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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)606 final .
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Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION (SEC )
increasing theCommunity tariff quota opened for 1977
forunwrought magnesium falling within
subheading 77.01 Aofthe .", -r
,, Common Customs Tariff
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
I
COM(77 )606 ,final .

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.ByRegulation (EEC)N°s2930/76of29.11.1976 (1)and1645/77of20.7.1977
(2),theCouncilopenedandallocated amongtheMemberStatesfor1977
aCommunitytariffquotaforunwrought magnesiumfallingwithinsub­
heading77.01AoftheCommonCustomsTariffandtotalling 9800metric
tons,whichmoreoverdidnotprecludeadjustments duringthequota
period.Thistotalcomprised 1100metrictonsofextrapuremagnesium ;,
2325metrictonsofunwrought magnesiumnotinalloyand6375metric
tonsofunwrought magnesiuminalloy.
2.Areviewofthestateofthemarketinmagnesium andofCommunityrequirements
forimportsfromnon-member countries wascarriedoutatthemeetingof
theEconomicTariffProblemsGroup,heldon27September 1977,onthe
basisoftheusualestimatesfor1977providedbytheMemberStatesin
respectofthethreequalitiesofmagnesium usedfortheinitialquota.
Itemergedfromthisdiscussionthat:
a)atthereviewcarriedoutatthesameperiod,thestateofthe
Communitymarketinmagnesiumin1977appearedtobesubstantially
thesameasin1976;
b)theCommunityproductioncapacities arenotfullyutilizedespecially
inFrance,whereithasnotbeenpossibletoreducethestocksof
magnesiumnotinalloybuiltupin1976andequivalenttothreemonths'
production,andinItalywhere,owingtolackofpurchasers,
theextra-pure magnesiumproducedhasbeensoldasmagnesiumnotin
alloybuiltupin1976andequivalenttothreemonths'production,
andinItalywhere,owingtolackofpurchasers,theextra-pure magnesium
producedhasbeensoldasmagnesiumnotinalloy,andwherestocks
ofmagnesiumnotinalloyhavebeenbuiltup.
c)theestimatesputforwardbytheMemberStatessettheusualfactors
forcalculating thequotaatthefollowingapproximate levelsfor1977:
-consumption 55798metrictons
-production 25700metrictons
-inwardprocessingtraffic 3100metrictons
-duty-freeimportscarriedoutunder
otherpreferential tarifftreatment
(EFTA,associatedcountries,etc.)3304metrictons
-exportstonon-member countries 2280metrictons
-unusualstocksexistingon31
December1976 2500metrictons
(1)QJN°L334,3.12.1976,p.3
(2)0JN°L184,23.7.1977,p.1

-2-
d)onthisbasisandinviewofthequotavolumeof9800tonnes
alreadyopenedtheCommunityrequirements asregardsimportsfrom
non-membercountriesuntiltheendofthecurrentyearwouldbe
setatabout11114tonnes,i.e.250tonnesofextrapuremagnesium,
6159tonnesofmagnesiumnotinalloyand4705tonnesofmagnesium
inalloy.
3.TheCommissionconsidersitnecessaryhowever,takingintoaccountthe
uncertainty astothelevelwhichCommunityconsumption mightreach
during1977,andalsothequantitiesavailablewithintheCommunityto
confineitselftoanincreaseof2500tonnesinthequotavolume.
4.Asregardsthesplittingupforthe2500tonnesunderconsideration into
thethreequalitiesofmagnesium,itshouldbenotedthattheCommunity
requirements forimportsfromnon-membercountriesofextra-pure
magnesiumoftheorderof1850metrictonscouldbecoveredtoa
largeextentbythequotaalreadyopened1100tonnesandbythe
Communityproductionofabout500tonnes.
Animmediateincreaseof250toonesallocatedtothisqualityofmagnesium
shouldcovertheshort-termrequirements oftheCommunityindustries.
Moreover,itisproposedthatthebalance,i.e.2250tonnesbesplit
upamongtheothertwoqualitiestakingaccountofthesupplypossibilities
oftheCommunityindustry,thepresentlevelofstocksbuiltupsince
theendof1976andthepresentindustrialcapacityandthustoallocate
400metrictonstounwroughtmagnesiumnotinalloyand1850metric
tonstounwroughtmagnesiuminalloy.
-5.Thesupplementary volumesof250and1850metrictonsproposedfor
extra-pure magnesiumandmagnesiuminalloyareallottedtotheCommunity
reservesassetup,whereasthesupplementary volumeallocatedtounwrought
magnesiumhotinalloyis/afterdeductionofthequantityallottedto
theCommunityreserve,dividedamongtheMemberStatesaccordingtothe
percentagesoriginallyused.

