31979R0574

29 . 3 . 79 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 77/ 3

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 574/79 of 26 March 1979 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duty applicable to certain grades of magnesium oxide falling within subheading ex 25.19 A

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CCT COMMUNITIES, heading Description No Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof, ex 25.19 A Magnesium oxide, dead-burned but not Whereas production of certain grades of magnesium fused , of a purity not less than 98 % , oxide is at present inadequate within the Commu­ which may not contain : nity ; whereas, in order to meet the needs of user industries in the Community, the autonomous (a) more than 0 05 % by weight of boron Common Customs Tariff duty on the product in ques­ compounds evaluated as B2O3 tion should be suspended ; whereas it is however in the Community's interest to suspend this duty only (b) more than 1 -25 % by weight of partially in view in particular of the fact that magne­ calcium compounds evaluated as CaO sium oxide is produced in the Community ; (c) more than 0-5 % by weight of silicon Whereas in view of the difficulty of accurately compounds evaluated as SiO2 assessing the development of the economic situation in the sector concerned in the immediate future, this (d) a total of more than 0-5 % by weight suspension measure should be taken only temporarily, of aluminium compounds and iron compounds evaluated as Al2O3 and Fe2 03 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Article 1 Article 2 From 1 April to 30 June 1979 the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duty on the product This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1979 . described below shall be suspended at 3 % .

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

Done at Brussels, 26 March 1979 . For the Council

The President

P. MEHAIGNERIE