OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesNoL375/1131.12.86
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No4020/86
of16December1986
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministrationofaCommunitytariffquotafor
certainmagnesiumgradesfallingwithinsubheadingex77.01AoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff
containingbyweightnotmorethan0,015%ofiron,not
morethan0,002%ofnickel,notmorethan0,005%of
leadandnotmorethan0,006%ofmanganese,fallingwithin
subheadingex77.01AoftheCommonCustomsTariff,for
useinthemanufactureofraspingsforthenuclearfuel
industryshallbetotallysuspendedwithinthelimitofa
Communitytariffquotaof300tonnes.
2.Withinthelimitofthistariffquota,SpainandPortugal
shallapplycustomsdutiescalculatedinaccordancewiththe
relevantprovisionslaiddownbytheActofAccession.
3.Controloftheuseoftheproductsfortheirspecifically
determinedpurposeshallbecarriedoutpursuanttothe
relevantCommunityprovisions .THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle28
thereof,
WhereasproductionintheCommunityofcertainextrapure
gradesofmagnesiumintendedforuseinthenuclearindustry
fallingwithinsubheadingex77.01AoftheCommon
CustomsTariffiscurrentlyunabletomeetthespecific
requirementsoftheuserindustriesintheCommunity ;
whereas,consequently ,Communitysuppliesofproductsof
thistypecurrentlydependonimportsfromthirdcountries;
whereastheCommunityrequirementsfortheproductin
questionshouldbemetimmediatelyonthemostfavourable
terms;whereasanildutyCommunitytariffquotashould
thereforebeopenedwithinthelimitsofanappropriate
amountandforaperioduntil31July1987;whereas,in
ordernottojeopardizethebalanceofthemarketforthis
product,thevolumeoftheCommunitytariffquotashouldbe
fixedat300tonnes;
Whereasitisnecessary,inparticular,toensuretoall
Communityimportersequalanduninterruptedaccesstothe
abovementioned quotaanduninterruptedapplicationofthe
rateslaiddownforthatquotatoallimportsoftheproducts
concernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthequotahasbeen
usedup;whereas,however,sincethequotaistocover
requirementswhichcannotbedeterminedwithsufficient
accuracy,itseemspossibletoavoidallocatingitamongthe
MemberStates,withoutprejudicetothedrawingagainstthe
quotavolumeofsuchquantitiesastheymayneed,under
conditionsandaccordingtoaproceduretobespecified;
whereasthismethodofmanagement requiresclose
cooperationbetweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commissionandthelattermustinparticularbeableto
monitortherateatwhichthequotaisusedupandinformthe
MemberStatesthereof;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomofthe
NetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunited
withinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBeneluxEconomic
Union,alltransactionsconcerningtheadministration of
sharesallocatedtothateconomicunionmaybecarriedout
byanyoneofitsmembers,Article2
1.Ifanimporternotifiesanimminentimportationofthe
productinquestioninaMemberStateandrequeststhe
benefitofthequota,theMemberStateconcernedshall
informtheCommissionanddrawanamountcorresponding
totheserequirementstotheextentthattheavailablebalance
ofthereservepermitsthis.
2.Thesharesdrawnpursuanttoparagraph1shallbe
validuntiltheendofthequotaperiod.
Article3
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasuresto
ensurethattheirdrawingspursuanttoArticle2(1)are
carriedoutinsuchawaythatimportsmaybecharged
withoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulatedsharesofthe
Communityquota.
2.EachMemberStateshallensurethatimportersofthe
saidgoodshaveaccesstothequotasolongastheresidual
balanceofthequotavolumeallowsthis.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthesaidgoods
againsttheirdrawingsasandwhenthegoodsareenteredfor
freecirculation .
4.Theextenttowhichthequotahasbeenusedupshallbe
determinedonthebasisoftheimportschargedinaccordance
withparagraph3.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31July1987,theCommon
CustomsTariffdutyforunwroughtmagnesiumhavinga
purityofnotlessthan99,95%intheformofbilletsArticle4
AttherequestoftheCommission ,MemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainstthequota.

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Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1987.Article5
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcollaborate
closelyinordertoensurethatthisRegulationiscomplied
with.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16.December1986.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.HOWE