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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1630/76 of 29 June 1976 increasing the Community tariff quota opened for 1976 by Regulation (EEC) No 126/76 for unwrought magnesium falling within subheading 77.01 A of the Common Customs Tariff

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN supplementary volumes allocated to extra-pure magne­ COMMUNITIES, sium and unwrought magnesium in alloy and also a relatively small part of the supplementary volume allo­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European cated to unwrought magnesium not in alloy, the Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 balance of this last volume being divided among the thereof, Member States in accordance with the percentages Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, originally used, Whereas, for unwrought magnesium falling within subheading 77.01 A of the Common Customs Tariff, a HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Community tariff quota for 1976 totalling 5 500 metric tons has been opened by the Council and allo­ Article 1 cated among the Member States by Regulation (EEC) No 126/76 0 ); The volume of the Community tariff quota opened by Whereas the economic data at present available with Regulation (EEC) No 126/76 for unwrought magne­ regard to the consumption and production of sium falling within subheading 77.01 A of the unwrought magnesium do not yet permit Community Common Customs Tariff is hereby increased from requirements of imports from non-member countries 5 500 to 9 350 metric tons . to be evaluated with sufficient precision ; whereas it This increase of 3 850 metric tons shall be allocated as appears that certain Member States have considerable follows : magnesium requirements which cannot be met by Community production ; whereas the quota (a) 350 metric tons of unwrought magnesium concerned should therefore be increased by an appro­ containing 99-95 % or more by weight of pure priate amount, approximately 3 850 metric tons ; magnesium (extra-pure magnesium), intended for whereas the fixing at this level of this supplementary the nuclear industry and under customs supervi­ quota does not preclude further adjustments during sion or equivalent administrative supervision ; the quota period ; whereas, in view, moreover, on the (b) 600 metric tons of unwrought magnesium one hand of the present requirements in unwrought containing not less than 99-8 % but less than magnesium not in alloy with a pure magnesium content of not less than 99-95 % , and on the other 99-95 % by weight of pure magnesium (unwrought magnesium not in alloy) ; hand of the quantities available in the Community and of the possible increase in production by Commu­ (c) 2 900 metric tons of unwrought magnesium nity industries based principally on unwrought magne­ containing less than 99-8 % by weight of pure sium not in alloy, and also the possibility of duty-free magnesium (unwrought magnesium in alloy). imports under agreements concluded by the Commu­ nity with certain non-acceding EFTA countries, it can Article 2 be estimated that short-term requirements for imports of unwrought magnesium may, within the limit of the The volumes of 350 metric tons and 2 900 metric proposed increase, reach 350 metric tons of tons referred to in Article 1 (a) and (c) allocated to unwrought magnesium containing 99-95 % or more extra-pure unwrought magnesium intended for the by weight of pure magnesium (extra-pure magnesium), nuclear industry and to unwrought magnesium in 600 metric tons of unwrought magnesium containing alloy shall be allocated to the Community reserves set 99-8 % or more by weight and not exceeding up under Articles 2 ( 1 ) und 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) 99-95 % of pure magnesium (unwrought magnesium No 126/ 76, which shall thus be increased from 600 to not in alloy), and 2 900 metric tons of unwrought 950 metric tons and from 425 to 3 325 metric tons magnesium containing not more than 99-8 % by respectively. weight of pure magnesium (unwrought magnesium in alloy) ; Article 3 Whereas as far as the distribution of the above quota volumes between Member .States is concerned, it is 1 . A first tranche of the amount referred to in necessary to allot to the Community reserves all the Article 1 (b), of 540 metric tons of unwrought magne­ sium not in alloy, shall be allocated among the (•) OJ No L 14, 23 . 1 . 1976, p. 1 . Member States as follows :

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(in metric tons) The amount of the reserve for this type of unwrought Benelux 90-4 magnesium, provided for in Article 3 (2) of Regulation Denmark 0-2 (EEC) No 126/76, is thus increased from 130 to 190 366-2 metric tons . Germany France 18 Ireland 0-2 1-7 Article 4 Italy 63-3 United Kingdom This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 2 . The second tranche of 60 metric tons shall day following that of its publication in the Official constitute the reserve . Journal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Luxembourg, 29 June 1976.

For the Council

The President

G. THORN