Proposalfor
COUNCILREGULATION EEC
increasingtheCommunitytariffquotaopenedfor1977forunwroughtmagne­
siumfallingwithinsubheading77.01AoftheCommonCustomsTariff
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereas,forunwroughtmagnesiumfallingwithin
subheading77.01AoftheCommonCustomsTariff,a
Communitytariffquotafor1977totalling9800
tonneswasopenedbytheCouncilandallocated
amongtheMemberStatesbyRegulations (EEC)No
2930/76'(^d(EEC)No1645/77(2);
Whereastheeconomicdataatpresentavailablewith
regardtotheconsumption ,production,exportsto
non-member countries,importsundertheinward
processingorotherpreferentialtariffarrangements
andtotheabnormalstocksexistinginoneMember
Stateon31December1976enableittobeestimated
thatCommunityrequirementsforimportsfromnon-
membercountriescouldreach,inthecourseof1977,
alevelof20900tonnes;whereasinviewofthe
quotavolumealreadyopenedby^theabovementioned
Regulations,oftheuncertaintyastothelevelswhich
Communityproductionandconsumption might
reachandofthequantitiesavailablewithinthe
Communityeitherfromstocksaccumulatedin197-6
orfromproductionin1977theincreaseshouldbe
limitedto2500tonnes;
Whereasinview,moreover,ontheonehandofthe
presentrequirementsinunwroughtmagnesiumwitha
purecontentofnotlessthan99-95%andonthe
otherhandofthequantitiesavailableintheCommu­
nityandalsothepossibilityofduty-freeimports
underagreementsconcludedbytheCommunitywith
certainnon-acceding EFTAcountries,itcanbeesti­
matedthatshort-termrequirementsforimportsof
(i)OJNOL334/3.12.1976,p.3
0OjNoL18423.7.1976,p.1unwroughtmagnesiummay,withinthelimitofthe
proposedincrease,reach250tonneSofunwrought
magnesiumcontaining99-95%ormorebyweightof
puremagnesium (extra-puremagnesium),400
tonnes .ofunwroughtmagnesiumcontaining
99-8%ormorebyweightandnotexceeding
99-95%ofpuremagnesium (unwroughtmagnesium
notinalloy),and1850tonnesofunwrought
magnesiumcontaininglessthan99-8%byweightof
puremagnesium (unwroughtmagnesiuminalloy);
Whereasasfarasthedistributionoftheabovequota
volumebetweenMemberStatesisconcerned,itis
necessarytoallottotheCommunityreservesallthe
supplementary volumesallocatedtoextra-puremagne­
siumandunwroughtmagnesiuminalloyandalsoa
relativelysmallpartofthesupplementary volumeallo­
catedtounwroughtmagnesiumnotinalloy,the
balanceofthisvolumebeingdividedamongthe
MemberStatesinaccordancewiththepercentages
originallyused,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ThevolumeoftheCommunitytariffquotaopenedby
Regulations(EEC)No2930/7£and(EEC)N°1645/77
forunwroughtmagnesiumfallingwithinsubheading
77.01AoftheCommonCustomsTariffishereby
increasedfrom?800to12300tonnes.
Thisincreaseof2500tonneshallbeallocatedas
follows:
(a)250tonnes ofunwroughtmagnesium
containing99-95%ormorebyweightofpure
magnesium (extra-puremagnesium),intendedfor
thenuclearindustryandundercustomssupervi­
sionorequivalentadministrative supervision ;

(b)400tonnes ofunwroughtmagnesium
containingnotlessthan99-8%butlessthan
99-95%byweightofpuremagnesium ...•
(unwroughtmagnesiumnotinalloy);
(c)1850tonnes .ofunwroughtmagnesium
containinglessthan99-8%byweightofpure
magnesium (unwroughtmagnesiuminalloy).
Artide2
Thevolumesof250tonnesand1850tonnes
referredtoinArticle1(a)and(c)allocatedtoextra-
pureunwroughtmagnesiumintendedforthenuclear
industryandtounwroughtmagnesiuminalloyshall
beallottedtotheCommunityreservessetupunder
Articles2(1)and3(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No2930/76
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1645/7?vhich
shallthusbeincreasedfrom1100to1350tonnes
andfrom3225tp5075tonnesrespectively .
Article3
1.Afirsttrancheoftheamountreferredtoin
Article1(b),of360tonnesofunwroughtmagne-.siumnotinalloy,shall
MemberStatesasfollows:beallocatedamongthe
(mtonnes)
60.3
0.1
244
12.1
0.1
1.2
42.2Bénélux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom 42.2
2.Thesecondtrancheof40tonnesshallbeallotedtothe-Community
reserveforunwroughtmagnesium
notinalloy,providedforinArticle3(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2930/76samendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1645/77whichshallbe'increasedfrom
210to250metrictons.tonnesshallbe
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheseventh
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .day
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

PICHE FINANCIERE
1.Ligne budgétaire concernée :Chap .12arc .120 i' !' • ''
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2.Basejuridique :Article 113dutraijté
3.Intitulé delamesure tarifaire :''Proposition derèglement portant
augmentation duvolume ducontingent tarifaire communautaire ouvert ,pour'j
l'année 1977 ,pour lemagnésium brut •i,;r •••>•• |
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4.Objectif î:Assurer lerespect |des''engagements contractuels de :la
' 'Communauté . y: '',"1 * 'I'
5.Mode decalcul ; ..■■;vj-."
-N°duT.D.C. ;„ • • 77.01 A ,■/ :-'
-Volume du/6èécontingenté ^ J2.50Û tonnes • '.
■*Droits àappliquer : *'0%
-Droits duT.D.C. :8%(4,8tdans C.E.E. à6)
6.Perte de.recettes : ■ j ,,;''? ."i
nonallié |Norvège :350.269 UCx4,8%»! :' 16.813 UC . ''; j
. i'autres pays :583.781 UCx8%» 46.702 UC 3 1
allié ,Norvège :1.241 .147UCx4,8%»" >59.575 UC -v
■ » - ...^ ... j
> :i,.. 'autres pays 936.304 ;UCx8%> •'74.905' UC