Commission Regulation (Euratom) No 66/2006 of  16 January 2006  exempting the transfer of small quantities of ores, source materials and special fissile materials from the rules of the chapter on supplies
Date: 2006-01-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: disclosure of information, energy supply, nuclear fuel, radioactive materials, trading operation

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EURATOM) No 66/2006

of 16 January 2006

exempting the transfer of small quantities of ores, source materials and special fissile materials from
the rules of the chapter on supplies

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

or thorium), within a limit of
exporter in respect of each of these materials.

five tonnes per year per

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic
Energy Community, and in particular Article 2(d) and Articles
74, 77, 124 and 161 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation No 17/66/Euratom of 29
November 1966 exempting the transfer of small quan-
tities of ores, source materials and special fissile materials
from the rules of the chapter on supplies (1) has been
substantially amended (2). In the interests of clarity and
rationality the said Regulation should be codified.

The Community supply position in regard to nuclear
materials makes it possible for the exemption provided
for in Article 74 of the Treaty to be authorised in such a
manner as to ensure that all users may receive a regular
and equitable supply of ores, source materials and special
fissile materials,

Article 2

With regard to special fissile materials, transfers within, imports
into and exports from the Community shall be exempt from the
provisions of Chapter VI of Title II of the Treaty provided that
the quantities involved, referred to the elemental form, do not
exceed 200 g of uranium-235, uranium-233 or plutonium in
any one transaction up to an annual limit of 1 000 g of any of
the substances per user. In the case of imports and exports this
shall apply subject to the provisions of agreements for coop-
eration concluded by the Community with third countries.

Article 3

Any person who effects an import or an export and any
supplier who effects a transfer within the Community under
the exemption provided for in Articles 1 and 2 shall submit
to the Supply Agency a quarterly statement of the transactions
thus effected, giving the following information:

(a) date of conclusion of the supply contract;

(b) names of the contracting parties;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(c) place where the material was produced;

Article 1

the products;

(d) chemical and physical (or chemical or physical) nature of

The following shall be exempt from the provisions of Chapter
VI of Title II of the Treaty, as regards ores and uranium and
thorium source materials:

(e) quantities in metric units;

(f) use made or to be made of these ores, source materials and

special fissile materials.

(a)

transfers within and imports into the Community of quan-
tities not exceeding, per transaction a dosage of one tonne
of uranium and thorium (or uranium or thorium), within a
limit of five tonnes per year per user in respect of each of
these materials;

(b) exports from the Community of quantities not exceeding a
dosage of one tonne of uranium and thorium (or uranium

(1) OJ 241, 28.12.1966, p. 4057/66. Regulation as amended by Regu-
lation (Euratom) No 3137/74 (OJ L 333, 13.12.1974, p. 27).

(2) See Annex I.

The statements mentioned in point (e) of the first paragraph
shall be expressed in kilograms of uranium or
thorium
contained in respect of ores and source materials, and in
in respect of uranium-233, or uranium-235 or
grams
plutonium contained in respect of special
fissile materials.
Numbers containing a decimal fraction shall be rounded off
lower or higher whole number according to
to the next
less than 0,5.
whether
the number
Where the decimal
shall be
rounded off
lower whole number
according to whether the digit preceding the decimal point is
an even or an odd number.

fraction is greater or
fraction is 0,5,
to the next higher or

the decimal

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The monthly statements shall be submitted to the Agency
within one month from the end of each quarter during which
the transactions referred to in this Regulation were effected.

References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as
references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance
with the correlation table in Annex II.

Article 4

Regulation No 17/66/Euratom is repealed.

Article 5

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 16 January 2006.

For the Commission

José Manuel BARROSO
The President

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ANNEX I

Repealed Regulation with its amendment

Commission Regulation No 17/66/Euratom (OJ 241, 28.12.1966, p. 4057/66)

Commission Regulation (Euratom) No 3137/74 (OJ L 333, 13.12.1974, p. 27).

ANNEX II

Correlation table

Regulation No 17/66/Euratom

This Regulation

Article 1, introductory wording

Article 1, introductory wording

Article 1, first indent

Article 1, second indent

Article 2

Article 1(a)

Article 1(b)

Article 2

Article 3, first paragraph

Article 3, first paragraph

Article 3, first paragraph, footnote 3

Article 3, second paragraph

Article 3, second paragraph

Article 3, third paragraph

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Article 4

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Article 4

Article 5

Annex I

Annex II