CELEX: 31974R3175
Language: en
Date: 1974-12-11 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3175/74 of the Council of 11 December 1974 increasing the size of the Community tariff quota for unwrought magnesium falling within subheading 77.01 A of the Common Customs Tariff

18 . 12. 74                           Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 339/5
                               REGULATION (EEC) No 3175/74 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                    of 11 December 1974
               increasing the size of the Community tariff quota for unwrought magnesium
                       falling within subheading 77.01 A of the Common Customs Tariff
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 COMMUNITIES,
                                                                                            Article 1
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community and in particular Article 113
 thereof ;                                                       The Community tariff quota for unwrought magne­
                                                                 sium falling within subheading 77.01 A of the
                                                                  Common Customs Tariff, as opened under Regula­
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;             tions (EEC) No 3591 /73 and (EEC) No 2092/74, is
                                                                  hereby increased from 1 7 000 metric tons to 22 500
Whereas by its Regulations (EEC) No 3591 /73 and                 metric tons .
(EEC) No 2092/74 (2) the Council opened for 1974
 and apportioned among the Member States a Commu­                This increase shall be apportioned as follows :
 nity tariff quota of a total size of 17 000 metric tons
 for unwrought magnesium falling within subheading               (a) 1 000 metric tons in respect of unwrought magne­
 77.01 A of the Common Customs Tariff ;                               sium containing a percentage of pure magnesium
                                                                      by weight equal to or more than 99-8 % but less
Whereas, having regard to the most recent economic                    than 99-95 % (unwrought magnesium not in
 data for 1974 on consumption, production , exports to                alloy) ;
 third countries, imports under the inward processing            (b) 4 500     metric tons in respect of unwrought magne­
arrrangements or other tariff preference scheme and                   sium     containing less than 99-8 % pure magne­
taking account of the stocks held by a number of                      sium   by weight (unwrought magnesium in alloy).
Member States, there is reason to assume that Commu­
 nity requirements in respect of imports from third
countries may reach the level of 22 500 metric tons                                         Article 2
during 1 974 ; whereas in consequence the tariff quota
 in question should be increased by 5 500 metric tons ;           1 . The quantity of 1 000 metric tons specified in
                                                                 Article 1 (a) in respect of unwrought magnesium not
Whereas, as regards the apportionment of these 5 500             in alloy shall be divided into two tranches .
metric tons between the different qualities of magne­
sium, there is reason, having regard to supplies avail­          2. A first tranche of 800 metric tons shall be appor­
able in the Community, including the stocks existing             tioned among the Member States as follows :
in any one Member State on 31 December 1973, for                                                      in metric tons
estimating that additional import requirements
amount to only 1 000 metric tons in respect of unal­                         Benelux                      146
loyed unwrought magnesium not in alloy and to                                Germany                      445
4 500 metric tons in respect of wrought magnesium in                         France                        86
alloy ;                                                                      Italy                          5
                                                                             United Kingdom               118
Whereas it is appropriate to apportion the quota in
                                                                 3.     A second tranche of 200 metric tons shall consti­
respect of unwrought magnesium not in alloy among
those Member States which have exhausted the possi­              tute the reserve. The amount of the reserve provided
bilities of importation provided for by the abovemen­            for under Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No
tioned Regulations, in proportion to their additional            3591 /73 and as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                 2092/74 is thus raised from 320 to 520 metric tons .
needs, whilst permitting the other Member States to
draw on the reserve should additional needs on their
part become apparent ; whereas on the other hand as
                                                                                            Article 3
regards unwrought magnesium in alloy, it is appro­
priate to allocate the entire additional amount to the
Community reserve provided for in Article 2 (2) of               If in Denmark or in Ireland additional requirements
Regulation (EEC) No 3591 /73,                                    become apparent in respect of unwrought magnesium
                                                                 not in alloy, those Member States shall , insofar as the
(') OJ No L 365, 31 . 12. 1973, p. 39 .                          amount of the reserve permits, draw an appropriate
(2) OJ No L 218 , 9 . 8 . 1974, p. 14.                           amount therefrom .
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                        Article 4                                                   Article 5
The quantity of 4 500 metric tons specified in Article 1
(b) in respect of unwrought magnesium not in alloy shall
constitute the reserve . The amount of the reserve
provided for under Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No       This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh
3591 /73 and amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2092/74           day following its publication in the Official Journal
is thus raised from 2 139 to 6 639 metric tons.               of the European Communities.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 11 December 1974 .
                                                                         For the Council
                                                                          The President
                                                                          M. CAVAILLE