NoL383/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.12.87
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No4101/87
of22December1987
openingandprovidingfortheadministrationofaCommunitytariffquotaforcertaingradesof
magnesiumfallingwithincodeex81041100ofthecombinednomenclature
sufficientaccuracy,itshouldnotbeallocatedamongthe
MemberStates,withoutprejudicetothedrawingagainstthe
quotavolumeofsuchquantitiesastheymayneed,under
conditionsandaccordingtoaproceduretobedetermined;
whereasthismethodofadministration requiresclose
cooperation betweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commissionandthelattermustinparticularbeableto
monitortherateatwhichthequotaisusedandinformthe
MemberStatesaccordingly;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomofthe
NetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunited
withinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBeneluxEconomic
Union,anyoperationconcerningtheadministration ofthe
quotasharesallocatedtothateconomicunionmaybecarried
outbyanyoneofitsmembers,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle28
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasproductionintheCommunityofcertainextra-pure
gradesofmagnesiumintendedforuseinthenuclearindustry
andfallingwithinsubheadingex81041100ofthe
combinednomenclature iscurrentlyunabletomeetthe
specificrequirements oftheuserindustriesinthe
Community ;whereas,consequently ,Communitysuppliesof
productsofthistypecurrentlydependonimportsfromthird
countries;whereastheCommunityrequirementsforthe
productsinquestionshouldbemetimmediatelyonthemost
favourableterms;whereasazero-dutyCommunitytariff
shouldthereforebeopenedwithinthelimitofanappropriate
volumeforaperiodexpiringon31December1988;
whereas,inordernottoupsetthebalanceofthemarketfor
thisproduct,thevolumeoftheCommunitytariffquota
shouldbesetat600tonnes;
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequotashouldbe
ensuredforallCommunityimportersandtherateslaiddown
forthequotashouldbeappliedconsistentlytoallimportsof
theproductinquestionintoalltheMemberStatesuntilthe
quotaisexhausted;whereas,however,sincethequotaisto
coverrequirements whichcannotbedeterminedwithHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1988thecustomsduty
applicabletoimportsofthefollowingproductshallbe
suspendedatthelevelindicatedandwithinthelimitsofa
Communitytariffquotaasshownbelow:
OrderNo CNCode DescriptionVolumeofquota
(tonnes)Rateofduty
(%)
09.2741 ex81041100Unwroughtmagensiumhavingapurityofnotlessthan
99,95%intheformofbilletscontainingbyweightnot
morethan0,015%ofiron,notmorethan0,002%of
nickel,notmorethan0,005%ofleadandnotmore
than0,006%ofmanganese,foruseinthe
manufacture ofraspingsforthenuclearfuel
industry 600 0
2.WithinthelimitofthistariffquotatheKingdomof
SpainandthePortugueseRepublicshallapplycustomsduties
calculatedinaccordancewiththerelevantprovisionsofthe
1985ActofAccession .
3.TherelevantCommunityprovisionsshallbeappliedin
ordertomonitortheuseoftheproductfortheprescribed
specificpurpose.Article2
1.Ifanimportergivesnotificationofimminentimports
oftheproductinquestionintoaMemberStateandappliesto
takeadvantageofthequota,theMemberStateconcerned
shallinformtheCommission anddrawanamount
corresponding toitsrequirementstotheextentthatthe
availablebalanceofthereservesopermits.

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2.Thesharesdrawnpursuanttoparagraph1shallbe
validuntiltheendofthequotaperiod.4.Theextenttowhichthequotahasbeenusedupshallbe
determinedonthebasisoftheimportschargedinaccordance
withparagraph3.
Article4
AttherequestoftheCommission,MemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainstthequota.Article3
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasuresto
ensurethattheirdrawingspursuanttoArticle2(1)enable
importstobechargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheir
accumulatedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.EachMemberStateshallensurethatimportersofthe
productconcernedhavefreeaccesstothequotaforsuch
timesastheresidualbalanceofthequotavolumeso
permits.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthesaidgoods
againsttheirdrawingsasandwhenthegoodsareentered
withthecustomsauthoritiesforfreecirculation .Article5
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22December1987.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
N.WILHJELM