23.7.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL184/1
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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1645/77
of20July1977
increasingtheCommunitytariffquotaopenedfor1977byRegulation (EEC)No
2930/76forunwroughtmagnesiumfallingwithinsubheading77.01Aofthe
CommonCustomsTariff
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,puremagnesium (extra-puremagnesium),1000
tonnesofunwroughtmagnesiumcontaining99-8%
ormorebyweightandnotexceeding99-95%of
puremagnesium (unwroughtmagnesiumnotinalloy),
and2800tonnesofunwroughtmagnesium
containingnotmorethan99-8%byweightofpure
magnesium (unwroughtmagnesiuminalloy);
Whereas,asfarasthedistributionoftheabovequota
volumesbetweenMemberStatesisconcerned,itis
necessarytoallottotheCommunityreservesofallthe
supplementary volumesallocatedtoextra-puremagne­
siumandunwroughtmagnesiuminalloyandalsoa
relativelysmallpartofthesupplementary volumeallo­
catedtounwroughtmagnesiumnotinalloy,the
balanceofthislastvolumebeingdividedamongthe
MemberStatesinaccordancewiththepercentages
originallyused,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereas,forunwroughtmagnesiumfallingwithin
subheading77.01AoftheCommonCustomsTariff,a
Communitytariffquotafor1977totalling5500
tonneshasbeenopenedbytheCouncilandallocated
amongtheMemberStatesbyRegulation(EEC)No
2930/76(');
Whereastheeconomicdataatpresentavailablewith
regardtotheconsumption andproductionof
unwroughtmagnesiumdonotyetpermitCommunity
requirements ofimportsfromnon-membercountries
tobeevaluatedwithsufficientprecision;whereasit
appearsthatcertainMemberStateshaveconsiderable
magnesiumrequirementswhichcannotbemetby
Community production ;whereasthequota
concernedshouldthereforebeincreasedbyanappro­
priateamount,approximately 4300tonnes;whereas
thefixingatthislevelofthissupplementary quota
doesnotprecludefurtheradjustmentsduringthe
quotaperiod;whereas,inview,moreover,ontheone
handofthepresentrequirements inunwrought
magnesiumnotinalloywithapuremagnesium
contentofnotlessthan99-95%,andontheother
handofthequantitiesavailableintheCommunity
andofthepossibleincreaseinproductionbyCommu­
nityindustriesbasedprincipallyonunwroughtmagne­
siumnotinalloy,andalsothepossibilityofduty-free
importsunderagreementsconcludedbytheCommu­
nitywithcertainnon-acceding EFTAcountries,itcan
beestimatedthatshort-termrequirementsforimports
ofunwroughtmagnesiummay,withinthelimitofthe
proposedincrease,reach500tonnesofunwrought
magnesiumcontaining99-95%ormorebyweightofArticle1
ThevolumeoftheCommunitytariffquotaopenedby
Regulation (EEC)No2930/76forunwroughtmagne­
siumfallingwithinsubheading77.01Aofthe
CommonCustomsTariffisherebyincreasedfrom
5500to9800tonnes.
Thisincreaseof4300tonnesshallbeallocatedas
follows:
(a)500tonnesofunwroughtmagnesiumcontaining
99-95%ormorebyweightofpuremagnesium
(extra-puremagnesium),intendedforthenuclear
industryandundercustomssupervisionorequiva­
lentadministrative supervision ;
(b)1000tonnesofunwroughtmagnesiumcontaining
notlessthan99-8%butlessthan99-95%by
weightofpuremagnesium (unwroughtmagne­
siumnotinalloy); (')OJNoL334,3.12.1976,p.1.

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(c)2800tonnesofunwroughtmagnesiumcontaining
lessthan99-8%byweightofpuremagnesium
(unwroughtmagnesiuminalloy).(intonnes)
Benelux 191
Denmark 0-5
Germany 600
France 20
Ireland 0-5
Italy 3
UnitedKingdom 105Article2
Thevolumesof500and2800tonnesreferredtoin
Article1(a)and(c)allocatedtoextra-pureunwrought
magnesiumintendedforthenuclearindustryandto
unwroughtmagnesiuminalloyshallbeallocatedto
theCommunityreservessetupunderArticles2(1)
and3(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No2930/76,which
shallthusbeincreasedfrom600to1100tonnesand
from425to3225tonnesrespectively .2.Thesecondtrancheof80tonnesshallconstitute
thereserve.
Theamountofthereserveforthistypeofunwrought
magnesium ,providedforinArticle3(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2930/76,isthusincreasedfrom130to210
tonnes.
Article3
Article4
1.Afirsttrancheoftheamountreferredtoin
Article1(b),of920tonnesofunwroughtmagnesium
notinalloy,shallbeallocatedamongtheMember
Statesasfollows:ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheseventh
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20July1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.EYSKENS