

The Three are essentially recommending a gradual phasing-out of the quota system in a move towards a totally unrestricted market, in the following stages : - quotas established by the Commission for the first quarter of 1988 (output in which is virtually all sold already) which would then serve a definitive basis of reference, - seasonally adjusted quotas increased by 2.5 % every quarter from the second quarter of 1988, up to 10 % at the beginning of the first quarter of 1989, - permanent abolition of the quota system as from 1 April 1989. The report suggests an alternative : if before 15 March 1988, the producers give firm guarantees to the Commission that they will reduce capacities by at least 75 % of the surplus identified by the Commis ...[+++]sion, i.e. at least three quarters of some 20 million tonnes for the three categories in question (hot-rolled coils, heavy sheet and heavy sections), the Commission could suspend the progressive quartely quota incrases and return to a system of quotas adjusted to market possibilities which would apply until 31 December 1990 at the latest.

Certain product categories are chiefly affected : hot-rolled wide strip (coils), sheet, medium and heavy plate, and heavy sections.

The steelmakers' view is that the Commission has overestimated surplus capacity for at least one product category, hot-rolled coils.

Following the European Commission's decision, quotas for those two categories of steel products now read : - hot rolled coil : + 368,000 (originally : 3,162,000 tonnes) - cold rolled sheet : + 235,000 (originally : 2,815,000 tonnes) No major change in market trends. Early December 1986, the European Commission imposed rather restrictive production quotas to steelmakers in the Community of Ten (compulsory quotas introduced in October 1980 do not apply to Spain and Portugal).

The changes concern three categories of products : - hot rolled coil : an extra tonnage of 369,000 tonnes is being released (the original quota was : 3.689 million tonnes) - cold rolled sheet : an extra 60,000 tonnes is granted (original quota : 3.258 million tonnes) - quarto plate : extra tonnage of 65,000 tonnes (original quota : 1.280 million tonnes)