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COMMISSION OFYr.iLELm<G?LANCOMMUNlTlL
COM(80)739 final
Brussels,21November1980
Proposalfora/
COUNCILREGULATION .,
onexportarrangementsforcertaintypesofnonferrousmetalw*
andscrap
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
I.Foranumberofyears-including1980-theCommunityhasmaintainedquantitative
exportquotasforthefollowingcategoriesofproducts:
ex26.03 Ashandresidues ,ofcopperandcopperalloys-
74.01DWasteandscrapofcopperandcopperalloys
76.01BAluminium wasteandscrap
78.01B(Leadwasteandscrap.
II.TheadvisoryCommitteesetupunderCouncilRegulation (EEC)No.2603/69
establishing commonrulesforexports(1)mettoexaminethearrangements to
bedetermined for1981.
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AtthismeetingtheCommission pointedoutthatthebasicprincipleofRegulation
(EEC)No.2603/69isthattheexportation ofproductsfromtheCommunityshallbe
free;theaimoftheprovisionallowingfortheintroduction ofexportquotas,
containedinArticle6,is"topreventacriticalsituationfromarisingon
accountofashortageofessentialproducts".ThatRegulation maynottherefore
serveasabasisforexportrestrictions renewedfromyeartoyearwithoutfresh
^examination ofthemarket.Moreover,theRegulation makesprovisionforspeedy
actionbytheCommissionintheeventofdifficulties ,eitheronitsowninitiative
orattherequestofaMemberState.Aftercarefulexamination ofthesituation
ontheCommunitymarketandtheuseofthequotasin1979*and1980,theCommission
thereforeindicatedatthemeetingtheproposalsitwasconsidering :
(1).thequotasforcopperash,wasteandscrapshouldberetainedandincreased'
slightlyoverthe1980levelsinordertotakeaccountoftheaccessionof
GreecetotheCommunity andalso,inthecaseofwasteandscraptotake
accountofthewadercoverageofthequotafollowinganadjustmentofthe'
customsnomenclature ;
(ii)asystemofretrospective surveillance shouldbeintroducedinrespectof
exportsof-aluminiumwasteandscrap(Article5ofRegulation (EEC)No.
2603/69);
(iii)exportsofleadwasteandscrapshouldbeliberalised .
ThereasonsforthepositionadoptedbytheCommissionwithregardtothevarious
productsconcernedareasfollows s
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CopperAshandResidues(ex26.03)
Copperwasteandscrap(74.01D)
Thefactsasrevealedbyastudyoftheuseofthequotasandthesituation on
theCommunitymarketinthelastfewyears,notablyin1979-80,areasfollows:
(i)theexportquotaswerefullytakenup,orevenexceeded,whichindicates
thattheywerehavingtheirintended"braking"effectandkeepingcopper
resourcesintheCommunity;
(ii)theCommunity ,isalmostcompletely dependent onexternalsourcesforore
andunrefinedunwroughtcopper(blistercopper),whichmeansthatcopperash,
wasteandscrapformsanessential componentoftheCommunity'ssupplies,
giventhepersistence ofarelativeshortageofthesecoppermaterials on
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theworldmarket.IndeeditshouldbepointedoutthatinternalCommunity
resourcesinwasteandscrap,leavingasidethecontribution fromash
andresidues,represent avolumecorresponding toover100%(106%in1979)
ofCommunityproductionofrefinedcopper(954000tin1979).
Inthesecircumstances ,pendinganimprovement oftheworldmarketincopper
rawmaterials,itisthereforeessentialthatthequotasberetainedinorder
toremedythepresentshortageoftheproducts .inquestion.
Aluminium wasteandscrap(76.01B).
Therisingtrendofdemandforaluminiumin1979-1980,notablyinEurope
andJapan,togetherwithinsufficient growthinmetallurgical production,
hasresultedinafurthershrinkageofstockswhich,at1465000tonnesinlate,
June1980,represented nomorethan44daysproduction,andhasputpressure
onthepricesoftheprincipalproducers,whichrosebyaround45%between
December1979andAugust1980. .
Risingdemandandhigherpricesgaveanimpetustotherecoveryofwasteand
scrapintheCommunity-wheresuppliesfrominternalresourcesamountedto
950000tonnesin1979-andgaveanappreciable boosttointernational tradeflows
intheseproducts(upfrom255X)00tin1976to435000tin1979),especially
importsfromcountriesoutsidetheCommunity,whichin1979were40%upon
the1976figure.

