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COMMISSION OFTHE.EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)619final.
Brussels.22November1977*
Proposalfora
REGULATION "(EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration of
aCommunitytariffquotaforunwroughtmagnesiumfallingwithin
-subheading77.01AoftheCommonCustomsTariff(1978)
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
C0"(77)619final.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Inanexchange ofLetters with theNordic Delegation ,theCommunity
undertook toopen atthebeginning ofeach year atariff quota for
unwrought magnesium falling within subheading 77.01 AoftheCommon
Customs Tariff ;thevolume ofthis tariff quota istobecalculated insuch
awaythat anyexcess ofCommunity requirements over Community production
ofthis product may beimported duty-free .
This proposal concerns theopening ,allocation andadministration of
thetariff quota for 1978 .
Ithasproved tobeextremely hazardous tofixthetariff quota
volume inrecent year owing totheimpossibility offorecasting Community
consumption andproduction levels .Forthese reasons ,thetariff quota
volume opened on1January each year hasbeen fixed atamoderate level ,
calculated conservatively andmid-year adjustments based onmore accurate
data and estimates have not been ruled out .
Apreliminary examination after the "Tariff Economic Problems "group meeting of
27September 1977 has revealed noevolution ofthesituation ,that
acceptable forecasts canbemade before 1978 andthat theCommunity
magnesium market situation islargely identical now totheway itwas
when the 1977 quota wasopened up,with however some differences
a)theCommunity production ofextra-pure ,unwrought magnesium could reach
1500 metric tons inItaly ,instead ofthe500tons suggested for1977 ,
thequantities available forexport could also exist inFrance ,without
ofbeing able toquantify them ;
b)theCommunity production ofmagnesium ingeneral could goupby2500
metric tons inItaly compared to1977 andreach 15,000 .metric tons ;
c)Community consumption ofmagnesium could reach anew low,duetoadecrease
seen incertain Member States in1977 .

Dans cesconditions ,ilestpropose ,pour lecontingent tarifaire
àouvrir le1erjanvier 1978 ,defaire usage unenouvelle fois
delaméthode retenue cesdernières années ,etdereconduire les
mesures adoptées parleConseil pour l'année 1977 ,encequi
concerne lafixation duvolume global ,sasubdivision entre les
trois qualités demagnésium etlarépartition entre lesEtats
membres .
é

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariff
quotaforunwroughtmagnesiumfallingwithinsubheading77.01Aofthe
i CommonCustomsTariff(1978)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereas,inanexchangeoflettersdated30June
1967,confirmedinanexchangeoflettersdated16
April1973,theEuropeanEconomicCommunityhas
undertaken,asregardsunwroughtmagnesiumfalling
withintariffsubheading77.01A,toopenanannual
Communitytariffquotaforaquantitysuchthat
Communityrequirements forthesaidgoodsnot
coveredbyCommunityproductionmaybeimported
dutyfree;
Whereas,inordertoestablishthevolumeofthe
Communitytariffquota,anassessmentmustbemade
ofthetotalconsumption bytheuserindustriesofthe
MemberStatesduringthequotayearandofthe
Communityproductionlevelforthesameperiod;
whereasevenaveryroughassessmentoftotal
consumption andproductionfor1978wouldbe
highlyunreliablesinceitisatpresentimpossibleto
estimateeitherthevolumeofunwroughtmagnesium
usedincertainMemberStatesintheyearunder
consideration orthelikelylevelofCommunity
output;whereas,inanycase,itisunlikelythat
Communityproductionwillfullymeetdemandinthe
quotayear;whereastheannualquotavolumemust
thereforebefixedatanappropriatelevel,probably
about5500tonnesJwhereasthisassessmentis
basedonconservativeestimatesandlateradjustments
arenotexcluded:
Whereasthemarketsinmagnesiumcontaining
99-95%ormorebyweightofpuremagnesium (here­
inaftercalled'extra-puremagnesium'),inmagnesium
containing99-8%ormore,butlessthan99-95%by
weightofpuremagnesium (hereinaftercalled
'unwroughtmagnesiumnotinalloy')andinmagne­siumcontaininglessthan99-8%byweightofpure
magnesium(hereinaftercalled'unwroughtmagnesium
inalloy')differconsiderably ;whereasadistinction
shouldthereforebemadebetweenthesethreequali­
tiesandthequotavolumeunderconsiderationshould
bedividedbetweenthem:
Whereas,takingintoaccountanoverall,provisional
quotavolumeof5500tonnes,thefollowing
quantitiesmaybeallocatedtoeachqualityofthe
productinquestion:600tonnesforextra-pure
magnesium,1325tonnes ^orunwroughtmagne­
siumnotinalloyand3575 1tonnes f°r
unwroughtmagnesiuminalloy;whereasthesefigures
appearjustifiedbothbytheformerratiosofconsump­
tionofthesequalitiestototalconsumptionofmagne­
siumandbythesupplypossibilitiesfortheserealities
ofmagnesiumwithintheCommunity ;
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequota
shouldbeensuredforallimportersandtherateof
levyforthetariffquotashouldbeappliedconsistently
toallimportsuntilthequotaisusedup;whereas,in
thelightoftheprinciplesoutlinedabove,aCommu­
nitytariffarrangementbasedonanallocationbetween
theMemberStateswouldseemtopreservethe
Communitynatureofthequota;whereas,torepre­
sentascloselyaspossibletheactualdevelopmentof
themarketinthesaidgoods,theallocationmust
followproportionately therequirements ofthe
MemberStatescalculatedbothfromstatisticsof
importsfromthirdcountriesduringarepresentative
referenceperiodandfromtheeconomicoutlookfor
thequotayearinquestion;
Whereas,however,theavailablestatisticsofimports
intotheMemberStatesfromthirdcountrieswhich
didnotbenefitfromanequivalenttariffpreference
underanyotherpreferentialarrangementscoveronly
unwroughtmagnesiuminalloyandunwroughtmagne­
siumnotinalloy;whereas,duringthelastthreeyears
forwhichstatisticsareavailable,suchimportsrepre­
sentedthefollowingpercentagesoftotalimportsof
thesaidgoods;whereas,fromtheinformationat
presenttohand,itwouldseem'thatimportsofextra-
puremagnesiumareeffectedalmostwhollyinthe«
UnitedKingdom:

