COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
C0MC89) 319 final 
Brussels, 27 June 1989 
Proposal for a 
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repealing and replacing Regulation (EEC) NQ 4192/88 
opening and providing for the administration of a Community 
tariff quota for certain grades of magnesium 
(presented by the Commission) 
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1. Council Regulation (EEC) No 4192/88 of 16 December 1988 (1) opened 
for 1989 a zero-duty Community tariff quota of a volume of 320 tonnes 
for certain grades of extra-pure, magnesium falling within CN Code 
ex 8104 11 00. 
2. Subsequent to a request presented by the French authorities/ the 
Commission Services have examined in conjunction with national experts 
the possibility of extending the scope of this tariff quota to the 
same products when intended for other application and the consequential 
modification of the amount of this tariff quota. The examination 
showed that a solution accepting the French request could be approved 
by all Member States without the Community market for the products 
concerned being disturbed. The volume of the quota could be fixed at 
850 tonnes for the second semester. 
That is the purpose of the attached proposal. 
(1) OJ Ho. L 368 of 31.12.1988, p. 36. 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 
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repealing and replacing Regulation (EEC) No 4192/88, 
opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for certain grades 
of magnesium 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 28 
thereof. 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas by regulation (EEC) to 4192/33 (1), the Council opened for 19B9 a zero-duty 
Community tariff quota of 32D tonnes of certain extra-pure grades of magnesium intended 
for use in the manufacture of raspings for the nuclear fuel industry; whereas it is 
appreciate to extend the benefit of that tariff quota to similar goods intended for 
different use, end to adapt the volume of the quota; whereas it is appreciate to repeal 
Regulation (EEC) no 4192/88 and replace it by the present regulation; 
Whereas equal and continuous access to the quota should 
be ensured for all Community importers and the rates laid 
down for the quota should be applied consistently to all 
imports of the product in question into all the Member 
States until the quota is exhausted; whereas it is 
appropriate to take the necessary measures to 
ensure efficient Community adm* ni strati on of 
this tariff quota while offering the Member 
States the opportunity to draw from the quota 
volume the necessary quantities corresponding 
to actual imports; 
whereas this method of administration requires close 
cooperation between die Member Sûtes and die 
Commission and the latter must in particular be able to 
monitor the rate at which the tariff quota it used and 
inform the Member States accordingly; 
(1) OJ No L 368, 31.12.1988, p. 36 
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Economic Union, any operation concerning the 
administration of the quota 
may be carried ou by any one of its members, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article I 
1. From 1 July to 31 December 1989 «he customs duty 
applicable to imports of the following product shall be 
suspended at the level indicated and wiftan die limits of a 
Community tariff quota as shown below: 
Order 
No 
09.2742 CNcode 
ex 8104 1100 Description 
Unwrought magnesium having a purity of not less than 99,95 % 
in the form of billets or ingots, intended for 
the manufacture of elements used in the nuclear 
industry 
- - —, Volume of quota 
(tonnes) 
aso 
—• Rate of doer 
(%) 
0 
2. Within the limit of this tariff quota, the Kingdom of 
Spain and the Portuguese Republic shall apply customs 
duties calculated in accordance with die relevant provisions 
of the 1985 Act of Accession. 
3. The relevant Community provisions shall be applied in 
order to monitor the use of the product for the prescribed 
specific purpose. 
Article 2 
The tariff quota referred to in Article 1 shall be 
administered by the Commission, which may take any 
appropriate measure with a view to ensuring the efficient 
administration thereof. 
Article 3 
If an importer presents in a Member State a declaration of 
entry into free circulation including a request for 
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prefcrerttial benefit for a product covered by this 
Regulation, and if this declaration is accepted by the 
customs authorities, the Member State concerned shall 
draw, from the tariff quota, by means of notification to the 
Commission, a quantity corresponding to these needs. 
The requests for drawing, with the indication of the date of 
acceptance of the said declarations, must be communicated 
to the Commission without delay. 
The drawings are granted by the Commission on the basis 
of the date of acceptance of the declaration of entry into 
free circulation by the customs authorities of the Member 
State concerned, to the extent that the available balance so 
permits. 
If a Member State does not use the quantities drawn, it 
shall return them as soon as possible to the tariff quota. 
If the quantities requested are greater than the available 
balance of the tariff quota, allocation shall be made on a 
pro rata basis with respect to the requests. Member States 
shall be informed by the Commission* 
Article 4 
Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the 
product concerned have equal and continuous access to the quota 
for such times as the balance of the tariff quota so permits. 
Article 5 
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate 
closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with. 
Article 6 
Regulation (EEC) No 4192/87 is repealed. 
Article 7 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1989. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels, 
/•'or the I'ntnutl 
The Président 
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FICHE D'IMPACT SUR LA COMPETITIUITE ET L'EMPLOI 
La présente proposition vise l'ouverture d'un contingent tarifaire 
communautaire autonome destiné à couvrir, à des conditions favorables, 
les besoins des industries utilisatrices. Elle aura pour effet de 
permettre a ces industries de concurrencer celles des pays tiers sur 
les marchés de la Communauté et des pays tiers et de maintenir ou même 
d'améliorer l'emploi dans la Communauté. 
FICHE FINANCIERE DATE 
1. Ligne budgétaire concernée : Chap. 12, .art. 120 
2. Base juridique : article 28 du traité 
3. Intitulé de la mesure tarifaire : Proposition de règlement du Conseil 
abrogeant et remplaçant le règlement (CEE) n° 4192/88, portant ouverture 
et mode de gestion d'un contingent tarifaire communautaire pour 
certaines qualités de magnésium. 
4. Objectif : Couvrir, à des conditions plus favorables, les besoins des 
i ndustri es communautaires. 
5. Mode de calcul : 
-Code de 1 a NC : ex 8104 11 00 
-Uolume du contingent : 850 tonnes 
-Droit à appliquer : 05 
-Dr»oit normal : 5,3"; 
6. Perte de recettes : 
-Ualeur d'une tonne : 5 629 écus 
-Ualeur totale : 4 784 650 écus 
-Perte de recettes : 253 586 écus 
Par rapport à l'année 1988 : diminution des pertes de : 
253 586 écus - 95 468 écus (déjà comptabilisées en 1989) - 170 003 écus 
~ 11 885 ecus. 
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Commission of the European Communities 
COM(89) 319 final 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
repealing and replacing Regulation (EEC) No 4192/88 opening and provid­
ing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for certain grades 
of magnesium 
(submitted to the Council by the Commission) 
27.6.1989 
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DOCUMENTS 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
repealing and replacing Regulation (EEC) 
No 4192/88 opening and providing for the 
administration of a Community tariff quota for 
certain grades of magnesium 
(submitted to the Council by the Commission) 
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ISBN 92-77-51745-X 27.6.1989 
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