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REGULATION (EEC)No3591/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of28December1973
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotaforunwrought
magnesiumfallingwithinsubheadingNo77.01AoftheCommonCustomsTariff
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article113thereof;outputwhichislikelytoincreaseconsiderablyasa
resultofextensionstoexistingplantinthe
Community ;whereasthereisinanycaseno
likelihoodofCommunityproductionmeetingthe
demand;whereastheannualquotavolumemust
thereforebefixedatanappropriatelevel,probably
about10250metrictons;whereasthisassessmentis
basedonconservativeestimatesandlateradjustments
arenotexcluded;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
"Whereasthemarketinmagnesiumcontainingnot
lessthan99-8%byweightofpuremagnesium
(hereinaftercalled'unwroughtmagnesiumnotin
alloy')andinmagnesiumcontaininglessthan99-8%
byweightofpuremagnesium (hereinaftercalled
'unwroughtmagnesiuminalloy')differconsiderably ;
whereasadistinctionshouldthereforebemade
betweenthetwoqualitiesandthequotavolume
underconsiderationshouldbedividedbetweenthem;Whereas,inanexchangeoflettersof30June1967,
confirmedinanexchangeoflettersof16April1973
theEuropeanEconomicCommiinityhasundertaken,
asregardsunwroughtmagnesiumfallingwithintariff
subheadingNo77.01A,toopenanannual
Communitytariffquotaforaquantitysuchthat
Communityrequirementsforthesaidgoodsnot
coveredbyCommunityproductionmaybeimported
duty-free;
Whereasinthecaseofunwroughtmagnesiumnotin
alloy,andassumingaquotavolumeof10250metric
tons,theneedtoimportsome1000metrictonsfrom
thirdcountrieshasbeenestablished;whereasthis
figureisjustifiedbothbytheformerratioof
consumptionofthisqualitytototalconsumptionof
magnesiumandbytheshorttermoutlookfor
Communityproductionofthisqualityofmagnesium;Whereas,underArticle39oftheActofAccession,
thenewMemberStatesmuston1January1974
makethefirstmovetowardsalignmentoftheir
nationaltariffsontheCommonCustomsTariffas
regardsthesaidgoods;whereas,therefore,theneeds
ofthoseMemberStatesforimportsfromthird
countriesshouldfromthatdateonwardsbecovered
bythetariffquotainquestionduringtheperiod
thereof;whereastheserequirementsmaynotinclude
importstowhichsomeotherpreferentialtariff
treatmentmayapply;whereasthedutiestobe
appliedbythenewMemberStatesunderthesaid
tariffquotamustbeinconformitywiththerelevant
provisionsoftheActofAccession;Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequota
shouldbeensuredforallimportersandtherateof
levyforthetariffquotashouldbeapplied
consistentlytoallimportsuntilthequotaisusedup;
whereas,inthelightoftheprinciplesoutlinedabove,
aCommunitytariffarrangement basedonan
allocationbetweentheMemberStateswouldseemto
preservetheCommunitynatureofthequota;
whereastorepresentascloselyaspossibletheactual
developmentofthemarketinthesaidgoodsthe
allocationshouldfollowproportionately the
requirementsoftheMemberStatescalculatedboth
fromstatisticsofimportsfromthirdcountriesduring
arepresentative referenceperiodandfromthe
economicoutlookforthetariffyearinquestion;Whereasinordertoestablishthevolumeofthe
Communitytariffquotaanassessmentmustbemade
ofthetotalconsumptionbytheuserindustriesofthe
MemberStatesduringthetariffyearandofthe
Communityproductionlevelforthesameperiod;
whereasevenaveryroughassessmentoftotal
consumptionandproductionfor1974willbehighly
unreliablesinceitisatpresentimpossibletoestimate
eitherthevolumeofunwroughtmagnesiumusedin
certainMemberStatesintheyearunder
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Ireland 0-03
Italy 0-40
UnitedKingdom 28-40
—forunwroughtmagnesiuminalloy:"Whereas,however,theavailablestatisticsofimports
