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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)165final.
Brussels.21April1978
Proposalfora .
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
fixingfor1978Communityquantitative exportquotasforcertain
typesofcopperashandresiduesandforcertaintypes
ofcopper,aluminiumandleadwasteandscrap
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(78)165final.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
I. TheCommunity hasmaintained quantitative export quotas forthe
following categories ofproducts forseveral years :
ex26.03 Ashandresidues ofcopper andcopper alloys
ex74.01 Waste andscrap ofcopper andcopper alloys :
-Resulting from thebreaking-up ofships registered in
third countries orofammunition sold bythearmed
forces ofthird countries
-Other
76.01 BAluminium waste and scrap
78.01 BLead waste and scrap
These quotas were introduced and maintained inthe interests of
stable supplies within theCommunity ofcopper ,aluminium and lead .
II. For1978 thearrangements inforce in1977 were extended ,onapro rata
basis ,foronly four months ,i.e. upto30April ,byaCouncil Regulation
1of20December 1977 ,fortheCommission andcertain Member States considered
itnecessary tocarry out adetailed examination ofthegrounds formaintaining
unchanged thearrangements applied hitherto .Pending the conclusions of
this examination the1977 arrangements were extended forthefirst four
months oftheyear inorder toavoid anydisturbance oftrade flows .
0JNo .L332,24.12.1977

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III.TheAdvisoryCommitteesetupunderCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2603/69
1(establishing commonrulesforexports)metinordertoexaminewhether,
inthelightoftheeconomicsituationoftheproductsinquestionontheCommun'
itymarketandhavingregardtotheprovisionsofRegulation (EEC)No2603/69,
thesystemofexportquotasshouldbeextendedfor1978onthesametermsasfor
1977.
Duringthisconsultation theCommission'sdepartments indicatedthat,
intheiropinion,"acriticalsituation"dueto"ashortageofessential
products",whichhadhithertojustifiedtheestablishment ofexportquotas
underthetermsofRegulation (EEC)No2603/69,wasnolongerinevidence.
Thetrendofsupplyanddemandduring1977/78'fornon-ferrous metalsin
general(withtheexceptionoftinandtungsten)showedasurplusof
production inrelationtoconsumption,reflectedinthecontinuedexistence
ofmajorstocksofbothmetalandwaste,particularly inthecaseof
copper.
Furthermore themaintenance ofexportquotasfixedatlevelswhich
aretoolow,particularly withthepresentsurplusofsupplies,createsa
closedmarketsituationwhichbringsdownthesellingpriceofwaste.
ThisseverelypenalisestherecoveryofindustryandtradeintheCommunity,
which,facedwithtoocaptiveamarket,hasdifficultyinmaintaining
itsprofitability threshold andinsafeguarding itsrateofactivity.
Stimulation oftherecoverysectorcouldnotfurthermore,failto
haveafavourable effectonthecollection ofnon-ferrous metalwaste
andtherefore ontheimprovement oftheenvironment .Aswasalsopointed
outtheseexportquotasareoftenthesubject,atinternational level,
ofcriticismfromotherindustralized countrieswhichpractise amore
liberalpolicy.TheUnitedStates,CanadaandcertainEFTAcountries
constitute themainsourceofimportsofnon-ferrous metalwaste;
thefactthatexportsarelimitedcreatesasituationofnon-reciprocity .
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TheCommission'sdepartments stated,however,thattheywerenot
aimingtoliberaliseexports.Anabruptchangeinthearrangements would
onlyseriouslydisturbestablished tradeflows.Furthermore,non-ferrous
metalwasteundoubtedly constitutes animportant rawmaterialresourcefor
Communityindustry,eitherasasupplement totheoreinthefirst
smeltingorfordirectuseinthesecondsmelting.
Inthepresentmarketsituation,itwouldthereforebe advisablefor
theexportarrangements nottobealteredatthisstagesubjecttocertain
adjustments,butforthelevelofthequotastoberaised.Thepurpose
ofRegulation (EEC)No2603/69wasfurthermore topermitadjustment
tocyclicaldevelopments .Underitsprovisions measurestakencanbe
adjusted,evenduringtheyear,ifthegroundsforthosemeasureschange
ordisappear.Thisregulation musttherefore beappliedinaflexible
wayandcannot,inanyevent,beusedtosupportanattitudewhich
hasbeenstaticforalongtimeandwhich,intheCommission'sopinion,
isnolongerfullyjustified bythestateofthemarketintheproductsin
question.
1.Consequently ,theCommission departments proposedthatthequotas
bealteredasfollows t
(a)Copperashandresidues :raisingofthequotafrom16505tto
21000t
(b)Copperwasteandscrap
Amalgamation ofthecurrenttwoquotasintoone.Thequotaof
wasteandscrapresultingfromthebreaking-up ofshipsorof
ammunitionpartiallyorentirelyunusedinseveralMemberStates.
Furthermore,ithasemergedthatinpracticecertainMemberStates
nolongermakeanyrealdistinction inthecontroloftradebetween
thatquotaandthequotafor"other"wasteandscrap.Theamalgamated
quotawouldbefixedat27000t.Theadditionofthetwoquotas
wouldhavegivenahigherfigure<29331t);however,inviewofthe
differentexportopportunities createdbytheabolitionofthe
distinction betweenthetwoquotas,itwasconsideredadvisable
nottoprovideforanincreaseinexportopportunities ,and
eventoreduceslightlytheoveralllevel,butinsucha
wayastotakeintoaccounttheactualmarketrequirements .