–forttnwroughtmagnesium
notinalloy: 197319741975
Bénélux 6-5523-18004
Denmark 000
Germany 69-9352-965500
France 9-397118-8
Ireland 0-010010
Italy 3-062-217-47
UnitedKingdom 11-0614-53 9-31
forunwroughtmagnesiuminalloy:
197319741975
3181-721-88
000
93-2394-2696-23
0 •570
0-0100
3-562-05 1-08
0020-390-81Bénélux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom
Whereas,inviewofthesefactorsandofmarketfore­
castsfortheseproductsin1978iitisnecessaryinthe
caseofextra-pureunwroughtmagnesiumtoallocate
onanexperimental basisthequotavolumeforthis
qualitytotheCommunityreserveandtoprovidefor
MemberStateswhichhaverequirementstobemetto
beabletodrawuponthisreserveinappropriatequan­
tities,whereasitisnecessarytofixfortheotherquali­
tiesofmagnesiuminitialpercentagesharesatapproxi­
matelythefollowinglevels:
-forunwroughtmagnesiumnotinalloy.
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom
■fortinwroughtmagnesiuminalloy:
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom16-74
0-04
67-80
3-34
.0-04
0-33
11-71
2-12
0-03
.96-50
003
0-02
0-80
0-50
Whereas,inordertotakemoreaccurateaccountof
futureimporttrendsforunwroughtmagensiumnotin
alloy,thetotalquotavolumeforthesequalitiesshould
bedividedintotwotranches,thefirstbeingallocated
amongtheMemberStatesandthesecondheldasa
reservetocoveratalaterdatetherequirementsof
MemberStateswhohaveuseduptheirinitialshares;
whereas,inordertoguaranteeimporterssomedegreeofsecurity,thefirsttranchesshouldbefixedat1195
^tonnesofunwroughtmagnesiumnotinalloyand
3150tonnesofunwroughtmagnesiuminalloy,
thebalancesbeingheldasthereserves;
Whereastheinitialsharesmaybeusedupmoreor
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;
Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
MemberStatehasaconsiderablequantityofoneofits
initialsharesleftover,itisessentialthatitshould
returnasignificantproportionthereoftotherelevant
reserve,topreventapartofoneorotherquotavolume
fromremainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhileit
couldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
LuxembourgarejointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerningtheadmin­
istrationofthesharesallocatedtothateconomic
unionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneofitsmembers
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION •
ArtideI
1.From1Januaryuntil31December197'8
Communitytariffquotaof5500"tonnesshallc
openedintheCommunityforunwroughtmagnesium
fallingwithinsubheading77.01AoftheCommon
CustomsTariff.
2.Thevolumeofthetariffquotashallbedivided
asfollows:
(a)600tonnes forunwroughtmagnesium
containing99-95%ormorebyweightofpure
magnesium('extra-puremagnesium'),intendedfor
thenuclearindustry,undercustomsorequivalent
administrative control(');
(b)1325tonnesforunwroughtmagnesium
containingnotlessthan99-8%ormore,butless
than999.5%,byweightofpuremagnesium
('unwroughtmagnesiumnotinalloy');
()Tlu-allocationofthisquotaissubjecttocondicionstok-
dctcrmincdbvthecompetentauthorities'ft®Controloftheuseofproductsdestinedforapres­
cribedenduseshallbecarriedout
inaccordancewiththeCommunityprovisions
•adoptedforthispurpose.

