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Brussels ,29Ootober 1976#
Proposal for
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
increasing theCommunity tariff quota
opened for1976 forunwrought magnesium
falling within subheading 77.01 Aofthe
Common Customs Tariff
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(76)56dfinal#

EXPLANATORY_MEMgRANDUM
ByRegulations (EEC)Nos126/76of20January1976(1)and
1630/76of29June1976(2),theCouncilopenedandallocated
amongtheMemberStatesfor1976aCommunitytariffquota-for
unwroughtmagnesiumfallingwithinsubheading77.01AoftheCommon
CustomsTariffandtotalling9,350metrictons,whichmoreoverdidnot
precludeadjustmentsduringthequotaperiod.Thistotalcomprised
950metrictonsofextrapuremagnesium,1,925metrictonsof
unwroughtmagnesiumnotinalloyand6,475metrictonsofunwrought
magnesiuminalloy.
AreviewofthestateofthemarketinmagnesiumandofCommunity
requirements forimportsformnon-membercountrieswascarriedout
atthemeetingoftheEconomicTariffProblemsGroup,heldon24
September1976,onthebasisoftheusualestimatesfor1976provided
bytheMemberStatesinrespectofthethreequalitiesofmagnesium
usedfortheinitialquota.Itemergedfromthisdiscussionthat:
a)thestocksexistingattheendof1975inaMemberState
producingmagnesiumhaveremainedunchangeduntilthepresent
(2,700metrictons);
b)theestimatesputforwardbytheMemberStatessettheusual
factorsforcalculatingthequotaatthefollowingapproximate
levels
-consumption
-production
••inwardprocessingtraffic55,737metrictons
21,029metrictons
2,500metrictons
-*duty-freeimportscarriedout
underotherpreferentialtariff
treatment
(EFTA,associatedcountries,etc.)2,758metrictons
-exportstonon-membercountries 2,415metrictons
unusualstocksexistingon31
December1975 2,000metriptons;

c)onthisbasisandinviewofthequotavolumeof9>350
metrictonsalreadyopenedatthebeginningoftheyear,
theCommunityrequirements asregardsimportsfromnon-member
countriesuntiltheendofthecurrentyearwouldbesetat
about15,700metrictons.
TheCommission considers1tnecessaryhowever,takingintoaccount
theuncertainty astothelevelwhichCommunityconsumption might
reachduring1976,andalsothequantitiesavailablewithinthe
Communitytoconfineitselftoanincreaseof3,750metrictons
inthequotavolume.
Asregardsthesplitting upforthe3,750metrictonsunderconside­
rationintothethreequalitiesofmagnesium,itshouldbenoted
thattheCommunityrequirements forimportsfromnon-membercountries
ofextra-pure magnesiumoftheorderof1,200metrictonscouldbe
coveredtoalargeextentbythequotaalreadyopened(950metric
tons)andbyCommunityproductionofabout200metrictons.
Animmediateincreaseof50metrictonsallocatedtothisquality
ofmagnesiumshouldcovertheshort-term requirements ofthe
Communityindustries .
Moreover,itisproposedthatthebalance,i.e.3,700metrictons,
besplitupamongtheothertwoqualitiesaccordingtothesame .
percentages asthoseusedundertheinitialregulation andthus
toallocate1,000metrictonstounwroughtmagnesiumnotinalloy
and2,700metrictonstounwroughtmagnesiuminalloy.
Thesupplementary volumesof50and2,700metrictonsproposedfor-
extra-pure magnesiumandmagnesiuminalloyareallottedtothe
Communityreservesassetup,whereasthesupplementary volume
allocatedtounwroughtmagnesiumnotinalloyis,afterdeduction
ofthequantityallottedtotheCommunityreserve,dividedamong
theMemberStatesaccordingtothepercentagesoriginally used*

