CELEX: 51977PC0606
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Date: 1977-11-18
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) increasing the Community tariff quota opened for 1977 for unwrought magnesium falling within subheading 77.01 A of the Common Customs Tariff (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                          COM(77)606 final.
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                                      Proposal for a
                            COUNCIL REGULATION (SEC )
         increasing the Community tariff quota opened for 1977
                    for unwrought magnesium falling within
                            subheading 77.01 A of the                ." , - r
                ,,            Common Customs Tariff
               ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
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COM(77 ) 606, final .
 ---pagebreak---                                   EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1 . By Regulation ( EEC ) N°s 2930/ 76 of 29.11.1976 ( 1 ) and 1645 / 77 of 20.7.1977
     ( 2 ), the Council opened and allocated among the Member States for 1977
    a Community tariff quota for unwrought magnesium falling within sub­
    heading 77.01 A of the Common Customs Tariff and totalling 9 800 metric
    tons , which moreover did not preclude adjustments during the quota
    period . This total comprised 1 100 metric tons of extra pure magnesium ;,
    2 325 metric tons of unwrought magnesium not in alloy and 6 375 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 Economic Tariff Problems Group , held on 27 September 1977 , on the
    basis of the usual estimates for 1977 provided by the Member States in
    respect of the three qualities of magnesium used for the initial quota .
    It emerged from this discussion that :
    a)     at the review carried out at the same period , the state of the
           Community market in magnesium in 1977 appeared to be substantially
           the same as in 1976 ;
    b)     the Community production capacities are not fully utilized especially
           in France , where it has not been possible to reduce the stocks of
           magnesium not in alloy built up in 1976 and equivalent to three months'
           production , and in Italy where ,    owing to lack of purchasers ,
           the extra-pure magnesium produced has been sold as magnesium not in
           alloy     built up in 1976 and equivalent to three months' production ,
           and in Italy where , owing to lack of purchasers , the extra-pure magnesium
           produced has been sold as magnesium not in alloy , and where stocks
           of magnesium not in alloy have been built up .
    c)     the estimates put forward by the Member States set the usual factors
           for calculating the quota at the following approximate levels for 1977 :
           - consumption                             55 798 metric tons
           - production                              25 700 metric tons
           - inward processing traffic                3 100 metric tons
           - duty-free imports carried out under
             other preferential tariff treatment
              ( EFTA , associated countries , etc .)  3 304 metric tons
           - exports to non-member countries          2 280 metric tons
           - unusual stocks existing on 31
              December 1976                           2 500 metric tons
    ( 1 ) QJ N° L 334 , 3.12.1976 , p. 3
    ( 2 ) 0J N° L 184 , 23.7.1977 , p. 1
 ---pagebreak---                                     - 2 -
      d ) on this basis and in view of the quota volume of 9 800 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 11 114 tonnes , i.e.  250 tonnes of extra pure magnesium ,
          6 159 tonnes of magnesium not in alloy and 4 705 tonnes of magnesium
          in alloy .
  3 . The Commission considers it necessary however , taking into account the
      uncertainty as to the level which Community consumption might reach
      during 1977 , and also the quantities available within the Community to
      confine itself to an increase of 2 500 tonnes in the quota volume .
  4 . As regards the splitting up for the 2 500 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 1 850 metric tons could be covered to a
      large extent by the quota already opened 1 100 tonnes and by the
      Community production of about 500 tonnes .
      An immediate increase of 250 toones allocated to this quality of magnesium
      should cover the short-term requirements of the Community industries .
      Moreover , it is proposed that the balance , i.e. 2 250 tonnes be split
      up among the other two qualities taking account of the supply possibilities
      of the Community industry , the present level of stocks built up since
      the end of 1976 and the present industrial capacity and thus to allocate
      400 metric tons to unwrought magnesium not in alloy and 1 850 metric
      tons to unwrought magnesium in alloy .
- 5 . The supplementary volumes of 250 and 1 850 metric tons proposed for
      extra-pure magnesium and magnesium in alloy are allotted to the Community
      reserves as set up , whereas the supplementary volume allocated to unwrought
      magnesium hot in alloy is / after deduction of the quantity allotted to
      the Community reserve , divided among the Member States according to the
      percentages originally used .
