CELEX: 31979R0574
Language: en
Date: 1979-03-26 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/79 of 26 March 1979 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duty applicable to certain grades of magnesium oxide falling within subheading ex 25.19 A

29 . 3 . 79                       Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 77/ 3
                                  COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 574/79
                                                  of 26 March 1979
              temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duty
              applicable to certain grades of magnesium oxide falling within subheading
                                                     ex 25.19 A
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
                                                                  CCT
COMMUNITIES,
                                                                 heading                       Description
                                                                   No
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Article 28
thereof,
                                                             ex 25.19 A        Magnesium oxide, dead-burned but not
Whereas production of certain grades of magnesium                              fused, of a purity not less than 98 % ,
oxide is at present inadequate within the Commu­                               which may not contain :
nity ; whereas, in order to meet the needs of user
industries in the Community, the autonomous                                    (a) more than 0 05 % by weight of boron
Common Customs Tariff duty on the product in ques­                                 compounds evaluated as B2O3
tion should be suspended ; whereas it is however in
the Community's interest to suspend this duty only                             (b) more than     1 -25 %   by weight of
partially in view in particular of the fact that magne­                            calcium compounds evaluated as CaO
sium oxide is produced in the Community ;
Whereas in view of the difficulty of accurately                                (c) more than 0-5 % by weight of silicon
                                                                                   compounds evaluated as SiO2
assessing the development of the economic situation
in the sector concerned in the immediate future, this
suspension measure should be taken only temporarily,                           (d) a total of more than 0-5 % by weight
                                                                                   of aluminium compounds and iron
                                                                                   compounds evaluated as Al2O3 and
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                                      Fe2 03
                       Article 1
                                                                                       Article 2
From 1 April to 30 June 1979 the autonomous
Common Customs Tariff duty on the product                    This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April
described below shall be suspended at 3 % .                  1979.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 26 March 1979.
                                                                          For the Council
                                                                            The President
                                                                         P. MEHAIGNERIE