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REGULATION (EEC)No3174/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of11December 1974
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariff
quotaforunwroughtmagnesiumfallingwithinsubheading 77.01Aofthe
CommonCustomsTariff
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof;Whereasthemarketsinmagnesiumcontaining
99-95%ormorebyweightofpuremagnesium (here­
inaftercalled'extra-puremagnesium'),inmagnesium
containing99-8%ormore,butlessthan99-95%,by
weightofpuremagnesium (hereinaftercalled
'unwroughtmagnesiumnotinalloy')andinmagne­
siumcontaininglessthan99-8%byweightofpure
magnesium (hereinaftercalled'unwroughtmagnesium
inalloy')differconsiderably ;whereasadistinction
shouldthereforebemadebetweenthesethreequali­
tiesandthequotavolumeunderconsiderationshould
bedividedbetweenthem:HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereas,inanexchangeoflettersdated30June
1967,confirmedinanexchangeoflettersdated16
April1973,theEuropeanEconomicCommunityhas
undertaken,asregardsunwroughtmagnesiumfalling
withintariffsubheading77.01A,toopenanannual
Communitytariffquotaforaquantitysuchthat
Communityrequirements forthesaidgoodsnot
coveredbyCommunityproductionmaybeimported
duty-free;Whereas,takingintoaccountanoverall,provisional
quotavolumeof12000metrictons,ithasbeenfound
thatthereexistsanimmediateneedtoimportsome
700metrictonsofextra-puremagnesium ,1500
metrictonsofunwroughtmagnesiumnotinalloyand
9800metrictonsofunwroughtmagnesiuminalloy;
whereasthesefigureswouldseemtobejustifiedboth
bytheformerratiosofconsumption ofthesequalities
tototalconsumptionofmagnesiumandbytheshort­
termoutlookforCommunityproductionofthesequal­
itiesofmagnesium ;Whereas,inordertoestablishthevolumeofthe
Communitytariffquota,anassessmentmustbemade
ofthetotalconsumptionbytheuserindustriesofthe
MemberStatesduringthequotayearandofthe
Communityproductionlevelforthesameperiod;
whereasevenaveryroughassessmentoftotal
consumption andproductionfor1975wouldbe
highlyunreliablesinceitisatpresentimpossibleto
estimateeitherthevolumeofunwroughtmagnesium
usedincertainMemberStatesintheyearunder
consideration orthelikelylevelofCommunity
output;whereas,inanycase,thereisnolikelihoodof
Communityproductionfullymeetingdemandinthe
quotayear;whereastheannualquotavolumemust
thereforebefixedatanappropriatelevel,probably
about12000metrictons;whereasthisassessmentis
basedonconservativeestimatesandlateradjustments
arenotexcluded;whereasthedutiestobeappliedby
thenewMemberStatesunderthesaidtariffquota
mustcomplywiththerelevantprovisionsoftheAct
ofAccession :Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequota
shouldbeensuredforallimportersandtherateof
levyforthetariffquotashouldbeappliedconsistently
toallimportsuntilthequotaisusedup;whereas,in
thelightoftheprinciplesoutlinedabove,aCommu­
nitytariffarrangementbasedonanallocationbetween
theMemberStateswouldseemtopreservethe
Communitynatureofthequota;whereas,torepre­
sentascloselyaspossibletheactualdevelopment of
themarketinthesaidgoods,theallocationshould
followproportionately therequirements ofthe
MemberStatescalculatedbothfromstatisticsof
importsfromthirdcountriesduringarepresentative
referenceperiodandfromtheeconomicoutlookfor
thequotayearinquestion;

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—forunwroughtmagnesiuminalloy:
Benelux 2-12
Denmark 0-03
Germany 96-50
France 0-03
Ireland 0-02
Italy 0-80
UnitedKingdom 0-50Whereas,however,theavailablestatisticsofimports
intotheMemberStatesfromthirdcountrieswhich
didnotbenefitfromanequivalenttariffpreference
underanyotherpreferentialarrangementscoveronly
unwroughtmagnesiuminalloyandunwroughtmagne­
siumnotinalloy;whereas,duringthelastthreeyears
forwhichstatisticsareavailable,suchimportsrepre­
