CELEX: 51978PC0599
Language: en
Date: 1978-11-10
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) increasing the Community tariff quota opened for 1978 for unwrought magnesium falling within subheading 77.01 A of the Common Customs Tariff (Submitted by the Commission to the Council)

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 ---pagebreak---    COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                    COM(78)599 final
                                                     Brussels , 10 November 1978
                                    Proposal tor a
                               COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
              increasing the Community tariff quota opened for 1978
                        for unwrought magnesium falling within
                               subheading 77.01 A of the
                                 Common Customs Tariff
             "•   - ( Submitted by the Commission to the Council )
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 ---pagebreak---                                                EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
  1.                 By Regulation ( GEC ) N°s 2747/ 77. of 5.12.197 7      and 1785 / 78 "of '25.7.1978 ,
                     the Council opened and allocated among the Member States for 1978 a Community
                     tariff quota for unwrought magnesium falling within subheading 77.01 A of the
                     Crcwimon Customs Tariff and totalling 8.900 metric tons , which moreover dit not
                    preclude adjustments during the quota period . This total comprised 900 metric
               ■ tons of extra pure magnesium , 1.925 metric tons of unwrought magnesium not in '
                    alloy and 6.075 metric tons of unwrought magnesium in alloy .
  2.                A review of the state of the market in magnesium and of Community requirements
                  . for imports from non-member countries was carried out at the meeting of the
                  JEconomic Tariff Problems Group , held on 22 September 1978 , on the basis of
                   the usual estimates for 1978 provided by the Member States in respect of the
                • three qualities pf magnesium used for the initial quota . It emerged from this
                , discussion that        :
                                           r*
     i           . a ) at the review carried out at the same perio^l , the state of the Community
                         market in magnesium in 1978 appeared - to be substantially the same as in
                         1977 ;                                                  '
                    b ) the Community production capacities are poi; fully utilized especially in
                         France , where it has not been possible to reduce the stocks of magnesium
                         not in alloy built up in 1977 and equivalent to three months' production
                   .     and which have further increased during, ,1978 ,     and in both . Italy and
                         France where , o'w.irg to. lack of purchasers , the 'production of magnesium
                         has had to be reduced to avoid building up excessive stocks .
       *
                 . c ) the estimates put forward by the Member States set the usual factors for
                         calculating the quota at the following approximate levels for'1978 :
                         - consumption                             55.020 metric tons
                         - production                              27.900 metric tons
         1
                         - inward processing traffic                .3.300 metric tons
                         - duty-free imports carried out          *
                            under other preferent i al tari f f
                            treatment ( EFTA , associated coun-                      *
                            tries , etc .)                           2.895 metric tons
                         - exports to non-m'emoer countries          2.100 metric tons
                         - unusual stocks existing on 31                           <   ,
                            December '1977                           3,000 metric tons
           • i
{      M- >fa . L 318 , 13.12.1977, p. 7
( 2*                     205v 29.7.-19 78 , p. 1
 ---pagebreak---  d ) on this basis and in view of the quota volume of 8.900 tonnes already
     opened the Community requirements as regards imports from non-member
     countries until the end of the current year would be set at about
     6-925 tonnes ,, i.e. 600 tonnes of extra pure magnesium ,, 4.275 tonnes
     of magnesium not in alloy and 2.0 .l50 tonnes of magnesium in alloy .
                  I
 The Commission considers it necessary however1 , taking into account the
 uncertainty as to 'the level which Community consumption might reach
during 1978 ,, and also the quantities available within the Community to
 confine . ft self to an increase of 1,300 tonnes in the quota volume .
As regards the splitting up for the 1.300 tonnes under consideration
 into the three qualities of magnesium , it should be noted that the
 Community requirements for imports from non-member countries of extra -/
pure magnesium . of the order of 1.500 metric tons - could be covered to a
 large extent by the quota already opened 900 tonnes and by the Community
production .
An immediate increase of 100 tonnes allocated to this qualitv of magnesium
                                          /
should cover the short-term requirements of the Community industries .
Moreover , it is proposed that the balance , i.e. 1.200 tonnes be split up
among the other two qualities taking account of the supply possibilities
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of the Community industry ,- liYe - present*' i.ev"e; I of- . stocks built up since the
end of 197 ? and the present industrial capacity and thus to allocate
200 metric tons to unwrought: magnesium not in aLloy and 1.0G0 metric
tons to unwrought magnesium in alloy .
The supplementary volumes of 100 and 1.000 metric tons proposed for
extra-pure magnesium and magnesium in alloy are allotted t*> the Community
reserves as set up , whereas the supplementary volume allocated to unwrought
magnesium not in alloy is , after deduction of the quantity allotted to
the Community reserve , divided among the Member States according to the
                                                                   %
percentiles oriqma,lly used .
 ---pagebreak---                                                          PROPOSAL   FOR A.