(c)3575"tonnes.forunwroughtmagnesium
containinglessthan99-8%byweightofpure
magnesium ('unwroughtmagnesiuminalloy').
3.Importsofthesaidgoodsshallnotbecounted
underthetariffquotaiftheyarealreadyfreeof
customsdutiesunderotherpreferentialtarifftreat­
ment.
4.WithinthetariffquotatheCommonCustoms
Tariffdutiesshallbetotallysuspended .Article4
1.If90%ormoreofoneofaMemberState's
initialsharesasspecifiedinArticle3(1),orofthat
shareminustheportionreturnedtotherelevant
reservewhereArticle6isapplied,hasbeenusedup,
thatMemberStateshallwithoutdelay,bynotifying
theCommission ,drawasecondshareequalto10%
ofitsinitialshare,wherenecessaryroundedoff
upwardstothenextunit,insofaraspermittedbythe
amountofthereserve.
Article2
1.Thevolumeof600"tonnesreferredtoin
Article1(2)(a),allocatedtoextra-pureunwrought
magnesiumintendedforthenuclearindustry,shallbe
allottedtotheCommunityreserve.
2.IfinaMemberStateaneedisfeltforextra-pure
unwroughtmagnesium ,thatStateshalldraw,tothe
extentpermittedbytheamountofthereserve,asuffi­
cientshareofthereservethussetup.
Artide3
1.Afirsttrancheofeachofthevolumesprovided
forinArticle1(2)(b)and(c),whichamountto1195
"tonnesforunwroughtmagnesiumnotinalloy
and3150"tonnesformagnesiuminalloyshallbe
dividedamongtheMemberStates.Theshares,which
arevalidupto31December1978,subjecttoArticle
6,amounttothefollowingquantities :
(a)forunwroughtmagnesiumnotinalloy:
("'tonnes-'
Bénélux 200
Dcnmark 0-5
Germany 810
France 40
Ireland 0-5
Italy 4
UnitedKingdom 140
(b)forunwroughtmagnesiuminalloy:
Bénélux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom((">tonnes)
67
1
3040
I
1
25
15
2.Thesecondtranches,of130and425tonnes
respectively ,shallbeheldasCommunityreserves.2.If,afteroneorotherofitsinitialshareshasbeen
usedup,90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnby
aMemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMemberState
shall,inaccordancewiththeconditionslaiddownin
paragraph 1,drawathirdshareequalto5%ofits
initialshare,wherenecessaryroundedoffupwardsto
thenextunit.
3.If,afteroneorotherofitssecondshareshas
beenused,up90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawn
byaMemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshall,inaccordancewiththesameconditions,
drawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinuetoapplyuntilthereserves
areusedup.
4.Notwithstanding paragraphs 1,2and3,a
MemberStatemaydrawshareslowerthanthosefixed
intheseparagraphsiftherearegroundsforbelieving
thatthosefixedmightnotbeusedup.Itshallinform
theCommissionofitsreasonsforapplyingthispara­
graph.
Article5
Supplementary sharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle4
shallbevaliduntil31December1978.
Article6
MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1October197$theunusedportionoftheir
initialshareswhich,on15September1978,isin
excessof20%oftheinitialamount.Theymayreturn
agreaterportioniftherearegroundsforbelieving
thatsuchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October197'8
notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsofthe
productsconcernedeffectedundertheCommunity
quotasuptoandincluding15September1978and,
whereappropriate,theproportionofeachoftheir
initialsharesthattheyarereturningtoeachofthe
reserves.

Article7
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2,3
and4andshall,assoonasithasbeennotified,inform
eachStateoftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeen
usedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5
October1978oftheamountstillinreserveafter.
amountshavebeenreturnedtheretopursuantto
Article6.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichusesupa
reserveislimitedtothebalanceavailableandtothis
endshallspecifytheamountthereoftotheMember
Statemakingthelastdrawing.
Article8
I.MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
toensurethatsupplementary sharesdrawnpursuant
toArticle4areopenedinsuchawaythatimports
maybechargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheir
accumulatedsharesintheCommunityquota.2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersesta­
blishedintheirterritoryhavefreeaccesstotheshares
allocatedtothem.
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itssharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthequan­
titiesofthesaidgoodsenteredforhomeuse.
Article9
UponarequestfromtheCommission ,MemberStates
shallinforrriitofimportsactuallychargedagainst
theirshares.
Article10
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shallco­
operatecloselyinordertoensurethatthisRegulation
isobserved.
ArticleII
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

FICHE FINANCIERE Date :13.10.77
1.Ligne budgétaire concernée :Chap .12art .120
2.Base juridique :Art .113dutraité -
3.Intitulé delamesure tarifaire ;Proposition derèglement duConseil
portant ouverture ,répartition etmode degestion ducontingent tarifaire
communautaire demagnésium brut (année 1978 )
4.Objectif : Assurer lerespect desengagements contractés parla
Communauté .
5.Mode decalcul :
-N°duT.D.C. :77,0il A
-Volume du/djèficontingent (Jafif/i5.$00tonnes
-Droits àappliquer :.0%
-Droits duT.D.C. :8%(3%deNorvège dans Com .originaire )
6.Perte derecettes :
Non allie :Norvège:1.037.334 UCE à3% 31.120 UCE
Autres pays:1.728.891 UCE à8Z-138.31 1 •UCE
Allié t-Norvège:2.398.432 UCE à3%-71.953 UCE
Autres payss1.809.343 UCE à8%- 144,747 UCE
■386 '131 UCE
Arrondi à 386.000 UCE