24.12.77 NoL332/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No2878/77
of20December 1977
fixingforthefirstfourmonthsof1978Communityquantitativeexportquotas
forcertaintypesofcopperashandresiduesandforcertaintypesofcopper,alu­
miniumandleadwasteandscrap
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2603/69of20December1969establishingcommon
rulesforexports('),andinparticularArticle7thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1023/70of25May1970establishingacommonproce­
dureforadministering quantitativequotas(2),andin
particularArticle2thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereas,inordertoavoidsupplydifficultiesfor
certaintypesofcopperashandresiduesaswellasfor
certaintypesofcopper,aluminiumandleadwasteand
scrap,Communityquantitativeexportquotaswere
fixedby'CouncilRegulation(EEC)No3165/76of21
December1976(3),whereasthesequotasremainin
forceuntil31December1977;
Whereastheexportarrangementstobeestablishedfor
1978fortheproductsinquestionarestillbeingexamined;whereas,pendingtheoutcomeofthat
examination ,theabovementioned quantitativeexport
quotasshouldbemaintainedinforceforashort
period;whereasCommunityquantitativeexport
quotasforthesaidproductsshouldbefixedforthe
periodinquestionandcriterialaiddownfortheirallo­
cation;
Whereastheprovisionsrelatingtothecontroloftrade
withintheCommunitylaiddowninCommission
Regulation(EEC)No223/77of22December1976
ontheuseofCommunitytransitdocumentsforthe
purposeofapplyingcertainmeasuresontheexporta­
tionofcertaingoods(4)applyonlyifthemeasures
introducingexportrestrictionsprovidefortheirappli­
cation,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Communityquantitativeexportquotasshallbeesta­
blishedasfollowsfortheperiod1Januaryto30April
1978:
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionQuantity
(tonnes)
ex26.03 Ashandresiduesofcopperandcopperalloys 5501
ex74.01 Wasteandscrapofcopperandcopperalloys:
—Resultingfromthebreaking-upofshipsregisteredin
thirdcountriesorofammunitionsoldbythearmed
forcesofthirdcountries 3741
—Other 6036
76.01BAluminiumwasteandscrap1164
78.01BLeadwasteandscrap 494
(')OJNoL324,27.12.1969,p.25.
(2)OJNoL124,8.6.1970,p.1.
(3)OJNoL357,29.12.1976,p.11. (4)OJNoL38,9.2.1977,p.20.

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Article2
ThequotasfixedinArticle1shallbeallocated
accordingtothekeyadoptedfor1977.
Article3
ExportsoutsidetheCommunityofproductslistedin
Article1obtainedunderinwardprocessingarrange­
mentswithinthemeaningofCouncilDirective
69/73/EECof4March1969ontheharmonization of
provisionslaiddownbylaw,regulationoradministra­
tiveactioninrespectofinwardprocessing(!)and
temporaryexportsforprocessing,workingorrepairin
athirdcountryofproductswhicharetobereim­
portedforhomeusewithinthecustomsterritoryof
theCommunity (outwardprocessing),shallbecounted
againstthequotashareoftheexportingMember
State.Article4
Regulation(EEC)No223/77(2)shallapplytomove­
mentwithintheCommunityoftheproductslistedin
Article1.
Article5
TheCouncilshalldecideingoodtimeandinany
casebefore30April1978onthemeasurestobetaken
afterexpiryofthevalidityofthisRegulationas
regardstheexportoftheproductslistedinArticle1.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyuntil30April1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20December1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
H.SIMONET
(■)OJNoL58,8.3.1969,p.1 (2)OJNoL38,9.2.1977,p.20.