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of11December 1974
increasingthesizeoftheCommunitytariffquotaforunwroughtmagnesium
fallingwithinsubheading77.01AoftheCommonCustomsTariff
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheCommunitytariffquotaforunwroughtmagne­
siumfallingwithinsubheading77.01Aofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,asopenedunderRegula­
tions(EEC)No3591/73and(EEC)No2092/74,is
herebyincreasedfrom17000metrictonsto22500
metrictons.
Thisincreaseshallbeapportionedasfollows:
(a)1000metrictonsinrespectofunwroughtmagne­
siumcontainingapercentageofpuremagnesium
byweightequaltoormorethan99-8%butless
than99-95%(unwroughtmagnesiumnotin
alloy);
(b)4500metrictonsinrespectofunwroughtmagne­
siumcontaininglessthan99-8%puremagne­
siumbyweight(unwroughtmagnesiuminalloy).
Article2
1.Thequantityof1000metrictonsspecifiedin
Article1(a)inrespectofunwroughtmagnesiumnot
inalloyshallbedividedintotwotranches.
2.Afirsttrancheof800metrictonsshallbeappor­
tionedamongtheMemberStatesasfollows:THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandinparticularArticle113
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasbyitsRegulations (EEC)No3591/73and
(EEC)No2092/74(2)theCouncilopenedfor1974
andapportionedamongtheMemberStatesaCommu­
nitytariffquotaofatotalsizeof17000metrictons
forunwroughtmagnesiumfallingwithinsubheading
77.01AoftheCommonCustomsTariff;
Whereas,havingregardtothemostrecenteconomic
datafor1974onconsumption ,production ,exportsto
thirdcountries,importsundertheinwardprocessing
arrrangements orothertariffpreferenceschemeand
takingaccountofthestocksheldbyanumberof
MemberStates,thereisreasontoassumethatCommu­
nityrequirements inrespectofimportsfromthird
countriesmayreachthelevelof22500metrictons
during1974;whereasinconsequencethetariffquota
inquestionshouldbeincreasedby5500metrictons;
Whereas,asregardstheapportionment ofthese5500
metrictonsbetweenthedifferentqualitiesofmagne­
sium,thereisreason,havingregardtosuppliesavail­
ableintheCommunity ,includingthestocksexisting
inanyoneMemberStateon31December1973,for
estimatingthatadditionalimportrequirements
amounttoonly1000metrictonsinrespectofunal­
loyedunwroughtmagnesiumnotinalloyandto
4500metrictonsinrespectofwroughtmagnesiumin
alloy;
Whereasitisappropriatetoapportionthequotain
respectofunwroughtmagnesiumnotinalloyamong
thoseMemberStateswhichhaveexhaustedthepossi­
bilitiesofimportationprovidedforbytheabovemen­
tionedRegulations ,inproportiontotheiradditional
needs,whilstpermittingtheotherMemberStatesto
drawonthereserveshouldadditionalneedsontheir
partbecomeapparent;whereasontheotherhandas
regardsunwroughtmagnesiuminalloy,itisappro­
priatetoallocatetheentireadditionalamounttothe
CommunityreserveprovidedforinArticle2(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No3591/73,inmetrictons
Benelux 146
Germany 445
France 86
Italy 5
UnitedKingdom 118
3.Asecondtrancheof200metrictonsshallconsti­
tutethereserve.Theamountofthereserveprovided
forunderArticle2(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No
3591/73andasamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2092/74isthusraisedfrom320to520metrictons.
Article3
IfinDenmarkorinIrelandadditionalrequirements
becomeapparentinrespectofunwroughtmagnesium
notinalloy,thoseMemberStatesshall,insofarasthe
amountofthereservepermits,drawanappropriate
amounttherefrom .(')OJNoL365,31.12.1973,p.39.
(2)OJNoL218,9.8.1974,p.14.

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Article4 Article5
Thequantityof4500metrictonsspecifiedinArticle1
(b)inrespectofunwroughtmagnesiumnotinalloyshall
constitutethereserve.Theamountofthereserve
providedforunderArticle2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)NoThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheseventh
3591/73andamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2092/74dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
isthusraisedfrom2139to6639metrictons. oftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,11December1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.CAVAILLE