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PROPOSAL FOR
REGULATION (EEC)optesCOUNCIL
increasingtheCommunitytariffquotaopenedforunwrought
magnesium,fallingwithinsubheading Ho77.01AoftheCommon
CustomsTariff,byRegulation(EEC)No3591/73of23December1973
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM–m■ •■m
1.Byexchange ofletters with theNordic Delegation (Doc.NCG(67)44 -
Rev. of13October 19&7~Annexes NORD 2and .5)"theEuropean
Economic Community undertook that assoon astheGeneva Protocol
entered into force itwould open anannual tariff quota ,ofan
amount to "besocalculated astoenable Community requirements
notcovered byCommunity production tobeimported free ofduty .
2.Certain Member States have significant requirements forpure and
alloyed magnesium which ,itappears ,cannot asageneral rule be
v,'holly metbyCommunity producers .
3.Itisextremely difficult toestimate inadvance ,with anydegree
ofaccuracy ,thelikely production andconsumption ofmagnesium .
This isduetothefact/magnesium istechnically adifficult
product toproduce , isnormally produced tothe
purchaser 'sspecial specifications ,andofwhich thequantities of
pure andalloyed magnesium produced vary according totheorders
forthedifferent qualities .Consumption depends onthe general
economic situation and onthe behaviour ofcertain industries whose
production varies with demand .
4.Accordingly ,theCouncil decided inRegulation (EEC)No3591/73
1of28December 1973 toopen ,for1974 ,aCommunity tariff quota ,
the amount ofwhich has been fixed ataninitial level of
10250metric tons ,which amount ,divided into 1000metric tons
ofunsought magnesium notinalloy ,and9250metric tons of..
unwrought nagncsiun inalloy ,issubject torevision during theyear
onthebasis ofmore precise data -
5.AtaConsultative meeting held attherequest ofaMember State on
12February 1974 itappeared that thesituation hadchanged very
little inthe sense that the economic data atpresent ,available
isnotmuch more precise than before .Nevertheless ,itseems
0JNoL365 ,31December 1973 ,p.39»

thatcertainMember"Statesarelikelytohavelargerequirements
thisyearforbothpureandalloyedmagnesiumwhichcannotbemet
byCommunityproduction.Inaddition,itappearsthatthe
UnitedKingdomrequiresextra^puremagnesium-whichcannotat
presentbeproducedwithintheCommunity.
Forthisreason,takingintoaccount:
-thespecialrequirements oftheUnitedKingdom;
-thequantitiesatpresentavailable :-intheCommunity,resulting
fromstocksbuiltupeitherattheendof1973orinthefirst
monthsof1974j
-theincreaseinCommunityproduction ,ofunwroughtmagnesium,
especiallyinalloy;
-thepossibility ,incertainMemberStates,ofduty-freeimports
undertheagreementsconcludedwithsomeofthenon-acceding
EFTAcountries; •
itistheCommission 1sviewthatinthesecircumstances ,untila
newreviewofthesituationcantakeplace,theamountofthe
tariffquotashouldbeincreasedby675®metrictons,dividedas
follows: ."
\
-1500metrictonsofmagnesiumofapurityofnotlessthan
99.95$;
, /
-1.'000metrictonsofunwroughtmagnesiumofapurityofnotless
than99*8/6andnotexceeding99*95$»
-4250metrictonsofunwroughtmagnesiuminalloy.
Theproposeddistribution amongtheMemberStatesofamounts
allocatedforthedifferentqualitiesofmagnesiumshall:
-intheabsenceofmoreprecisedataontheneedsofeachofthe
MemberStatesremainthesameasthatlaiddownfor19743-n.
Regulation(EEC)No3591/73inrespectofunwrou^itmagnesium
malloy;...„ –-–•
–beinproportiontotheestimatedimport 1requirementsofunwrought
magnesiumnotinalloy,andthemajorshareofextra-pure
magnesiumshallbeallocatedtotheUnitedKingdomandone
metrictontoeachoftheotherMemberStates.•/•