 ---pagebreak---                                                   Proposal for
                                  COUNCIL REGULATION           EEC
               increasing the Community tariff quota opened for 1977for unwrought magne­
                  sium falling within subheading 77.01 A of the Common Customs Tariff
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                               unwrought magnesium may, within the limit of the
 COMMUNITIES,                                              proposed increase, reach 250 tonneSof unwrought
                                                           magnesium containing 99-95 % or more by weight of
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European     pure magnesium (extra-pure magnesium), 400
 Economic Community, and in particular Article 113        tonnes        . of unwrought magnesium containing
 thereof,                                                  99-8 % or more by weight and not exceeding
                                                           99-95 % of pure magnesium (unwrought magnesium
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                           not in alloy), and 1 850 tonnes of unwrought
                                                           magnesium containing less than 99-8 % by weight of
                                                           pure magnesium (unwrought magnesium in alloy) ;
 Whereas, for unwrought magnesium falling within
 subheading 77.01 A of the Common Customs Tariff, a
 Community tariff quota for 197 7 totalling 9 800          Whereas as far as the distribution of the above quota
                                                           volume between Member States is concerned , it is
 tonnes        was opened by the Council and allocated
                                                           necessary to allot to the Community reserves all the
 among the Member States by Regulations ( EEC) No
                                                           supplementary volumes allocated to extra-pure magne­
2930/ 76'( ^d (EEC) No 1645 / 77 ( 2);                     sium and unwrought magnesium in alloy and also a
                                                           relatively small part of the supplementary volume allo­
 Whereas the economic data at present available with       cated to unwrought magnesium not in alloy, the
 regard to the consumption , production, exports to        balance of this volume being divided among the
 non-member countries, imports under the inward            Member States in accordance with the percentages
 processing or other preferential tariff arrangements      originally used,
 and to the abnormal stocks existing in one Member
 State on 31 December 1976 enable it to be estimated
 that Community requirements for imports from non-
  member countries could reach, in the course of 1977 ,
 a level of 20 900 tonnes; whereas in view of the          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 quota volume already opened by^the abovementioned
  Regulations, of the uncertainty as to the levels which
  Community production and consumption might                                       Article 1
  reach and of the quantities available within the
  Community either from stocks accumulated in 197 -6
  or from production in 197 7 the increase should be       The volume of the Community tariff quota opened by
  limited to 2 500 tonnes ;                                Regulations (EEC) No 2930/ 7£and ( EEC ) N° 1645 / 77
                                                           for unwrought magnesium falling within subheading
  Whereas in view, moreover, on the one hand of the        77.0 1 A of the Common Customs Tariff is hereby
                                                           increased from? 800to 12 300 tonnes .
  present requirements in unwrought magnesium with a
  pure content of not less than 99-95 % and on the
  other hand of the quantities available in the Commu­     This increase of 2 500 tonneshall be allocated as
  nity and also the possibility of duty-free imports       follows :
  under agreements concluded by the Community with
  certain non-acceding EFTA countries, it can be esti­     (a) 250 tonnes             of unwrought     magnesium
  mated that short-term requirements for imports of             containing 99-95 % or more by weight of pure
                                                                magnesium (extra-pure magnesium), intended for
  ( i ) OJN OL 334 / 3.12.1976 , p . 3                          the nuclear industry and under customs supervi­
  0 Oj No L 184       23.7.1976 , p . 1                         sion or equivalent administrative supervision ;
 ---pagebreak--- (b) 400 tonnes                of unwrought magnesium           sium not in alloy, shall be allocated among the
    containing not less than 99-8 % but less than              Member States as follows :
    99-95 % by weight of pure magnesium                   .. •                                      (m tonnes )
    (unwrought magnesium not in alloy) ;                            Bénélux                                  60.3
(c) 1850 tonnes .             of unwrought magnesium                Denmark                                   0.1
    containing less than 99-8 % by weight of pure                   Germany                                244
    magnesium (unwrought magnesium in alloy).                       France                                   12.1
                                                                    Ireland
                                                                                                              0.1
                           Artide 2                                 Italy                                     1.2
                                                                    United Kingdom                          42.2
The volumes of 250 tonnes and 1 850 tonnes
referred to in Article 1 (a) and (c) allocated to extra-       2.   The second tranche of 40 tonnes tonnes shall
                                                                                                               shall be  be
pure unwrought magnesium intended for the nuclear              alloted to the- Community
industry and to unwrought magnesium in alloy shall                                  reserve for unwrought magnesium
be allotted to the Community reserves set up under             not in alloy, provided for in Article 3 (2) of Regulation
Articles 2 ( 1 ) and 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2930/ 76     (EEC) No 2930 / 76s amended by Regulation (EEC)
as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1645 / 7?vhich               No 1645 / 77 which shall be' increased from
shall thus be increased from 1100 to 1350 tonnes               210 to 250 metric tons .
and from 3225 tp 5075 tonnesrespectively.
                                                                                       Article 4
                           Article 3
                                                               This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day
1.    A first tranche of the amount referred to in             following its publication in the Official Journal of
Article 1 (b), of 360 tonnes of unwrought magne-.              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
 ---pagebreak---  PICHE FINANCIERE
 1 . Ligne budgétaire concernée : Chap . 12 arc . 120                                            i' ! '    •     ' '
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 2 . Base juridique : Article 113 du traijté
 3 . Intitulé de la mesure tarifaire : ' ' Proposition de règlement portant
          augmentation du volume du contingent tarifaire communautaire ouvert , pour'j
          l' année 1977 , pour le magnésium brut                                          • i ,; r • ••>••         |
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4. Objectif î: Assurer le respect | des' 'engagements contractuels de : la
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5 . Mode de calcul ;                . . ■■ ;vj-. "
      - N° du T.D.C. ; „                 • •            77.01 A                               ,■/ : - '
      - Volume du/6èé contingenté^ J 2.50Û tonnes                             •                       ' .
      ■* Droits à appliquer                         : *' 0 %
      - Droits du T.D.C.                            : 8 % (4,8 t dans C.E.E. à 6)
6 . Perte de.recettes : ■                                           j                      ,;''?           . "i
         non allié | Norvège : 350.269 UC x 4,8 % »! : '                            16.813 UC.           ''; j
    .                      i' autres pays : 583.781 UC x 8 % »                      46.702 UC            3 1
         allié               ,Norvège : 1.241 . 147 UC x 4,8 % » " >                59.575 UC - v
               ■             »                -                        . .. ^                              ... j
    >    : i, . .        '     autres pays        936.304; UC x 8 % >            •' 74.905' UC