3.12.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL334/1
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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No2929/76
of29November 1976
increasingtheCommunitytariffquotaopenedfor1976forunwroughtmagne­
siumfallingwithinsubheading77.01AoftheCommonCustomsTariff
unwroughtmagnesiummay,withinthelimitofthe
proposedincrease,reach50metrictonsofunwrought
magnesiumcontaining99-95%ormorebyweightof
puremagnesium (extra-puremagnesium),1000
metrictonsofunwroughtmagnesiumcontaining
99-8%ormorebyweightandnotexceeding
99-95%ofpuremagnesium (unwroughtmagnesium
notinalloy),and2700metrictonsofunwrought
magnesiumcontaininglessthan99-8%byweightof
puremagnesium (unwroughtmagnesiuminalloy);
Whereasasfarasthedistributionoftheabovequota
volumebetweenMemberStatesisconcerned,itis
necessarytoallottotheCommunityreservesallthe
supplementary volumesallocatedtoextra-puremagne­
siumandunwroughtmagnesiuminalloyandalsoa
relativelysmallpartofthesupplementary volumeallo­
catedtounwroughtmagnesiumnotinalloy,the
balanceofthisvolumebeingdividedamongthe
MemberStatesinaccordancewiththepercentages
originallyused,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereas,forunwroughtmagnesiumfallingwithin
subheading77.01AoftheCommonCustomsTariff,a
Communitytariffquotafor1976totalling9350
metrictonswasopenedbytheCouncilandallocated
amongtheMemberStatesbyRegulations (EEC)No
126/760and(EEC)No1630/76(2);
Whereastheeconomicdataatpresentavailablewith
regardtotheconsumption ,production,exportsto
non-member countries,importsundertheinward
processingorotherpreferentialtariffarrangements
andtotheabnormalstocksexistinginoneMember
Stateon31December1975enableittobeestimated
thatCommunityrequirements forimportsfromnon­
membercountriescouldreach,inthecourseof1976,
alevelof25000metrictons;whereasinviewofthe
quotavolumealreadyopenedbytheabovementioned
Regulations ,oftheuncertaintyastothelevelswhich
Communityproductionandconsumption might
reachandofthequantitiesavailablewithinthe
Communityeitherfromstocksaccumulatedin1975
orfromproductionin1976,theincreaseshouldbe
limitedto3750metrictons;
Whereasinview,moreover,ontheonehandofthe
presentrequirementsinunwroughtmagnesiumwitha
purecontentofnotlessthan99-95%andonthe
otherhandofthequantitiesavailablein.theCommu­
nityandalsothepossibilityofduty-freeimports
underagreementsconcludedbytheCommunitywith
certainnon-acceding EFTAcountries,itcanbeesti­
matedthatshort-termrequirements forimportsofHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
ThevolumeoftheCommunitytariffquotaopenedby
Regulations (EEC)No126/76and(EEC)No1630/76
forunwroughtmagnesiumfallingwithinsubheading
77.01AoftheCommonCustomsTariffishereby
increasedfrom9350to13100metrictons.
Thisincreaseof3750metrictonsshallbeallocatedas
follows:
(a)50metrictonsofunwroughtmagnesium
containing99-95%ormorebyweightofpure
magnesium (extra-puremagnesium),intendedfor
thenuclearindustryandundercustomssupervi­
sionorequivalentadministrative supervision ;(')OJNoL14,23.1.1976,p.I.
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siumnotinalloy,shallbeallocatedamongthe
MemberStatesasfollows:
(inmetrictons)
Benelux 150.7
Denmark 0.35
Germany 610.2
France 30
Ireland 0.35
Italy 3
UnitedKingdom 105.4(b)1000metrictonsofunwroughtmagnesium
containingnotlessthan99-8%butlessthan
99-95%byweightofpuremagnesium
(unwroughtmagnesiumnotinalloy);
(c)2700metrictonsofunwroughtmagnesium
containinglessthan99-8%byweightofpure
magnesium (unwroughtmagnesiuminalloy).
Article2
Thevolumesof50metrictonsand2700metrictons
referredtoinArticle1(a)and(c)allocatedtoextra­
pureunwroughtmagnesiumintendedforthenuclear
industryandtounwroughtmagnesiuminalloyshall
beallottedtotheCommunityreservessetupunder
Articles2(1)and3(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No126/76
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1630/76,which
shallthusbeincreasedfrom950to1000metrictons
andfrom3325to6025metrictonsrespectively .
Article3
1.Afirsttrancheoftheamountreferredtoin
Article1(b),of900metrictonsofunwroughtmagne­2.Thesecondtrancheof100metrictonsshall
constitutethereserve.
Theamountofthereserveforunwroughtmagnesium
notinalloy,providedforinArticle3(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No126/76,asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1630/76,shallbeincreasedfrom190to290
metrictons.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29November1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.A.vanKEMENADE