fromthirdcountriesintothenewMemberStatesto
whichnoequivalenttariffpreferencewasapplied
underanyotherpreferentialarrangementsonlycover
theyear1972andthefirstfewmonthsof1973;
whereasduringtheyear1972suchimportsbyeach
oftheMemberStatesrepresentedthefollowing
percentagesoftotalCommunityimportsofthesaid
goods;whereas,fortheyear1973,onthebasisofthe
mostrecentforecastsbytheMemberStates,which
havebeenconfirmedbytheimportsstatisticsforthe
firstfewmonths,thesepercentagesareasfollows:
—forunwroughtmagnesiumnotinalloy:Benelux 1-31
Denmark 0-03
Germany 96-82
France 0-03
Ireland 0-02
Italy 1-30
UnitedKingdom 0-4919721973
Benelux 11-6316-08
Denmark 0-080-06
Germany 59-1555-64
France 3-613-09
Ireland 0-040-03
Italy 0-420-37
UnitedKingdom 25-0724-73Whereas,totakeaccountmoreaccuratelyoffuture
importtrendsforthesaidgoods,thetotalquota
volumeforeachqualityofunwroughtmagnesium
shouldbfedividedintotwotranches,thefirstbeing
allocatedamongtheMemberStatesandthesecond
heldasareservetocoveratalaterdatethe
requirementsofMemberStateswhohaveusedup
theirinitialshares;whereastogiveimporterssome
certaintythefirsttranchesshouldbefixedat850
metrictonsofunwroughtmagnesiumnotinalloy
and8250metrictonsofunwroughtmagnesiumin
alloy,thebalancesbeingheldasthereserves;—forunwroughtmagnesiuminalloy:
Benelux 0-321-12
Denmark 0-050-04
Germany 96-9897-05
France 0-080-04
Ireland 0-020-01
Italy 1-861-27
UnitedKingdom 0-680-47Whereastheinitialsharesmaybeusedupfairly
quickly;whereas,therefore,toavoiddisruptionof
supplies,anyMemberStatewhichhasalmostused
uponeofitsinitialsharesshoulddrawa
supplementary sharefromtheappropriatereserve;
whereasthismustbedonebyeachMemberStateas
eachoneofitssupplementary sharesisalmostused
up,andasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereas
theinitialandsupplementary sharesmustbevalid
untiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereasthisform
ofadministration requiresclosecollaboration
betweentheMemberStatesandtheCommission,and
theCommissionmustbeinapositiontofollowthe
extenttowhichthequotavolumehasbeenusedup
andinformtheMemberStates;Whereasinviewofthesefactorsandofmarket
forecastsfortheseproductsin1974theinitial
percentagesharesinthequotavolumecanbe
expressedroughlyasfollows:
—forunwroughtmagnesiumnotinalloy:
Benelux 14-60
Denmark 0-06
Germany 54-81
France 1-70Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
MemberStatehasaconsiderablequantityofoneof
itsinitialsharesleftover,itisessentialthatitshould
returnasignificantproportionthereoftothe
appropriatereserve,topreventapartofoneorother
quotavolumefromremainingunusedinoneMember
Statewhileitcouldbeusedinothers;

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"WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
LuxembourgarejointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnionanymeasureconcerningthe
administration ofthesharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyoneofits
members,Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom465*8metrictons
14-5metrictons
0-3metrictons
3*4metrictons
241-4metrictons
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
(b)forunwroughtmagnesiuminalloy:
Benelux 108metrictons
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom2metrictons
7988metrictons
2metrictons
2metrictons
108metrictons
40metrictons
2.Thesecondtranches,of150metrictonsand
1000metrictonsrespectively,shallbeheldas
Communityreserves.Article1
1.Duringtheperiodfrom1Januaryto31
December1974aCommunitytariffquotaof10250
metrictonsshallbeopenedintheCommunityfor
unwroughtmagnesiumfallingwithinsubheading
77.01AoftheCommonCustomsTariff..
