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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)672final.
Brussels ,12December1977
Proposalfora ,■
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
fixingfor"thefirstfourmonthsof1978Communityquantitative
exportquotasforcertaintypesofcopperashand.residues
and.forcertaintypesofcopper,aluminiumand.
lead,wasteandscrap
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COî:(77)672final.

EXPLANATORY MEMORAMDUM
1.Inordertoensureastablesupplyofcopper,leadandaluminium
intheCommunity,quantitative exportquotashavebeenmaintainedfor
severalyearsforthefollowingcategoriesofproducts:
ex26.03Ashandresiduesofcopperandcopperalloys ,
ex74.01Wasteandscrapofcopperandcopperalloys
-resultingfromthebreaking-up ofships
•registeredinthirdcountriesorofammunition
soldbythearmedforcesofthirdcountries
-other
76.01BAluminiumwasteandscrap
78.01BLeadwasteandscrap .
TheRegulationfixingthesaidquantitative exportquotasfor1977expires
on31December.
2.On3Novemberconsultations tookplacewiththeMemberStatesinthe
Committeeestablished byCouncilRegulation No.260^/69forthepurpose
ofdeterminingtheexportarrangements tobeadoptedfor1978inrespect
oftheproductsinquestion.
Duringtheseconsultations ittranspiredthattheexaminationthatwasbeii
madeofthearrangements shouldcontinuesoastocovereveryaspectof
theprobleminvolvedintheirapplication .
Atthesametimeitwasfeltthatinviewoftheexpiryof31December
ofthequantitative exportquotascurrentlyinforce,thepresent
arrangements shouldbemaintainedunchangedforashortperiodpending
theconclusionoftheexamination inprogress.

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Accordinglyitwasunanimously agreedtoestablishforthefirst.fourmonths
of1978transitional arrangements involvingthefixingofquotasequivalent
onaproratabasistothoseinforcefor1977.(thatis,equaltoone
thirdthereof).
t
Itisunderstoodthatthistransitional solutioniswithoutprejudice
tothedefinitivearrangements tobeputintoeffectoncetheexamination
ofthesubstanceoftheproblemhasbeenconcluded.
3.-TheCommissionthereforeproposesthattheCounciladoptthedraft
regulationannexedheretoasrapidlyaspossibleinviewofthedateof
entryintoforce(1January1978).
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ProposalforCOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
fixingforthefirstfourmonthsof1978Communityquantitative
exportquotasforcertaintypesofcopperashandresiduesand
forcertaintypesofcopper,aluminiumandleadwasteandscrap
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2603/69of20December1969
(1)establishing commonrulesforexports,andinparticularArticle7thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No.1023/70of25May1970
(2)establishing acommonprocedureforadministering quantitative quotas,
andinparticularArticle2thereof,
Havingregard'totheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereasinordertoavoidsupplydifficulties forcertaintypesofcopper
ashandresiduesandforcertaintypesofcopper,aluminiumandleadwaste
andscrap,Communityquantitative exportquotaswerefixedbyCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No3165/76of21December1976^;whereasthesequotas
areinforceuntil31December1977;
Whereastheexportarrangements tobeestablishedfor1978fortheproducts
inquestionarestillbeingexamined;whereas,pendingtheoutcomeofthat
examination,theabovementionedquantitative exportquotasshouldbe
maintainedinforceforashortperiod;whereasCommunityquantitative export
quotasforthesaidproductsshouldbefixedfortheperiodinquestionand
criterialaiddownfortheirallocation;
10JNoL324,27.12.1969,p.25.
20JNoL124,8.6.1970,p.1.
30JNoL357,29.12.1976,p.11.

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Whereastheprovisionsrelatingtothecontrolofintra-Community trade
laiddowninCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1279/71of17June1971
ontheuseofCommunitytransitdocumentsforthepurposeofapplying
1certainmeasuresontheexportationofcertaingoods,applyonlyifthe
measuresintroducingexportrestrictionsprovidefortheirapplication,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
Communityquantitative exportquotasshallbeestablished asfollowsfor
theperiod1Januaryto30April1978:
CCT
headingNoDescription ofgoodsQuantity
(tons)
ex26.93 Ashandresiduesofcopperand.
copperalloys5501
ex74.01 Wasteandscrapofcopperand
copperalloys
-resultingfromthebreaking-up
ofshipsregisteredinthird
countriesorofammunitionsold
bythearmedforcesofthird
countries 3741
-other 6036
76.01ΒAluminiumwasteandscrap 1164
78.01ΒLeadwasteandscrap 494
10JNoL133,19.6.1971,p.32

Article2
ThequotasfixedinArticle 1shallbeallocatedaccordingto
estimated needs.
Article3
ExportsoutsidetheCommunityofproductslistedinArticle 1obtained
underinwardprocessing arrangements withinthemeaningofCouncilDirective
69/73/EECof4March1969ontheharmonization ofprovisionslaiddownby
1law,regulationoradministrative actioninrespectofinwardprocessing and
temporaryexportsforprocessing,workingorrepairinathird,countryof
productswhicharetobereimportedforhomeusewithinthecustomsterritory
oftheCommunity (outwardprocessing),shallbecountedagainstthequota
shareoftheexporting MemberState.
Article4
Commission Regulation (EEC)No223/77shallapplytomovementwithin
theCommunityoftheproductslistedinArticle 1.
:Article 5
TheCouncilshalldecideingoodtimeandinanycasebefore30April
1978onthemeasurestobetakenafterexpiryofthisRegulation asregards
theexportation oftheproductslistedinArticle 1.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publication intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyuntil30April1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
allMemberStates..
DoneatDrusscls, FortheCouncil
ThePresident
10JNoL58,8.3.1969,p.1