31977R2864

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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 2864/77 of 21 December 1977 increasing the Community tariff quota opened for 1977 for unwrought magne­ sium falling within subheading 77.01 A of the Common Customs Tariff

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas as far as the distribution of the above quota COMMUNITIES , volume between Member States is concerned, it is necessary to allot to the Community reserves all the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European supplementary volumes allocated to extra-pure magne­ Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 sium and unwrought magnesium in alloy and also a thereof, relatively small part of the supplementary volume allo­ cated to unwrought magnesium not in alloy, the balance of this volume being divided among the Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Member States in accordance with the percentages originally used, Whereas, for unwrought magnesium falling within subheading 77.01 A of the Common Customs Tariff, a Community tariff quota for 1977 totalling 9 800 tonnes was opened by the Council and allocated HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : among the Member States by Regulations (EEC) No 2930/76 0 and (EEC) No 1 645/77 (2) ;

Article 1 Whereas the economic data at present available with regard to the consumption, production , exports to non-member countries, imports under the inward The volume of the Community tariff quota opened by processing or other preferential tariff arrangements Regulations (EEC) No 2930/76 and (EEC) No and to the abnormal stocks existing in one Member 1645/77 for unwrought magnesium falling within State on 31 December 1976 enable it to be estimated subheading 77.01 A of the Common Customs Tariff is that Community requirements for imports from non­ hereby increased from 9 800 to 1 1 200 tonnes . member countries could reach , in the course of 1977, a level of 20 900 tonnes ; whereas in view of the quota This increase of 1 400 tonnes shall be allocated as volume already opened by the abovementioned Regu­ follows : lations, of the uncertainty as to the levels which Community production and consumption might (a) 100 tonnes of unwrought magnesium containing 99-95 % or more by weight of pure magnesium reach and of the quantities available within the Community either from stocks accumulated in 1976 (extra-pure magnesium), intended for the nuclear or from production in 1977 the increase should be industry and under customs supervision or equiva­ limited to 1 400 tonnes ; lent administrative supervision ; (b) 200 tonnes of unwrought magnesium containing Whereas, in view, moreover, on the one hand of the not less than 99-8 % but less than 99-95 % by present requirements in unwrought magnesium with a weight of pure magnesium (unwrought magne­ pure content of not less than 99-95 % and on the sium not in alloy) ; other hand of the quantities available in the Commu­ (c) 1 100 tonnes of unwrought magnesium containing nity and also the possibility of duty-free imports less than 99-8 % by weight of pure magnesium under agreements concluded by the Community with (unwrought magnesium in alloy). certain non-acceding EFTA countries, it can be esti­ mated that short-term requirements for imports of unwrought magnesium may, within the limit of the Article 2 proposed increase, reach 100 tonnes of unwrought magnesium containing 99-95 % or more by weight of The volumes of 100 tonnes and 1 100 tonnes referred pure magnesium (extra-pure magnesium), 200 tonnes to in Article 1 (a) and (c) allocated to extra-pure of unwrought magnesium containing 99-8 % or more unwrought magnesium intended for the nuclear by weight and not exceeding 99-95 % of pure magne­ industry and to unwrought magnesium in alloy shall sium (unwrought magnesium not in alloy), and 1 100 be allotted to the Community reserves set up under tonnes of unwrought magnesium containing less than Articles 2 ( 1 ) and 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 99-8 % by weight of pure magnesium (unwrought magnesium in alloy) ; 2930/76, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1645 / 77, which shall thus be increased from 1 100 to (•) OJ No L 334, 3 . 12 . 1976, p. 3 . 1 200 tonnes and from 3 225 to 4 325 tonnes respec­ (2) OJ No L 184, 23 . 7. 19 77, p. 1 . tively.

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Article 3 2 . The second instalment of 20 tonnes shall consti­ tute the reserve . 1 . A first instament of the amount referred to in Article 1 (b), of 180 tonnes of unwrought magnesium The amount of the reserve for unwrought magnesium not in alloy, shall be allocated among the Member not in alloy, provided for in Article 3 (2) of Regulation States as follows : (EEC) No 2930/76, as amended by Regulation (EEC) tonnes No 1645/77, shall be increased from 210 to 230 Benelux 30-1 tonnes . Denmark 0-1 Germany 1 22-0 Article 4 France 6-0 Ireland 0-1 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day Italy 0-6 following its publication in the Official Journal of United Kingdom 21-1 the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 December 1977 .

For the Council The President J. CHABERT