                                          COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No                      / 78
                                                        of
                 incrcasisig the Community tariff quota opened for 1978 for unwrought magne­
                    sium falling within subheading 77.01 A of the Common Customs Tariff
    THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROFCAN                                       Whereas . as far as the distribution of the above quota
    COMMUNITIES,                                                      volume between Member States is concerned , it is
                                                                      necessary to allot to the Community reserves all the
    Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             supplementary volumes allocated to extra-pure magne­
    Economic Community,. arid in particular Article 113               sium and unwrought magnesium in alloy and also a
 • thereof,                                                           relatively small part of the supplementary volume allo­
                                                                      cated to unwrought magnesium not in alloy, the
    Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                balance of this volume being divided among the
                                                                      Member States in accordance with the percentages
                                                                      originally used,
    Whereas , for unwrought magnesium falling within
    subheading 77.01 A of the Common Customs Tariff; a
  . Community tariff quota for 1978 totalling 8.900
    tonnes was opened by the Council and allocated
                                                                      HAS A DOITED THIS REGULATION :
= anion?: the Member States hv Regulations ( EEC) No
2747/ 77 ?)         ( EEC) •] 785 / 78 . (' ) :
                                                                                               Article Î
    Whereas the economic data at present available with
    regard tu the consumption,' production, exports to
    non-member countries, import.', under the inward                  The volume of the Community tariff quota opened by
    processing or other preferential tariff arrangements              Regulations ( EEC) No2747/ 77 and (EEC) No
    and to the abnormal stocks existing in one Member                1785 / 78"'or unwrought magnesium tailing within
    State on 31 December ■joy-enable it to be estimated               subheading 77.01 A of the Common Customs Tariff is
    that Community rsq'.'i / ements fo ; imports from non-            hereby increased from 8900 to10200 tonnes.
    member countries could reach , in the course of 197b
    a level of 15825 l-nrir, ';s' • whereas in view of the quota      This increase ofl3Q0 tonnes shall be allocated as
    volume already opened by the above-mentioned Regu­                follows :
    lations, of the uncertainty a;. to the levels which
    Community production              and consumption        might    (a) 100 tonnes of unwrought magnesium containing
    reach and of the .quantities available within the                     99-95 % or more by weight of pure magnesium
    Community either                stocks accumulated in 1977            (extra-pure magnesium), intended' for the nuclear
    or from production in ']978 t ' ,e mcica'se .should be         0V";' industry ;*
    limited to        tor.nes ;                       ' '% ■
                                                                     (b) 200 tonnes of unwrought magnesium containing
    Whereas, in view, moreover, on the one hand of the                    not less than 99-8 % but less than 99-95 % by
    present requirement; iiv uinv.-oughl magnesium with a                 weight of pure magnesium (unwrought magne­
    pure cr>met;i of noi less than 99-95 % and on the                     sium not in alloy);
    other hand of the quantities available in the Commu­             \c) 1000tonnes of unwrought magnesium containing
    nity and also the possibility of uuty-iroe imports                    less than 99-8 % by weight of pure magnesium
    under agreements con <. iuded by lite Community with
                                                                        , (unwrought magnesium in alloy).
    certain non-acceding EiTA countries, it can be esti­
    mated that short-term , requirtmenls tor import:; of
    unwrought. magnesium may, within the limit of the                                          Anide 2
    proposed increase, reach 1 00 tonnes of unwrought
    magnesium containing 99-95 % or more by weight of
    pure magnesium (extra-pure magnesium), 200 tonnes                The volumes of 100 tonnes andlQOQ tonnes referred
    ot unwrought magnesium containing 99-8 % or more               . to in Article 1 (a) and (c) allocated to extra-pure
    by weight and not exceeding 99-9 S % of pure magne­               unwrought magnesium intended for the nuclear
    sium (unwrought m.v>nesium not in alloy), arid 1 000              industry and to unwrought magnesium in alloy shall
    tonnes ">f unwrought magnesium containing less than               be allotted to the Community reserves set up under
    99 8 % by weight of pure magnesium (unwrought                    Articles 2 ( 1 ) and 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No
    magiiesium in alloy);                                           2747 / 77 as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                    1785 / 78 which shall thus be increased ftom900 to
    o Oj No L 31 8 , 13.12.1977 , p . 7                             1000 tonnes and from 2925 to 3925 tonnes respec­
    OOjNoL 205 » 29.7.1978 , p . 1                                    tively.                                      „
 ---pagebreak---                          ' Artide J                            2.       The .second instalment of 20 tonnes shall consti­
                                                               tute the roscivc-.
1.    A first insrament of ihe amount referred to in
Artkk 1 fcl'Jii ot 18W tonnes oi unwrought magnesium           The amount of the reserve for unwrought magnesium
not in alloy, shall \>c allocated among the Member              not in alloy, provided for in Article 3 (2) of Regulation
States as follows : .                                           ( EEC) No 2747/ ^Tis amended by Regulation ( EEC)
                                             tonnes             No1 785 / 78 shall be increased froin17Q          to 190
       Bénélux'                                '30- 1           tonnes.
       Donm^rk                                   0-1                  I
       Germany                                1 220                                       Article 4
       wanee                                     6-0
       f if l and ;                              0 1            This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
       Italy                                     0-6             following its publication in the Official' Journal of
       United Kingdom                           21-1             the European Communities.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.       .         .
                 Done at Brussels.
                                                                               For the Council
                                                                                The President
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