CELEX: 31978R0591
Language: en
Date: 1978-03-20 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 591/78 of 20 March 1978 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duty on certain grades of magnesium oxide falling within subheading ex 25.19 A

No L 82/2                         Official Journal of the European Communities                             29 . 3 . 78
                                 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 591 /78
                                                 of 20 March 1978
             temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duty on
                 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
                                                                             fused, of a purity not less than 98 % ,
Whereas production of certain grades of magnesium                            which may not contain :
oxide is at present inadequate within the Commu­                             (a) More than 0.05 % by weight of boron
nity ; whereas, in order to satisfy the needs of the                             compounds evaluated as B2O3
Community's processing industry, the Common                                  (b) More than 1.25 % by weight of
Customs Tariff duty on those grades of magnesium                                 calcium compounds evaluated as CaO
oxide should be suspended completely ;                                       (c) More than 0-5 % by weight of silicon
                                                                                 compounds evaluated as SiO2
Whereas, taking account of the difficulties involved in
accurately assessing short-term trends in the economic                       (d) A total of more than 0 5 % by weight
                                                                                 of aluminium compounds and iron
situation in the sector concerned, this suspension                               compounds evaluated as Al2O3 and
measure should be taken only temporarily,                                        Fe 2 03
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                       Article 1                                                      Article 2
The Common Customs Tariff duty on the product
listed below shall be suspended completely from 1            This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April
April to 30 June 1978 .                                      1978 .
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels. 20 March 1978 .
                                                                         For the Council
                                                                          The President
                                                                          K. HEINESEN