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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)715final
Brussels,6thDecember1979
PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
FIXINGFOR1980COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE EXPORTQUOTAS FOR
CERTAINTYPESOFCOPPERASHANDRESIDUES ANDFORCERTAIN
TYPESOFCOPPER-ALUMINIUM ANDLEADWASTEANDSCRAP
(presented bytheCommission totheCouncil)
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
I.ForanumberofyearstheCommunity hasmaintainedquantitative export
quotasforthefollowingcategoriesofproduct:
ex26.03 AshandresiduesofcopperandcopperaLloys
ex74.01 Wasteandscrapofcopperandcopperalloys
ex76.01BAluminium wasteandscrap
78.01BLeadwasteandscrap.
Thequotashavebeenestablished ,andmaintainedintheinterestsofensuringthe
stabilityofCommunitysuppliesofcopperAaluminium andlead.
II.TheadvisoryCommitteesetupbyCouncilRegulation (EEC)No.2603/69
1
(establishing commonrulesforexports)wasconvenedtoconsiderwhether/
inthelightoftheeconomicsituationoftheseproductsontheCommunitymarket
andtheprovisionsofRegulation No.2603/69,theexportquotaarrangements should
be'renewedfor1980.
Itwasagreedattheseconsultations thatjthefollowingarrangements should
beestablished for1980: ~ •'
(a)£ogger_ash :renewalofthe1979quotaof21,000tonnes.
(b)Waste_of_co£ger_a'nd_cog|oer_a llo^s:
Following atariffreclassification ,somewastepreviously definedasbeing
ofnickelarenowclassedascopperwaste.Itwasthereforeagreedto
*♦ ■- - ».
increasethequotavolumetotakeaccountofthischange.The-increaseis
basedon1979exportsofthenickelwasteinquestion.Thisadjustment I
raisesthecopperwaste >quotafrom27,000tonnesto28,400tonnes.
(c)Aluminium waste:
Anumberofdelegations wantedanincrease TVthisquota.However,inview
ofthefactthatthisquotahadalreadybeenincreasedin1979,andthatthe
availablefiguressuggestedthatthe1979quotawouldnotbefullyutilised,
itwasagreedintheendthatthe1980quotashouldstandatthe1979 '-
levelof5,600tonnes.
0JNo.L.324of27.12.69

Another factor taken into consideration wasthat pressure iscurrently
being exerted onthe USauthorities byinterested parties torestrict
exports ,theUSbeing amajor supplier ofaluminium waste totheCommunity
market .
(d)Lead_waste :renewal ofthe1979 quota of2250tonnes .
III .Following theconsultations ,Commission staff pointed outthat while
they could agree ,inview ofthe state ofthemarket and 1979 exports under
quota ,toarenewal ofthequotas for1980 ,they would beproposing ,inthe
course ofthat year ,that there should beathorough andcomprehensive re­
appraisal ofthemarket situation forthese products .Theprovisions ofReg­
ulation No.2603 /69,designed todeal with cyclical problems ,authorise the
establishment oradjustment ofexport quotas where there is .a"critical
situation due toashortage ofessential products ",and should not beused -
.asthe foundation for a.settled policy .
With regard totheadministration ofthe 1980 quotas (which will be
dealt with inalater Commission regulation ),Commission officials made
proposals for anumber ofchanges designed toallow exporters improved ,
equal and continuous access toCommunity quotas until they arefully utilised .
Itwill becompulsory after agiven date toreturn allnon-utilised portions
ofMember States' quota shares totheCommunity reserve ,and itwill be
easier todraw onthe reserve .
IV.Accordingly ,itisproposed that theCouncil adopt theattached
regulation .