Proposal for
REGULATION (EEC )'OPTHECOUNCIL
•IIIιιυ·III– 11*ΜΠ»Τ,Ρ ».111·^ –
increasing theCommunity tariff quota opened forunwrought
magnesium falling within subheading No77*01 AoftheCommon
Customs Tariff ,byRegulation (EEC)No3591/73of23December 1973
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,andinparticular Article 113thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas ,forunwrought magnesium falling within subheading No77»01 A
oftheCommon Customs Tariff ,aCommunity tariff quota totalling 10250
metric tons hasbeen opened for 1974andallocated among theMember
States byRegulation (EEC)No3591/73*'of28December 1973 ; '
VJhereas theeconomic data atpresent available with regard tothe
consumption andproduction ofunwrought magnesium donotyetpermit
Community requirements ofimports from non-member countries tobe
evaluated with sufficient precision ;whereas itappears that certain
Member States have considerable magnesium requirements which cannot be
metbyCommunity production ;whereas thetariff quota concerned should
therefore beincreased byanappropriate amount ,approximately 6750
metric tons ;whereas thefixing ofthis level ofincrease does not
preclude further adjustments during thequota period ;whereas ,in
view ,moreover ,ontheonehand oftheknown . -
requirements inunwrought magnesium notinalloy with ,apure magnesium
content ofnotless than 99«95$ >n0"tproduced within theCommunity ,and
ontheother hand ofthequantities available intheCommunity andof
thepossible increase inproduction byCommunity industries ofunwrought
magnesium ,especially notinalloy and also thepossibility •. . .
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ofduty-freeimportsunderagreementsconcludedbytheCommunitywithcertain
non-acceding EFTAcountries,itcanbeestimatedthatshort-termrequirements
forimportsofunwroughtmagnesiummay,withinthelimitoftheproposedincrease,
reach1500metrictonsofunwroughtmagnesiumcontaining99*95$ormorebyweight
ofpuremagnesium(extrar-puremagnesium),1000metrictonsofunwroughtmagnesium
containing99*8$ormorebyweightandnotexceeding99*95$ofpuremagnesium
(unwroughtmagnesiumnotinalloy),and42S0metrictonsofunwroughtmagnesium
containingnotmorethan99*8$byweightofpuremagnesium(unwroughtmagnesium
inalloy);
Wherea%asfarasthedistribution oftheabovequotavolumesbetweenMemberStates
isconcerned,itisnecessarytoapplythecriteriesincludedintheabove-mentioned
Regulation(EEC)No3591/73forunwroughtmagnesiuminalloy;whereas,asfaras
unwToaghtmagnesiumnotinalloyisconcerned,itisnecessarytomaintainthe
prorataarrangementforsupplementary importationrequirements ;whereasforthe
volumeofextra-pureunwroughtmagnesium,intheabsenceofstatisticaldata
relatingtoimportations comingfromthirdcountries,itisnecessarytoconsider
distribution based,inparticular,onthespecificrequirements ofprocessing
industriesofeachMemberState;whereasonthebasisofinformationatpresent
tohand,itappearsthattheBritishindustryisalmosttheonlyoneusingthis
specialqualityofmagnesium;whereasinconsequence ,itisnecessarytoallot
totheUnitedKingdomapreponderant shareofthequotavolumeunderconsideration ,
whileallottingtotheotherMemberStateslessimportantsharestosafeguardby
anadequatereservetheCommunitycharacterofthisquota,"
HASAD0PTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theamountof10250metrictonsoftheCommunitytariffquotaopenedforunwrought
magnesiumfallingwithinsubheading No77*01AoftheCommonCustomsTariffby
RegulationNo3591/73of28December1973,shallbeincreasedby6750metrictons
to17000metrictons.
Thisincreaseof6750metrictonsshallbeallocatedasfollows:
(a)15Q0metrictonsofunwroughtmagnesiumcontaining99*95$°rmorebyweight
ofpuremagnésium(extra-puremagnésium);
(b)1000metrictonsofunwroughtmagnesiumcontainingnotlessthan99-8$and
notmorethan99*95$byweightofpuremagnesium(unwroughtmagnesiumnotin
alloy);
(c)4250metrictonsofunwroughtmagnesiumcontainingnotmorethan99*8$by
weightofpuremagnesium(unwroughtmagnesiuminalloy).

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Article2
Afirsttrancheofeachoftheadditionalquotasharesreferredto
inArticle1of1200metrictonsofextrar-puremagnesium,800
metrictonsofunwroughtmagnesiumnotinalloyand3000metric
tonsofuniTroughtmagnesiuminalloy,shall"beallocatedamong
theMemberStatesasfollows:
(a)Forextra-pureunwroughtmagnésium:
Benelux 3metrictons
Denmark 1metricton.
Germany 1metricton
Prance 1metricton
Ireland 1metricton
Italy 1metricton
UnitedKingdom 1192metrictons
("b)Forunwroughtmagnesiumnotinalloy:
Bénélux
Germany
France
Italy
UnitedKingdom122.7metrictons
478.5metrictons
98.6metrictons
6.2metrictons
54metrictons
(c)Forumvroughtmagnésiuminalloy:
Bénélux
Denmark
Germany 2
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom39r<•metric,tons
1'metricoton
904metrictons
1metricton
1metricton
39■metrictons
15metrictons
Thesecondtranchesof300metrictons,200metrictonsand1250
metrictonsrespectively shallconstitute Communityreserves.
\
TheamountofCommunityreservesforthelattertwotypesof
unwroughtmagnesium,providedforinArticle2(2)ofRegulation

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(EEC)Uo3591/73,shallbeincreasedrespectively ;
(a)from150metrictonsto350metrictonsforunwrought
magnesiumnotinalloy;
(b)from1000metrictonsto2250metrictonsforunwrought
magnesiuminalloy.
Article3
ShouldDenmarkorIrelandrequireadditionalunwroughtmagnesiumnot
inalloy,theyshalldrawasufficientsharefromtheappropriate
reservetotheextentthatthereservesopermits.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheseventhdayfollowing -
itspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
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