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(c)Aluminium wasteandscrap
Thepresentquotarepresents 0.38%ofCommunityresources.
Thispercentage wouldberaisedto0,77%i.e.quotaof
7.000t(3493tin1977).
(d)Leadwasteandscrap
Thepresentquotarepresents 0.29%ofCommunityresources.
Thispercentage wouldberaisedto0.60%,i.e.aquotaof3000t
(1481tin1977).
2.Duringtheconsultations allthedelegations expressedtheiragreement '
ontheCommission departments' proposalconcerning copperashandresidues.
Onlyonedelegation didnotaccepttheproposalconcerning copperwaste
andscrap.
Twodelegations statedthattheywereagainstanyincreaseforlead
andaluminium .
Thedelegations infavourofincreasing thequotasadopted,generally
speaking,theargumentsputforwardbytheCommission departments ..Two
ofthemstressedparticularpoints:onementionedtheneedtotakeinto
accounttheinterestsoftheCommunitywaste-recycling industryandtrade,
andtheotherstatedthatafundamental problemwastodeterminewhether,at
present,themaintenance ofthequotaswasinfactcompatiblewithRegulation
(EEC)No2603/69,namelywhetherthestateofthemarketintheproductsin
questionwassuchthatmeasureswererequiredinordertopreventorremedy
a"criticalsituation"dueto"ashortage"oftheseproducts.
Thedelegations whichwereagainstincreasing thequotasforaluminium
andleadand,inonecase,copperwaste,stressedtheeconomicimportanceof
wasteasasourceofsupplyforCommunityindustry.Anyincreaseinthe
quotas,intheopinionofthesedelegations,wouldcreatenewtradeflows
anditwouldthennolongerbepossibletoreverttothestatusquoeven
iftheshortagebecamemorepronounced .

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IV.TheCommissionconsidersthattheproposalsforadjustingand
increasingthequotaswhichweremadeduringtheconsultations ,andwhich
takeintoaccountthevariousaspectsoftheproblem,arereasonable
andconstitute acompromise betweenthedifferingpositionsadoptedby
theMemberStates'delegations .Itnotes,particularly withregardto
aluminium andlead(overwhichtherewasmarkedopposition fromsome
delegations),thattheproposedincreasewouldnotamounttoeven
ofCommunityresources;itwouldseemhighlyunlikely,underthese
circumstances ,thatthisincreasewoulddoanyharmtothesectorsof
Communityindustrywhichusethiswaste.
TheCommission consequently proposesthattheCounciladoptthe
attachedregulation .
Theregulationprovisionally inforcewillexpireon30April1978;
itisadvisablethatthepresentregulationisadoptedbeforethatdate.

