NoL368/36 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.12.88
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No4192/88
of16December1988
openingandprovidingfortheadministrationofaCommunitytariffquotaforcertaingrades
ofmagnesium
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,Statesuntilthequotaisexhausted;whereasitis
appropriatenottoprovideforallocationamongMember
States,withoutprejudicetothedrawing,onthetariff
quota,ofsuchquantitiesastheymayneed,under
conditionsandaccordingtoaproceduretobedetermined;
whereasthismethodofadministration requiresclose
cooperationbetweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commissionandthelattermustinparticularbeableto
monitortherateatwhichthetariffquotaisusedand
informtheMemberStatesaccordingly;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgare
unitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anyoperationconcerningthe
administration ofthequotasharesleviedbythateconomic
unionmaybecarriedoubyanyoneofitsmembers,HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle28
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasproductionintheCommunityofcertain
extra-puregradesofmagnesiumintendedforusein
thenuclearindustryandfallingwithinCNsubheading
ex81041100iscurrentlyunabletomeetthespecific
requirementsoftheuserindustriesintheCommunity;
whereas,consequently ,Communitysuppliesofproductsof
thistypecurrentlydependonimportsfromthirdcountries;
whereastheCommunityrequirementsfortheproductin
questionshouldbemetimmediatelyonthemost
favourableterms;whereasazero-dutyCommunitytariff
shouldthereforebeopenedwithinthelimitofan
appropriatevolumeforaperiodexpiringon31December
1989;whereas,inordernottoupsetthebalanceofthe
marketforthisproduct,thevolumeoftheCommunity
tariffquotashouldbesetat320tonnes;
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequotashould
beensuredforallCommunityimportersandtherateslaid
downforthequotashouldbeappliedconsistentlytoall
importsoftheproductinquestionintoalltheMemberHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1989thecustomsduty
applicabletoimportsofthefollowingproductshallbe
suspendedatthelevelindicatedandwithinthelimitsofa
Communitytariffquotaasshownbelow:
Order
NoCNcode DescriptionVolumeofquota
(tonnes)Rateo£duty
(%)
09.2741 ex81041100Unwroughtmagnesiumhavingapurityofnotlessthan99,95%
intheformofbilletscontainingbyweightnotmorethan0,015%
ofiron,notmorethan0,002%ofnickel,notmorethan0,005%
ofleadandnotmorethan0,006%ofmanganese,foruseinthe
manufactureofraspingsforthenuclearfuelindustry 320 0
2.Withinthelimitofthistariffquota,theKingdomof
SpainandthePortugueseRepublicshallapplycustoms
dutiescalculatedinaccordancewiththerelevantprovisions
ofthe1985ActofAccession.Article2
ThetariffquotareferredtoinArticle1shallbe
administeredbytheCommission,whichmaytakeany
appropriatemeasurewithaviewtoensuringtheefficient
administration thereof.
Article3
IfanimporterpresentsinaMemberStateadeclarationof
entryintofreecirculationincludingarequestfor3.TherelevantCommunityprovisionsshallbeappliedin
ordertomonitortheuseoftheproductfortheprescribed
specificpurpose.

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2.EachMemberStateshallensurethatimportersofthe
productconcernedhavefreeaccesstothequotaforsuch
timesasthebalanceofthetariffquotasopermits.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthesaidproduct
againsttheirdrawingsasandwhenthegoodsareentered
withthecustomsauthoritiesundercoverofdeclarationsof
entryintofreecirculation .
4.Theextenttowhichthequotahasbeenusedupshall
bedeterminedonthebasisoftheimportschargedin
accordancewithparagraph3.preferentialbenefitforaproductcoveredbythis
Regulation,andifthisdeclarationisacceptedbythe
customsauthorities,theMemberStateconcernedshall
draw,fromthetariffquota,bymeansofnotificationtothe
Commission ,aquantitycorrespondingtotheseneeds.
Therequestsfordrawing,withtheindicationofthedateof
acceptanceofthesaiddeclarations ,mustbecommunicated
totheCommissionwithoutdelay.
ThedrawingsaregrantedbytheCommissiononthebasis
ofthedateofacceptanceofthedeclarationofentryinto
freecirculationbythecustomsauthoritiesoftheMember
Stateconcerned,totheextentthattheavailablebalanceso
permits.
IfaMemberStatedoesnotusethequantitiesdrawn,it
shallreturnthemassoonaspossibletothetariffquota.
Ifthequantitiesrequestedaregreaterthantheavailable
balanceofthetariffquota,allocationshallbemadeona
proratabasiswithrespecttotherequests.MemberStates
shallbeinformedbytheCommissioninaccordancewith
thesameprocedures.Article5
AttherequestoftheCommission ,MemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainstthequota.
Article6
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article4
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasuresto
ensurethattheirdrawingspursuanttoArticle3enable
importstobechargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheir
accumulatedsharesoftheCommunityquota.Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1989.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16December1988.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.GENNIMATAS