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►B COMMISSIONREGULATIONNo17/66/EURATOM
of29November1966
exempting the transfer of small quantities of ores, source materials and special fissile materials
fromtheRulesoftheChapteronSupplies
(OJ P 241, 28.12.1966, p. 4057)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
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1974L 333 27 13.12.1974
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COMMISSIONREGULATIONNo17/66/EURATOM
of29November1966
exemptingthetransferofsmallquantitiesofores,sourcematerials
and special fissile materials from the Rules of the Chapter on
Supplies
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMU-
NITY,
Having regard to the provisions of the Treaty establishing the European
Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Articles 2 (d), 74, 77,
124 and 161 thereof;
Whereas the volume of nuclear materials currently used in research has
increased since Commission Regulation No 10 of 19 December 1961entered into force;
Whereas the Community supply position in regard to nuclear materials
makes it possible for the exemption provided for in Article 74 to beauthorised in such a manner as to ensure that all users may receive aregular and equitable supply of ores, source materials and specialfissile materials.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The following shall be exempt from the provisions of Chapter VI of the
Treaty, as regards ores and uranium and thorium source materials:
— transfers within and imports into the Community of quantities not
exceeding, per transaction, one ton of uranium and thorium (oruranium or thorium) content, within a limit of 5 tons per year per
user in respect of each of these materials;
— exports from the Community of quantities not exceeding one ton of
uranium and thorium (or uranium or thorium) content, within alimit of 5 tons per year per exporter in respect of each of thesematerials.
Article 2
With regard to special fissile materials, transfers within, imports into
and exports from the Community shall be exempt from the provisions
of Chapter VI of the Treaty provided that the quantities involved,
referred to the elemental form, do not exceed 200 grammes ofuranium-235, uranium-233 or plutonium in any one transaction up toan annual limit of 1 000 grammes of any of the substances per user.In the case of imports and exports this shall apply subject to the provi-sions of agreements for cooperation concluded by the Community with
third countries.
Article 3
Any person who effects an import or an export and any supplier who
effects a transfer within the Community under the exemption providedfor in Articles 1 and 2 of this Regulation shall be required to submit tothe Supply Agency a quarterly statement of the transactions thuseffected, giving the following informations:
(a) date of conclusion of the supply contract;
(b) names of the contracting parties;1966R5017 — EN — 13.12.1974 — 001.001 — 2
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(c) place where the material was produced;
(d) chemical and physical (or chemical or physical) nature of the
products;
(e) quantities in metric units (1);
(f) use made or to be made of these ores, source materials and special
fissile materials.
The monthly statements must be submitted to the Agency within one
month from the end of each quarter during which the transactionsreferred to in this Regulation were effected.
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publication in
the Official Journal of the European Communities . Itrepeals and
replaces the Regulation adopted by the Commission on 29 November1961, published in the Official Journal of the European Communities
of 19 December 1961, the amended version of which was published
in the Official Journal of 20 January 1962.1966R5017 — EN — 13.12.1974 — 001.001 — 3
(1) The above-mentioned statements shall be expressed in kilogrammes of
uranium or thorium contained in respect of ores and source materials, and
in grammes in respectof uranium-233, or uranium-235 or plut onium
contained in respect of special fissile materials. Numbers containing adecimal fraction shall be rounded off to the next lower or higher whole
number according to whether the decimal fraction is greater or less than
0·5. Where the decimal fraction is 0·5, the number shall be rounded off to
the next higher or lower whole number according to whether the digit
preceding the decimal point is an even or an odd number.