CELEX: 51974PC1757
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Date: 1974-10-31
Title: Proposal for a REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL increasing the size of the Community tariff quota for unwrought magnesium falling within subheading No. 77.01 A of the Common Customs Tariff (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                  COM(74)1757 final
                                                  Brussels , 31 October 1974
                                  Proposal for a
                          REGULATION (EEC ) OP THE COUNCIL
                increasing the size of the Community tariff quota
                for unwrought magnesium falling within subheading
                     No . 77.01 A of the Common Customs Tariff
                  ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
   COIl(74) 1757 final
 ---pagebreak---                              EXPLANATOBY MEMORANDUM
1 . In an exchange of letters with the Nordic delegation (Doc . NCG ( 67) Vf
    Rev. of 13 October 19&7 , Annexes NORD 2 and 5) 1 the European Economic
    Community undertook to 6pen an annual tariff quota for unwrought
    magnesium , the size of which is calculated so that the part of
    Community consumption not covered by Community production may be
    imported at zero duty from the date of entry into force of the Geneva
    Protocol (1967 ).
2 . This being so , the Council , by virtue of (EEC) Regulations Nos 3591/73
    of 28 December 1973 (l) and 2092/7^ of 2 August 197^ ( 2) decided to
    open a Community tariff quota for 197^ whose total size was fixed ,
    on the basis of cautious estimates , at 17,000 tonnes , not excluding
    a new later adjustment .
3 . The proposed regulation annexed hereto is the outcome of the
    re-examination , carried put during October 197'+» of the position
    within the Community of the market for unwrought magnesium . On
    the basis of the most recent data and economic forecasts gathered for
    the purpose , it appears that the importation requirements of the
    Community supplied by third countries might reach a level of 22,500
    tonnes during 197^»
    Having regard to the fact that a quota of 17,000 tonnes vras already
    opened , the additional importation requirements to be met from third
    countries would therefore amount to 5,500 tonnes . The present balances
    held within the Community , which result firstly from stocks built up
    either at the end of 1973 or during 197^ and secondly from the increase
    in Community unwrought magnesium output , mainly centred on unalloyed
    unwrought magnesium , suggest that the Community 's importation t
                                                                 • • •/ • • •
      OJ No L 365 of 31 December 1973 » page 39
  , ^ OJ No 1 218 of 9 August 197^» page Ik.
 ---pagebreak--- requirements of unwrought magnesium up to 31 December 1974 will be
only 1,000 tonnes . On the other hand , as the portion of the total
quota to extra pure unwrought magnesium according to (EEC) Regulation
No 2092/74 mentioned above , covers all the Community requirements
for 1974, it has not be planned to increase it at the moment .
It is for this reason that in the proposed regulation annexed hereto ,
the increase contemplated for the quota in question is fixed at :
      - 1,000 tonnes for un&lloyed magnesium ; and
      - 4,500 tonnes for alloyed magnesium .
The division between the Member States of the said volume relating to
unwrought non-alloyed magnesium has been made carefully prorata to the
import needs of each of them coming from third countries less shares
allocated to them under tariff quotas at present open .
On the other hand , and taking account of the lack of precise data on the
needs of Member States , the volume of 4,500 tonnes relating to
unwrought alloyed magnesium has been wholly placed in the Community
reserve set up for this product by (EEC) Regulation No 3591/73 mentioned
above .
 ---pagebreak---                                 Proposal for a
                        REGULATION (EEC ) OP THE COUNCIL
              increasing the size of the Community tariff quota
              for inwrought magnesium falling within subheading
                  No . 77*01 A of the Common Customs Tariff
  THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European     Eoonomio
  Community and its Article 113 in particular j
' Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
  Whereas by l^s Regulations (EEC) Nos 359l/?3 ^ and 2092/74^ the Council
  opened for 1974 and apportioned among the Member States a Community tariff
  quota of a total size of 17*000 metric tons for unwrought magnesium falling
  within sub-heading 77*01 A of the Common Customs Tariff f
  Whereas , having regard to the most recent economic data for 1974 on conr-
  sumption , production ,. exports to third countries , imports under the inward
  processing arrangements or other tariff preference soheme and to the abnormal
  stocks held by a number of Member States , there is reason to assume that
  Community importation requirements to be met from third countries may reaoh
  the level of 22,500 metric tons during 1974 >     whereas in consequence the
  tariff quota in question should be increased by 5»500 metric tons ;
  Whereas , as regards the apportionment of these 5»500 metric tons between
  the different qualities of magnesium , there is reason having regard to
  supplies available in the Community , including the stocks existing in one
  Member State on 31 December 1973 , for estimating . that additional import
                                                                          • • •/ • • •
  ( 1 ) OJ No L 365 of 31.12.1973 , p. 39 .
  (2) OJ No L 218 of 9 . 8.1974 , P. 14 .
 ---pagebreak--- needs amount to only 1 , 000 metric tons in respect of unalloyed unwrought
magnesium not in alloy and to 4,500 metric tons in respect of wrought
magnesium in alloy ;
Whereas it is appropriate to apportion the quota in respect of unwrought
magnesium not in alloy among those Member States which have exhausted the
possibilities of importation provided for by the above–mentioned Regulations
in proportion to their additional 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 regards unwrought magnesium in alloy ,
it is appropriate to allocate the entire additional amount to the Community
reserve provided for in Article 2 (2 ) of ESC Regulation 3591/73 as aforesaid
MS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                               Article 1
The Community tariff quota of 17,000 metrio tons for unwrought magnesium
falling within sub-heading No . 77»01 of the Common Customs Tariff , as opened
under Regulations (EEC ) ITos 3591/73 and 2092/74 , is hereby increased by
5,500 metric tons to 22,500 metric tons .
The additional 5|500 metric tons shall be apportioned as follows :
(a)   1,000 metric tons in respect of unwrought magnesium containing a
     percentage of pure magnesium by weight equal to or more than 99»8
     but less than 99 * 95 unwrought magnesium not in alloy ;   and
(b)  4,500 metric tons in respect of unwrought magnesium containing less
     than 99.8% pure magnesium by weight (unwrought magnesium in alloy).
                               Article 2
1.   The quantity specified in Article 1 (a) in respect of unwrought magne­
      sium not in alloy shall be divided into two tranches .
2.   A first tranche of 800 metric tons shall be apportioned among the
     Member States as follows :
 ---pagebreak---                Bénélux               146 metric tons
               Germany               445   n
               France                 86   •
               Italy                   5   "
               United Kingdom        118   »
3.     The second tranche of 200 metrio tons shall constitute the reserve#
       The amount of this reserve a3 constituted yy Article 2 (2) of (EES)
       Regulation No 3591/73 and varied by (EEC) Regulstion No 2092/74 is
       thus raised from 320 to 520 metrio tons .
                                Article 3
If in Denmark or in Ireland additional requirements concerning unwrought
magnesium not in alloy, those Member States shall , Insofar as the amount
of the reserve permits , draw an appropriate amount therefrom#
                                Article 4
The quantity specified in Article 1 (b) in respect of unwrought magnesium
not in alloy shall constitute the reserve .      The amount of this reserve
as constituted by Article 2(2) of (EEC) Regulation No 359l/73 and varied
by (EEC) Regulation No 2092/ 74 is thus raised from 2 139 "to 6 639 metrio
tons .
                                Article 5
This Regulation shall enter into force on     the seventh day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States .
Done at Bmssels ,                            Por the Council
                                             The President