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
fixingfor1978Communityquantitative exportquotas
forcertaintypesofcopperashandresiduesandfor
certaintypesofcopper,aluminium andleadwaste
andscrap
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
y
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2603/69of20December1969
1establishing commonrulesforexports,andinparticularArticle7thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1023/70of25May1970
establishing acommonprocedureforadministering quantitative quotas,
andinparticularArticle2thereof.
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereas,inordertoavoidsupplydifficulties forcertaintypesofcopper
ashandresiduesandforcertaintypesofcopper,aluminium andleadwaste
andscrap,Communityquantitative exportquotaswerefixedbyCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No2878/77of20December1977^;
Whereasthesequotaswerefixedbywayofatransitional measure,onthe
basisofthe1977arrangements ,fortheperiod1Januaryto30April1978
pendingtheresultsoftheexamination beingheldtodeterminethearrange­
ments ,forthewholeof1978;
Whereas,inthelightoftheoutcomeofthisexamination,thequantitative
exportquotasshouldbemaintainedinforcefor1978fortheproductsin
question,theamountofthequotasshouldbeincreased andcertainofthem
shouldberedistributed asagainstthe1977arrangements ;
10JNoL324,27.12.1969,p.25
20JNoL124,8.6.1970,p.1
30JNoL332,24.12.1977,p.10

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Whereasthecriterionfortheirallocationshouldbedetermined;
WhereastheprovisionsrelatingtothecontroloftradewithintheCommunity
laiddowninCommissionRegulation (EEC)No223/77of22December1976
ontheuseofCommunitytransitdocumentsforthepurposeofapplying
certainmeasuresontheexportation ofcertaingoodsapplyonlyifthe
measuresintroducing exportrestrictions providefortheirapplication,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
1.Communityquantitative exportquotasshallbeestablished asfollows
for1978:
CCT Quantity
heading Description (tonnes)
No
ex26.03 Ashandresiduesofcopperandcopperalloys 21000
ex74.01Wasteandscrapofcopperandcopperalloys 27000
76.01ΒAluminiumwasteandscrap 7000
78.01ΒLeadwasteandscrap 3000
2.Thequantitiesexportedonthebasisofthequotasfixedforthe
firstfourmonthsof1978byRegulation (EEC)No2878/77shallbe
deductedfromtheaboveamounts.
0JNoL38,9.2.1977,p.20

Article 2
ThequotasfixedinArticle 1shallbeallocatedaccordingtoestimated
requirements .
Article3
ExportsoutsidetheCommunityofproductslistedinArticle 1obtainedunder
inwardprocessing arrangements withinthemeaningofCouncilDirective 69/73/EEC
of4March1969ontheharmonization ofprovisions laiddownbylaw-regulation
1oradministrative actioninrespectofinwardprocessing andtemporary
exportsforprocessing,workingorrepairinathirdcountryofproducts
whicharetobereimportedforhomeusewithinthecustomsterritoryof
theCommunity (outwardprocessing),shallbecountedagainstthequota
shareoftheexporting MemberState.
Artieie4
Regulation (EEC)No223/77shallapplytomovementwithintheCommunity
oftheproductslistedinArticle 1.
Artieie5
TheCouncilshalldecide.ingoodtimeandinanycaseby31December
1978atthelatestonthemeasurestobetakenafterexpiryofthe
validityofthisRegulation asregardstheexportoftheproducts
listedinArticle 1.
OJNoL58,8.3.1969,p.1

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Article 6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publication intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .-
Itshallapplyuntil31December1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident