No L 338/42 Official Journal of the European Communities 31. 12. 93 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 3672/93 of 22 December 1993 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain industrial products (second series 1994) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas production in the Community of certain indus- trial products will remain in the course of 1994 unable to meet the specific requirements of the user industries in the Community; whereas, consequently, Community supplies of products of this type will depend to a conside- rable extent on imports from third countries ; whereas the most urgent Community requirements for the products in question should be met immediately on the most favourble terms ; whereas Community tariff quotas at zero duty should therefore be opened within the limits of appropriate volumes for a period up to 31 December 1994 taking account of the need not to disturb the markets for such products nor the starting out or develop- ment of Community production ; Whereas it is necessary, in particular, to ensure for all Community importers equal and uninterrupted access to the said quotas and to ensure the uninterrupted applica- tion of the rates laid down for the quotas to all imports of the products concerned into all Member States until the quotas have been used up; Whereas the decision for the opening of autonomous tariff quotas should be taken by the Community; whereas, to ensure the efficiency of a common adminis- tration of these quotas, there is no obstacle to authorizing the Member States to draw from the quota-volumes the necessary quantities corresponding to actual imports; whereas, however ; this method of administration requires close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission and the latter must in particular be able to monitor the rate at which the quotas are used up and inform the Member States accordingly ; Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are united within and jointly represented by the Benelux Economic Union, all transactions concerning the admi- nistration of the quantities drawn by that economic union may be carried out by any one of its members, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 From 1 January 1994 until the date shown in the table below the customs duties applicable to imports into the Community of the products listed below shall be suspended at the levels and within the limits of the Community tariff quotas shown below : Quota Order CN code L Amount End of quota No " Description of quota ((1;}3 period 092741 | ex 81041100 | Unwrought magnesium having a purity of not less than 1000 0 31.12.1994 99,95 % in the form of ingots, intended for the manufac- pieces ture of elements used in the nuclear industry (a) 09.2744 | ex 81041100 | Unwrought magnesium having a purity of not less than 1100 0 31.12.1994 99,95 % in the form of ingots, for the manufacture of pieces zirconium sponge (a) i 09.2797 | ex 8540 41 00 | Magnetrons with a power output of not more than 1000 500 000 0 31.12.1994 W, for the manufacture of microwave ovens (a) pieces