CELEX: 31973R3065
Language: en
Date: 1973-11-09 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3065/73 of the Council of 9 November 1973 increasing the amount of the Community tariff quota for unwrought magnesium falling within heading 77.01 A of the Common Customs Tariff

14. 11 . 73                             Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 313/ 1
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                                              (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                              REGULATION (EEC) No 3065/73 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                     of 9 November 1973
               increasing the amount of the Community tariff quota for unwrought magne­
                    sium falling within heading 77.01 A of the Common Customs Tariff
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                         Common Customs Tariff, opened by Regulation
COMMUNITIES,                                                        (EEC) No 2737/72 and Regulation (EEC) No 1654/73,
                                                                    shall be increased from 13 000 metric tons to 20 180
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               metric tons .
Economic Community and in particular Article 113
thereof ;
                                                                    2.     This additional amount of 7 180 metric tons
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;                 shall consist of :
Whereas a Community tariff quota for unwrought
magnesium falling within heading No 77.01 A of the
                                                                    (a) 180 metric tons of unwrought magnesium
                                                                         containing not less than 99-8 % pure magnesium
Common Customs Tariff was opened for 1973 and
                                                                         by weight ; and
apportioned between the Member States by Regula­
tion (EEC) No 2737/72 (') and by Regulation (EEC)                   (b) 7 000 metric tons of unwrought magnesium
No 1 654/73 (2) ;                                                        containing less than 99-8 % pure magnesium by
                                                                         weight (unwrought magnesium in alloy).
Whereas, on the basis of the most recent economic
data for 1973 as regards consumption, production,
exports to third countries, imports under inward
processing traffic, and in view of the abnormal stocks                                      Article 2
in certain Member States, it is estimated that the
Community's requirements for imports from third                      1 . A first instalment of the quotas referred to in
countries, may, in 1973 reach the level of 20 180                   Article l'(2), of 150 metric tons of unalloyed
metric tons ; whereas a total quota amount of 13 000                unwrought magnesium and 6 000 metric tons of
metric tons has already been opened by the Council ;                unwrought magnesium in alloy respectively shall be
whereas, this quota should be raised by 7 180 metric                apportioned between Member States as follows :
tons ; whereas, moreover, having regard to the stocks
held on 31 December 1972 in one Member State and                    (a) Unalloyed unwrought magensium :
also the large quantities available within the Commu­
                                                                         Benelux             55 metric tons
nity, it is estimated that the additional import require­                France                1 metric ton
ments for unwrought magnesium from third countries
amount to 180 metric tons of unwrought magnesium                         Germany             93 metric tons
containing not less than 99-8 % pure magnesium by                        Italy                 1 metric ton
weight (unalloyed unwrought magnesium) and 7 000
metric tons of unwrought magnesium containing less                  (b) Unwrought magnesium in alloy :
than 99-8 % pure magnesium by weight (unwrought                          Benelux            124 metric tons
magnesium in alloy),                                                     France              13 metric tons
                                                                         Germany          5 850 metric tons
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                            Italy               13 metric tons
                          Article 1
 1 . The Community tariff quota for unwrought                       2. The Community reserves for the two grades of
magnesium falling within Heading No 77.01 A of the                  unwrought magnesium provided for in Article 2 (2) of
                                                                    Regulation (EEC) No 2737/72, one of which was
 (•) OJ No L 291 , 28 . 12. 1972, p. 129 .                          increased by Regulation (EEC) No 1654/73, shall be
 (2) OJ No L 166, 23 . 6 . 1973 , p . 5 .                           raised respectively from :
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(a) 50 metric tons to 80 metric tons for unalloyed                                Article 3
    unwrought magnesium ; and                              This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
(b) 6 880 metric tons to 7 880 metric tons for             following its publication in the Official Journal of
    unwrought magnesium in alloy.                          the European Communities.
            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 9 November 1973 .
                                                                      For the Council
                                                                        The President
                                                                      Per H/EKKERUP