COUNCILREGULATION (F.EC)
fixing(or/9WCommunityquantitativeexportquotasforcertaintypesof
copperashandresiduesandforcertaintypesofcopper,aluminiumandlead
"*waste,andscrap *.',
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN •
COMMUNITIES . ,-
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity , •
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
260V69of20December1969establishingcommon
rulesforexports('),andinparticularArticle7thereof,whereastheprovisionsrelatingtothecontroloftrade
withintheCommunity laiddowninCommission
Regulation(EEC)No223/77(5)applyOnlyif
themeasuresintroducingexportres­trictionsprovide_.fon .theirapplica-:
tion, -
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1023/70of2\May1970establishing acommonproce­
dureforadministeringquantitativequotas('),andin
particularArticle2thereof,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)-No
107S/7!ot25May1971establishingcommonrules,
forexportsandopeningaCommunityquantitative
exportquotaforcertaintypesofashandwasteofnon­
ferrousmetais'topper,leadandaluminium)(3),andin
particularArticle4thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereas,inordertoavoidsupply"difficultiesfor
certaintypesofcopperashandresiduesaswellasfor.
certaintvpesofcopper,aluminiumandleadwasteand
scrap.Communityquantitativeexportquotaswere
fixeiibyCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3038/78
whereas'thesequotasremain,inforceuntil3U
December1979;
WhereasafterconsultingtheCommitteesetupby.
Regulation\I'EC)No2603/69itwasconsideredneces­
sarytomaintainthesequotasinforce"for.1980;-
Whereasthe.criterionfortheirallocationshould
bedetermined.Article/
Communityquantitativeexportquotasaree$ta~
blishedasfollowsfor1980:,
DINoL.*24.r.I2.A"*69,p.2.1.
(■:(>•V;L124,8.6.1•#?().p.1.
{•:O"N..L;16.2H.5.1971.p.'5.
361,23.12.1978,p.cor
c!uitfNo-*i\>tf»piK»o .-•I11
[Q'i:«riliiv
(Hmiio)
ex26.03!
Ashandresiduesofcopperandj
copperallbys . 21000 ■
ex74.01Wasteand.scrapof.copperand
copperalloys- 28400
76.01BIAluminiumwasteandscrapI5600
78.01BjLeadwasteandscrap 2250
Article2
•'--i'
ThequotasfixedinArticle 1shnllbeallocated
accordingtotheestimateofrequirements .
(>)OJNoL.58/9.2.19-77.p.20.

:Artide3- ..,'Artide4
ExportsoutsidetheCommunityofproductslistedin•^Regulation(EEC)No223/77shallapplytomovement
Article Iobtainedunderinwardprocessingarrange-withintheCommunityof.theproductslistedin
merits.withinthemeaningofCouncilDirective Article1.
6t)/?Vlil-'Cof4March1V69ontheharmonization of
provisionsl.iiddownbylaw,regulationorndministra- Article5
live.KimnIIIrespectof.nwardprocessing(')shallbe•ThcCouncilshalldecideingoodtimeandinany
char.-eda,;,mstthequotashareoftheexporting -casebefore31DeCcmberMO.onthemeasurestobe
MemberMate.HoweverderogationsmaybemadeintaUcnafterexpjfyofthcvaIjdjfyof*thisRcj?uIatjonas
spewtueasesfollowinganopmionfromtheQuotacrcgafds|hpcxpoftofthcproductsljstcdjnArtjclc
Ail:iimi.ii._ition CommitteesetupbyRegulation '-
(IIA.)NP1025/70. Artide6
Temporaryexportsforworking,pro-'ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
cessingorrepairinathirdcountry,followingitspublication.intheOjfitialJournalof_
withinthemeaningofCouncilDirect-theEuropeanCommunities .
ive76/119/EECof18December1975 Itshallapplyuntil31December1980.
ontheharmonization ofprovisions '
LaiddownbyLaw,regulationoradmin­
istrativeactioninrespectofout­
wardprocessing (2>/of.products * ""~r'
whicharetobereimportedforhome
usewithinthecustomsterritoryof
theCommunityshallbecharged •- .
againstthequotashareofthe/
exportingMemberState.'
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
allMemberStates. 't'
DoneatBrussels, '' FortheCouncil
■ .. ThePresident
[)O!NoL58,8.3.196V,p.1..■
(2)OJNoL24,30."1.1976,p.58