2.Thevolumeofthetariffquotashallbedivided
asfollows:
(a)asto1000metrictonsforunwrought
magnesiumcontainingnotlessthan99-8%by
weightofpuremagnesium ('unwrought
magnesiumnotinalloy');and
(b)asto9250metrictonsforunwrought
magnesiumcontaininglessthan99-8%by
weightofpuremagnesium ('unwrought
magnesiuminalloy').
3.Importsofthesaidgoodsmaynotbecounted
underthistariffquotaiftheyarealreadyfreeof
customsdutiesunderotherpreferentialtariff
treatmentappliedbycertainMemberStates,in
particularunderfreetradeagreements .
4.WithinthistariffquotatheCommonCustoms
Tariffdutiesshallbetotallysuspended.
5.WithinthistariffquotathenewMemberStates
shallapplydutiescalculatedinaccordancewiththe
relevantprovisionsoftheActofAccession.Article3
1.If90%ormoreofoneofaMemberState's
initialsharesasspecifiedinArticle2(1),orofthat
shareminustheportionreturnedtotheappropriate
reservewhereArticle5isapplied,hasbeenusedup,
thatMemberStateshallwithoutdelay,bynotifying
theCommission,drawasecondshareequalto10%
ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwherenecessarytothe
nextunit,totheextentpermittedbytheamountof
thereserve.
2.If,afteroneorotherofitsinitialshareshas
beenusedup,90%ormoreofthesecondshare
drawnbyaMemberStatehasbeenusedup,that
MemberStateshall,inaccordancewiththe
conditionsimposedbyparagraph1,drawathird
shareequalto5%ofitsinitialshare,roundedup
wherenecessarytothenextunit.
3.If,afteroneorotherofitssecondshareshas
beenusedup,90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawn
byaMemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshall,inaccordancewiththesameconditions,
drawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinuetoapplyuntilthereserves
areusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs1to3,a
MemberStatemaydrawshareslowerthanthoseArticle2
1.Thefirsttrancheofeachofthesequota
amountsconsistingof850metrictonsofunwrought
magnesiumnotinalloyand8250metrictonsof
unwroughtmagnesiuminalloyshallbeallocated
amongtheMemberStates;therespectivesharesof
theMemberStates,which,subjecttoArticle5,shall
bevalidfrom1Januaryto31December1974,shall
beasfollows:
(a)forunwroughtmagnesiumnotinalloy:
Benelux 124-1metrictons
Denmark 0-5metrictons

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fixedinthoseparagraphsiftherearegroundsfor
believingthatthosefixedmaynotbeusedup.Itshall
informtheCommissionofitsreasonsforapplying
thisparagraph.
Article4
Supplementary sharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
shallbevaliduntil31December1974.
Article5
AMemberStatewhichon15September1974has
notuseduponeorotherofitsinitialsharesshall
returntotheappropriatereservenotlaterthan10
October1974theunusedportionexceeding20%of
theinitialamount.Itmayreturnagreaterportionif
therearegroundsforbelievingthatitmaynotbe
usedup.
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan10October1974,
notifytheCommissionofthetotalquantitiesofthe
saidgoodsimporteduptoandincluding15
September1974andchargedagainsttheCommunity
quotaandanyquantitiesoftheinitialsharesreturned
tothereserves.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2
and3andshall,assoonasithasbeennotified,
informeachStateoftheextenttowhichthereserve
hasbeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan15
October1974,oftheamountstillinreserveafter
amountshavebeenreturnedtheretopursuantto
Article5.Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichusesupa
reserveislimitedtothebalanceavailableandtothis
endshallspecifytheamountthereoftotheMember
Statemakingthelastdrawing.
Article7
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
toensurethatsupplementary sharesdrawnpursuant
toArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythatimports
maybechargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheir
accumulatedsharesintheCommunityqiiota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersof
thesaidgoodsestablishedintheirterritoryhavefree
accesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasused
upitssharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
quantitiesofthesaidgoodsenteredforhomeuse.
Article8
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
regularintervalsofimportsactuallychargedagainst
theirshares.
Article9
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelyinordertoensurethatthisRegulationis
observed.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28December1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
OveGULDBERG