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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)300 final
Brussels ,26February 1973
Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION
fixing Community quantitative export quotas forcertain types
ofcopper ashandresidues andforcertain types ofcopper ,
aluminium and lead waste andscrap
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(73 )300final

FROPOSAL FOB A
COUNCIL REGULATION
fixing Community quantitative export quotas forcertain types
ofcopper ashandresidues andforcertain types ofcopper ,
(. aluminium andlead waste and scrap
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No2603/69(1°of20December
1969 establishing common rules forexports ,andinparticular Article 7
thereof ;
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (E3C ).-No1023/70(2)of25May1970
establishing acommon procedure foradnini stering quantitative quotas ,and
inparticular Article 2thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas atcompetitive prices certain types ofcopper ashandresidues
and certain types ofcopper ,aluminium and lead waste and scrap are
inshort supply intheCommunity ; '
*
Vhereas unrestricted exportation ofthose products wxth aconsequent marked
increase inexports would aggravate the current supply situation ;
whereas quantitative export quotas have been applied till now soasto
avoid shortages ofsupply ;
(1)OJNoL32^,27December 1969 ,p.25
(2)OJNoL124 ,8June 1970 ,p.1

-2-
WhereasCommunityquantitative exportquotasforthoseproductsshould
nowbefixedfor1973and-criteriashouldbelaiddownfortheirallocation
Whereas'theprovisionsrelatingtothecontrolofintra-Community trade
laiddowninCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1279/71(1)of17Juna1971
ontheuseofCommunitytransitdocumentsforthepurposeofapplyingcer­
tainmeasuresontheexportation ofcertaingoodsapplyonlyifthemeasure
introducing exportrestrictions provideforthemtobeapplied;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1■
Fortheyear1973»theCommunityquantitative exportquotasforthepro­
ductslistedbelowareasfollows:
CCT
heading
NoDescription ofgoodsQuantity
(metric
■v'tons)
ex2603D
ex7k01
7601Β
7801ΒAshandresiduesofcopperandcopper
alloys
Wasteandscrapofcopperandcopper
alloys:
-resultingfromthebreaking-up of
shipsregisteredinthirdcountries
orofammunitionsoldbythearmed
forcesofthirdcountries
-other
Aluminiumwasteandscrap
Leadwasteandscrap73180
10950
19830
3810
1080
(1)OJNoL133,19June1971,P-32

Article 2
Inallocating thequotas fixed inArticle 1,thefollowing criteria shall
beapplied :
OCT
headmg
No
ex2603D
ex7401Description ofgoods Criteria
Ashandresidues ofcopper andcopper
alloys
Waste andscrap ofcopper andcopper
alloys -
-resulting from thebreaking-up of
ships registered inthird countries
orofammunition sold bythe armed
forces ofthird countires
–other
7601Β Aluminium waste and scrapExport possibili­
ties :1972 referen­
cequantities with
slight adjustments
Export possibili­
ties :1972 referen­
cequantities with
slight adjustments
About 1#ofmetal
consumption (with
apossible different­
iation inthe case
ofthe French and
German quota shares )
About 2%°ofmétal
consunption
7801Β Lead waste and scrap About 1?"ofmétal
consunption

-if-
Articlè 3
Theproducts listed inArticle 1,where -obtained under inward processing
arrangements within themeaning oftheCouncil Directive ofkMarch 1969
(1)ontheharmonization ofprovisions laid ..down bylaw ,regulation or
administrative action inrespect ofinward processing ,and exported out­
side theCommunity ,andproducts exported temporarily forprocessing ,
working orrepair inathird country which are tobereimported forhome
usewithin thecustoms territory oftheCommunity (outward processing ),
shall becounted against thequota share oftheexporting Member State .
Article k
Commission Regulation (EEC )No1279/71shall apply tomovement within the
Community oftheproducts listed inArticle 1.
Article 5
TheCouncil shall ,induecourse and inany case before 31December 1973
decide onthemeasures tobetaken after expiry ofthis Regulation asre­
gards the exportation oftheproducts listed inArticle 1.
'- I
Article 6 ''
This Regulation shall enter into force onthe .third dayfollowing itspubli
cation intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
Itshall apply until 31December 1973 •
This' Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States . •
Done atBrussels , FortheCouncil
(1)OJNoL58,8March 1969 ,p.1