sentedthefollowingpercentagesoftotalimportsof
thesaidgoods;whereas,fromtheinformationat
presenttohand,itwouldseemthatimportsofextra­
puremagnesiumareeffectedalmostwhollyintothe
UnitedKingdom,wheretheyareincorporatedinthe
statisticsconcerningunwroughtmagnesiumnotin
alloy:
—forunwroughtmagnesiumnotinalloy:Whereas,inordertotakemoreaccurateaccountof
futureimporttrendsforthesaidgoods,thetotalquota
volumeforeachqualityofunwroughtmagnesium
shouldbedividedintotwotranches,thefirstbeing
allocatedamongtheMemberStatesandthesecond
heldasareservetocoveratalaterdatetherequire­
mentsofMemberStateswhohaveuseduptheir
initialshares;whereas,inordertoguaranteeimpor­
terssomedegreeofsecurity,thefirsttranchesshould
befixedat500metrictonsofextra-puremagnesium ,
1250metrictonsofunwroughtmagnesiumnotin
alloyand8000metrictonsofunwroughtmagnesium
inalloy,thebalancesbeingheldasthereserves;197119721973
Benelux 8-3912-276-59
Denmark 0-100-090
Germany 60-4762-4270-34
France 3-753-539-45
Ireland 0-100-090-01
Italy 1-160-442-49
UnitedKingdom 260321-1611-12
—forunwroughtmagnesiuminalloy:
197119721973
Benelux 0-180-323-18
Denmark 0-040060
Germany 94-6797-5193-33
France 1-860-060
Ireland 0050060-01
Italy 3-111-873-46
UnitedKingdom 0-090-120-02Whereastheinitialsharesmaybeusedupmoreor
lessquickly;whereas,therefore,inordertoavoid
disruptingsupplies,anyMemberStatewhichhas
almostuseduponeofitsinitialsharesshoulddrawa
supplementary sharefromtherelevantreserve;
whereasthismustbedonebyeachMemberStateas
eachoneofitssupplementary sharesisalmostused
up,asmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereasthe
initialandsupplementary sharesmustbevaliduntil
theendofthequotaperiod;whereasthisformof
administration requiresclosecollaboration between
theMemberStatesandtheCommission ,andthe
Commissionmustbeinapositiontofollowthe
extenttowhichthequotavolumehasbeenusedup
andinformtheMemberStatesthereof;Whereas,inviewofthesefactorsandofmarketfore­
castsfortheseproductsin1975,theUnitedKingdom
should,onanexpertimental basis,beallotteda
preponderant shareofthisqualityofmagnesiumand
theotherMemberStatesshouldbeallottedsmaller
shares,whilesafeguardingtheCommunitycharacter
ofthisquotabysettingupanadequatereserve,and
theinitialpercentagesharesfortheotherqualitiesof
magnesiumshouldbefixedapproximately atthe
followinglevels:,Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
MemberStatehasaconsiderablequantityofoneofits
initialsharesleftover,itisessentialthatitshould
returnasignificantproportionthereoftotherelevant
reserve,topreventapartofoneorotherquotavolume
fromremainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhileit
couldbeusedinothers;
forunwroughtmagnesiumnotinalloy:
Benelux 15-60
Denmark 0-06
Germany 62-50
France 4-50
Ireland 0-03
Italy 0-40
UnitedKingdom 16-91Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourg arejointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerningtheadmin­
istrationofthesharesallocatedtothatEconomic­
Unionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneofitsmembers,

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION : (b)forunwroughtmagnesiumnotinalloy:
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKindgom195metrictons,
1metricton,
781metrictons,
56metrictons,
1metricton,
5metrictons,
211metrictons;
(c)forunwroughtmagnesiuminalloy:
Benelux 170metrictons,
Denmark 2metrictons,
Germany 7720metrictons,
France 2metrictons,
Ireland 2metrictons,
Italy 64metrictons,
UnitedKingdom 40metrictons.
2.Thesecondtranches,of200metrictons,250
metrictonsand1800metrictonsrespectively ,shall
beheldasCommunityreserves.Article1
1.Duringtheperiodfrom1Januaryto31
December1975aCommunitytariffquotaof12000
metrictonsshallbeopenedintheCommunityfor
unwroughtmagnesiumfallingwithinsubheading
77.01AoftheCommonCustomsTariff.
