CELEX: 31973R1654
Language: en
Date: 1973-06-18 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1654/73 of the Council of 18 June 1973 increasing the Community tariff quota for unwrought magnesium falling within heading No 77.01 A of the Common Customs Tariff

23 . 6 . 73                           Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 166/ 5
                             REGULATION (EEC) No 1654/73 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                      of 18 June 1973
              increasing the Community tariff quota for unwrought magnesium falling within
                              heading No 77.01 A of the Common Customs Tariff
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                      the substantial quantities available within the Commu­
COMMUNITIES,                                                     nity, the additional requirements for imports from
                                                                 third countries would seem to relate only to
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            unwrought magnesium containing less than 99-8 %
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113                by weight of pure magnesium (unwrought magnesium
thereof ;
                                                                 in alloy) ; whereas the tariff quota under consideration
Having regard to the Proposal from the Commission ;              should be increased as proposed, but only in respect
                                                                 of that grade of unwrought magnesium ;
Whereas, as regards unwrought magnesium falling
within heading No 77.01 A of the Common Customs
                                                                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Tariff, a Community tariff quota totalling 7 000
metric tons has been opened for 1973 and allocated
                                                                                         Article 1
among the Member States by Regulation (EEC) No
2737/72 (!) ;                                                    1 . The Community tariff quota of 6 580 tons for
Whereas, on the basis of provisional economic data               unwrought magnesium containing less than 99-8 %
for 1973 as regards consumption, production , exports            by weight of pure magnesium (heading No ex 77.01 A
to third countries, imports falling under inward                 of the Common Customs Tariff), provided for in
processing traffic, and in view of abnormal stocks in            Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2737/72 shall be
certain Member States, it is estimated that the Commu­           increased to 12 580 metric tons .
nity's requirements for imports from third countries             2. The Community reserve of 880 metric tons
may, in 1973, reach a much higher level than the                 relating to this grade of unwrought magnesium,
quota of 7 000 metric tons opened by Regulation                  provided for in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No
(EEC) No 2737/72 ; whereas, pending a further                    2737/72, shall be increased to 6 880 metric tons .
Community evaluation to be made on the basis of
more precise economic data, the increase should be                                       Article 2
limited in amount to 6 000 metric tons, fixed on
conservative estimates and subject to later adjust­              This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
ments ; whereas, in view, moreover, of the stocks held           following its publication in the Official Journal of
in one Member State on 31 December 1972, and of                  the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Luxembourg, 18 June 1973 .
                                                                              For the Council
                                                                               The President
                                                                                A. LAVENS
(') OJ No L 291 , 28 . 12. 1972, p . 129 .