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
Date: 1989-06-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: magnesium, tariff quota

COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

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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. 

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COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC) No 

Of 

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  t a r i ff  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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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 

CNcode 

0 9 . 2 7 42 

ex  8104  1 1 00 

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) 

Rate of doer 
(%) 

aso 

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 

in  Article  1  shall  be 
The  tariff  quota  referred 
administered  by  the  Commission,  which  may  take  any 
appropriate  measure  with  a  view  to  ensuring  the  efficient 
administration  thereof. 

to 

Article  3 

If an importer  presents in  a Member State  a declaration  of 
for 
entry 

including  a  request 

free  circulation 

into 

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for  a  product  covered  by 

prefcrerttial  benefit 
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  a c c e ss  to  t he  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, 

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FICHE  D'IMPACT  SUR  LA  COMPETITIUITE  ET  L'EMPLOI 

La  présente  p r o p o s i t i on  v i se 

l ' o u v e r t u re  d ' un  c o n t i n g e nt 

t a r i f a i re 

communautaire  autonome  d e s t i né  à  c o u v r i r,  à  des  c o n d i t i o ns 

f a v o r a b l e s, 

l es  besoins  des  i n d u s t r i es  u t i l i s a t r i c e s.  E l le  aura  pour  e f f et  de 

p e r m e t t re  a  ces  i n d u s t r i es  de  concurrencer  c e l l es  des  pays  t i e rs  sur 

l es  marchés  de  la  Communauté  et  des  pays  t i e rs  et  de  m a i n t e n ir  ou  même 

d ' a m é l i o r er 

l ' e m p l oi  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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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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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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