2.Thevolumeofthetariffquotashallbedivided
asfollows:
(a)700metrictonsforunwroughtmagnesium
containing99-95%ormorebyweightofpure
magnesium('extra-puremagnesium'),intendedfor
thenuclearindustry,undercustomsorequivalent
administrative control;
(b)1500metrictonsforunwroughtmagnesium
containingnotlessthan99-8%ormore,butless
than99-95%,byweightofpuremagnesium
('unwroughtmagnesiumnotinalloy');
(c)9800metrictonsforunwroughtmagnesium
containinglessthan99-8%byweightofpure
magnesium('unwroughtmagnesiuminalloy').
3.Importsofthesaidgoodsshallnotbecounted
underthistariffquotaiftheyarealreadyfreeof
customsdutiesunderotherpreferentialtarifftreat­
mentappliedbycertainMemberStates,inparticular
underfreetradeagreements .
4.WithinthistariffquotatheCommonCustoms
Tariffdutiesshallbetotallysuspended .
5.WithinthistariffquotathenewMemberStates
shallapplydutiescalculatedinaccordance ,withthe
relevantprovisionsoftheActofAccession .Article3
1.If90%ormoreofoneofaMemberState's
initialsharesasspecifiedinArticle2(1),orofthat
shareminustheportionreturnedtotherelevant
reservewhereArticle5isapplied,hasbeenusedup,
thatMemberStateshallwithoutdelay,bynotifying
theCommission ,drawasecondshareequalto10%
ofitsinitialshare,wherenecessaryroundedoff
upwardstothenextunit,insofaraspermittedbythe
amountofthereserve.
2.If,afteroneorotherofitsinitialshareshasbeen
usedup,90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnby
aMemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMemberState
shall,inaccordancewiththeconditionslaiddownin
paragraph 1,drawathirdshareequalto5%ofits
initialshare,wherenecessaryroundedoffupwardsto
thenextunit.
3.If,afteroneorotherofitssecondshareshas
beenusedup,90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawn
byaMemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshall,inaccordancewiththesameconditions,
drawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinuetoapplyuntilthereserves
areusedup.
4.Notwithstanding paragraphs 1to3,aMember
Statemaydrawshareslowerthanthosefixedinthese
paragraphsiftherearegroundsforbelievingthat
thosefixedmightnotbeusedup.Itshallinformthe
Commission ofitsreasonsforapplyingthispara­
graph.
Article4
Supplementary sharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
shallbevaliduntil31December1975.Article2
1.Thefirsttranchesofthesequotas,of500metric
tonsofextra-puremagnesium ,1250metrictonsof
unwroughtmagnesiumnotinalloyand8000metric
tonsofunwroughtmagnesiuminalloyrespectively ,
shallbeallocatedamongtheMemberStates;the
respectivesharesoftheMemberStates,which,subject
toArticle5,shallbevalidfrom1Januaryto31
December 1975,shallbeasfollows:
(a)forextra-puremagnesium :
Benelux 3metrictons,
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom1metricton,
1metricton,
1metricton,
1metricton,
1metricton,
492metrictons;

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Article5
AMemberStatewhichon15September1975hasnot
useduponeorotherofitsinitialsharesshallreturn
totherelevantreservenotlaterthan10October1975
theunusedportionexceeding20%oftheinitial
amount.Itmayreturnagreaterportionifthereare
groundsforbelievingthatitmaynotbeusedup.
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan10October1975,
notifytheCommission ofthetotalquantitiesofthe
saidgoodsimporteduptoandincluding15
September1975andchargedagainsttheCommunity
quotaandanyquantitiesoftheinitialsharesreturned
tothereserves.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2
and3andshall,assoonasithasbeennotified,inform
eachStateoftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeen
usedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan15
October1975,oftheamountstillinreserveafter
amountshavebeenreturnedtheretopursuantto
Article5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichusesupa
reserveislimitedtothebalanceavailableandtothis
endshallspecifytheamountthereoftotheMember
Statemakingthelastdrawing.Article7
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
toensurethatsupplementary sharesdrawnpursuant
toArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythatimports
maybechargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheir
accumulatedsharesintheCommunityquota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
saidgoodsestablishedintheirterritoryhavefree
accesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itssharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthequan­
titiesofthesaidgoodsenteredforhomeuse.
Article8
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
regularintervalsofimportsactuallychargedagainst
theirshares.
Article9
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelyinordertoensurethatthisRegulationis
observed.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,11December1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.CAVAILLE