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ImRortsfromnon-Community countrieshavecontinuedtoclimbin1980andif
thefirstquarterisanyguidetheycouldreach200000t;thistrendmayreveal
afurtherfallinimportsfromtheEasterntradingareatotheadvantageof
NorthAmericaandtheEFTAcountries.
Giventhismarketsituation,inwhichthereisnoevidenceofanyshortageof
aluminiumwasteandscrapintheEECnoranysignspointingtothepossibility of
<acriticalsituationdevelopingintheshorttermwithregardtosuppliesof
theseproductsorofotherprimaryaluminiumproducts(bauxite,aluminaand
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aluminiummetal),thereisnolongeranyjustification formaintaining export
quotas.
LeadWasteandScrap(78.01B)
TheCommunityisslowlybutsurelyfreeingitselfofitsexternaldependence
inlead:in1978theoverallexternalcontribution (oreandunwroughtmetal)
Weisonly35%ofCommunityinternalconsumption,asagainstanaverageof48%
inthe1974-76period.
Thisdevelopment wastheresultofimprovedminingcapacityintheCommunity
notablyinIreland,andofan-appreciable increaseininternalresourcesin
leadwasteandscrap(730000tin1979)following anexceptional surgein
pricesin1979,althoughfromthesecondquarterof1980onwardspriceshave
tendedtofallback.to1978levels.Thefavourable trendofthemarketalso
hadapositiveeffectonimportsofleadwasteandscrapfromnon-Community
countries;theyexceeded50000tin1979andwillverylikelyreach60000t
in1980(thehighestlevelseensince1971),withover50%comingfromthe
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UnitedStates.*
Inthecircumstances thereisnolongeranyeconomicjustification formaintaining
theexportquota.
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Insofarascopperisconcerned,alltheMemberStateshaveindicatedthat
theCommunityproposalisacceptable tothem.
Withregardtoaluminiumandlead,anumberofMemberStateshaveexpressed
fearslestliberalization shouldleadtoserioussupplydifficulties for
theCommunity.
Inordertomeetthemisgivings oftheseMemberStates,theCommission has
thereforeproposedthatin1981exportsofaluminium andleadshouldnotbe
subjecttoquotabutshouldbesubjecttoasystemofautomaticpriorexport
authorization .Suchasystemwillenabletheauthorities oftheMemberStates
toplotaccurately thetrendofexports.
III.TheCommission considers,inthelightoftheprovisionsofRegulation (EEC)
No2603/69andtheexamination oftheCommunitymarketassummarizedinpoint
II,thattherearegroundsforretainingquotasforcopperbutnotfor
aluminiumorleadwasteandscrapandthatinthecaseofthetwolatter
productsconsideration canbegiventoasystemofexportauthorization .
Accordingly,itisproposedthattheCounciladopttheattachedproposal
foraregulation .

PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILREGULATION
onexportarrangements forcertaintypesofnon-ferrous
metalwasteandscrap
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2603/69of20December1969
establishing commonrulesforexports(1),andinparticularArticle7thereof.
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1023/70of25May1970establishing
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acommonprocedureforadministering quantitative quotas(2),andinparticular
Article2thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereas _CommunityexportquotaswerefixedbyCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No3029/79(3)forcertaintypesofaluminiumandcopperwasteandscrapfor-
1980;whereasthesituationofthemarketintheseproductsnolongerjustifies
themaintenanceofthesequotas;whereas,however,itappearsnecessary,
withaviewtofollowinginarapidandprecisemannerexportdevelopments as',
regardstheproductsinquestion,tosubjecttheseexportstoprior
authorization whichistobeissuedautomatically andwithoutdelaybythe.
appropriateauthorities oftheMemberStates;
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Whereas,inordertoavoidsupplydifficulties forcertaintypesofcopperash
andresiduesandcertaintypesofcopperw&steandscrap,Communityquantitative
exportquotaswerefixedbytheabove-mentioned ^Regulation (EEC)No
3029/79(3);whereasthesequotasremaininforceuntil31December1980;
whereasitis Inecessarytomaintainthesequotasinforcein1981;'
Whereasthe'CommitteesetupbyRegulation (EEC)No2603/69hasbeenconsulted,
Whereasthecriterionfortheallocationofthesaidquotasshouldbedetermined
(1)0JNoL324,27.12.1969,p.25
(2)0JNoL124,8.6.1970,p.1
(3)0JNoL340,31.12.1979,p.31

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Whereastheprovisionsrelatingtothemonitoringoftradewithinthe
CommunitylaiddowninCommissionRegulation (EEC)223/77of22December1976.
onprovisionsfortheimplementation oftheCommunitytransitprocedureandfor
certainsimplications ofthatprocedure(1),applyonlyifthemeasures
introducing exportrestrictions providefortheirapplication,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
ExportsfromtheCommunityofaluminiumandleadwasteandscrapfalling
withinsubheading 76.01Bor78.01BoftheCommonCustomsTariffshallbe
subjecttoproductionofanexportauthorization tobeissuedbytheappropriate
authorities oftheMemberStates.Theauthorization shallbeissuedfreeof
charge,forsuchquantitesasarerequested andwithinnotmorethanfive
workingdaysfromthedateoftherequestbytheexporter.
Article2
Communityquantitative exportquotasshallbeestablished asfollowsfor
1981:
CCT
HeadingNoi'
DescriptionQuantity
(tonnes)
ex26.03
ex74.01Ashandresiduesofcopperandcopper
alloys
Wasteandscrapofcopperandcopper
alloys22300
29700
(1)0JNoL38,9.2.1977,p.20

Article3
ThequotasfixedinArticle2shallbeallocatedaccordingtothe
estimateofrequirements .
Article4 .'■*
ExportsoutsidetheCommunityofproductslistedinArticle2andobtained |
underinwardprocessingarrangementswithinthemeaningofCouncilDirective
69/73/EECof4March1969ontheharmonizationofprovisionslaiddownby,
law,regulationoradministrativeactioninrespectofinwardprocessingCD
shallbechargedagainstthequotashareoftheexportingMemberState.
However,derogationsmaybemadeinspecificcasesfollowinganopinionfrom
theQuotaAdministration CommitteesetupbyRegulation(EEC)No1023/70.
Temporaryexportsforworking,processingorrep&irinanon-membercountry,
withinthemeaningofCouncilDirective76/119/EECof18December1975on
theharmonizationofprovisionslaiddownbylaw,regulationoradministrative
actioninrespectofoutwardprocessing(2),ofproductswhicharetobe^
re-importedforhomeusewithinthecustomsterritoryoftheCommunity,shall
bechargedagainstthequotashareoftheexportingMemberState.-However,
derogations maybemadeinspecificcasesfollowinganopinionfromthe
QuotaAdministration CommitteesetupbyRegulation(EEC)No1023/70.
Article5 ' .
Regulation(EEC)No223/77shallapplytothemovementwithintheCommunity
oftheproductslistedinArticle2.
Article6
TheCouncilshalj.decideinduetimeandinanycasebefore
31December1981onthemeasurestobetakenafterexpiryofthevalidityof
thisRegulationasregardstheexportoftheproductslistedinArticles
1and2. >
(1).0JNoL58,8.3.1969,p.1
(2)0JNoL24,30.1.1976,P.58

Article7
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowing
itspublication intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
.Itshallapplyuntil31December1981.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable -
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels. FortheCouncil
ThrePresident