ii Strb.
Proposalfor
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No/76
increasingtheCommunitytariffquotaopenedfor1976
forunwroughtmagnesiumfallingwithinsubheading77.01A
oftheCommonCustomsTariff
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomic
Community,andinparticularArticle113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereas,forunwroughtmagnesiumfallingwithinSubheading 77.01A
oftheCommonCustomsTariff,aCommunitytariffquotafor1976totalling
9,350metrictonshasbeenopenedbytheCouncilandallocated amongthe
MemberStatesbyRegulations (EEC)Nos126/76(1)and1630/76(2);
Whereastheeconomicdataatpresentavailablewithregardtothe
consumption ",production,exportstonon-membercountries,importsunder
'theinwardprocessingorotherpreferentialtariffarrangements andto
theabnormalstocksexistinginaMemberStateon31December1975enable
ittobeestimatedthatCommunityrequirements forimportsfromnon*
membercountriescouldreach,inthecourseof1976,alevelof25,000
tons;whereasinviewofthequotavolumealreadyopenedbytheabove-
mentionedRegulations,oftheuncertainty astothelevelswhichCommunity
production andconsumption mightreachandofthequantitiesavailable
withintheCommunityeitherfromstocksaccumulating in1975orfrom
productionin1976,itisnecessarytolimittheincreaseto3,750metric
tons;
••*»*••
(1)0JNoL14,.23.1.1976,p.1.
(2)0JNoL181,7.7.1976,p.A.

Whereas,inview,moreover,ontheonehandofthepresentrequirements
inunwroughtmagnesiumwithapuremagnesiumcontentofnotlessthan
99.95%andontheotherhandofthequantitiesavailableintheCommunity
andalsothepossibilityofduty-freeimportsunderagreementsconcluded
bytheCommunitywithcertainnon-acceding EFTAcountries,itcanbeestimate
thatshort-termrequirements forimportsofunwroughtmagnesiummay,
withinthelimitoftheproposedincrease,reach50metrictonsofunwrought
magnesiumcontaining99.95%or'morebyweightofpuremagnesium (extra-pure
magnesium),1,000metrictonsofunwroughtmagnesiumcontaining99.8%or
morebyweightandnotexceeding99.95%ofpuremagnesium(unwrought
magnesiumnotinalloy),and2,700metrictonsofunwroughtmagnesiuo
containinglessthan99.8%byweightofpuremagnesium(unwroughtmagnesium
inalloy); '
Whereasasfarasthedistribution oftheabovequotavolumebetween
MemberStatesisconcerned,itisnecessarytoallottotheCommunity
reservesallthesupplementary volumesallocatedtoextra-puremagnesium
andunwroughtmagnesiuminalloyandalsoarelativelysmallpartofthe
supplementary volumeallocatedtounwroughtmagnesiumnotinalloy,the
balanceofthisvolumebeingdividedamongtheMemberStatesinaccordance
withthepercentagesoriginallyused,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
I
i
Article 1
»
ThevolumeoftheCommunitytariffquotaopenedbyRegulations (EEC)Nos
126/76and1630/76forunwroughtmagnesiumfallingwithinsubheading77.01A
oftheCommonCustomsTariffisherebyincreasedfrom9,350to13,100metric
tons*
Thisincreaseof3,750metrictonsshallbeallocatedasfollows:

(a)50metrictonsofunwroughtmagnesiumcontaining99.95%ormore
byweightofpuremagnesium(extra-puremagnesium),intended
forthenuclearindustryandundercustomssupervisionor
equivalentadministrative supervision;
(b)1,000metrictonsofunwroughtmagnesiumcontainingnotless
than99.8%butlessthan99.95%byweightofpuremagnesium
(unwroughtmagnesiumnotinalloy);
(c)2,700metrictonsofunwroughtmagnesiumcontaininglessthan
99.8%byweightofpuremagnesium(unwroughtmagnesiuminalloy).
Thevolumesof50metrictonsand2,700metrictonsreferredtoinArticle
1(a)and(c)allocatedtoextra-pureunwroughtmagnesiumintendedfor
thenuclearindustryandtounwroughtmagnesiuminalloyshallbeallotted
totheCommunityreservessetupunderArticles2(1)and3(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No126/76amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No.1630/76,which
shallthusbeincreasedfrom950to1,000metrictonsandfrom3,325to
6,025metrictonsrespectively .Article2
Article3
1.AfirsttrancheoftheamountreferredtoinArticle1(b),of
900metrictonsofunwroughtmagnesiumnotinalloy,shallbe
allocatedamongtheMemberStatesasfollows:
Bénélux
Denmark
6ermany
France
Ireland
Italy610.2150.7
0.35
30
0.35
3metrictons
metrictons
metrictons
metrictons
metrictons
metrictons
UnitedKingdom 105.4metrictons.
2.Thesecondtrancheof100metrictonsshallconstitutethe
reserve.

Theamountofthereserveforthistypeofunwrought
magnesium,providedforinArticle3(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No126/76amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1630/76,
,shallbeincreasedfrom190to290metrictons.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheseventhdayfollowing
itspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyand
directlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, !sFortheCouncil
'' - ThePresident