CELEX: 51976PC0643
Language: en
Date: 1976-12-03
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL fixing for the year 1977 Community quantitative export quotas for certain types of copper ash and residues and for certain types of copper and aluminium and lead waste and scrap (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                  COM(76)643 final.
                                                  Brussels , 3 December , 1976
                PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION (EEC ) OP THE COUNCIL
fixing for -the year 1977 Community quantitative export quotas for certain
types of copper ash and residues and for certain types of copper and
aluminium and lead waste and scrap
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                 ( submitted to the Council "by the Commission )
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COM ( 76 ) 643 final
 ---pagebreak---                             EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.              In the interest of a secure supply of copper , lead and aluminium
■ the Community has for several years maintained export quotas for the
  following categories of products :
        ex 26.03          Ash and residues of copper and copper alloys
        ex 74.01          Waste and scrap of copper and copper alloys
                          - resulting from the breaking-up of ships
                            registered in third countries or of
                            ammunition sold by the armed forces of
                            third countries
                          - other
           76.01 B        Aluminium waste and scrap
           78.01 B        Lead waste and scrap
2.             On the 18 October 1976 , a consultation took place , as provided
by Council Regulation no 2603 / 69 , between the Commission 's services and
the national experts in regards to the export arrangement for 1977 . At
this meeting , the Member States , in agreement with the Commission , recognised
that despite a certain improvement in the supply situation , it was necessary
to maintain in force export quotas , in order to forestall fresh supply
difficulties .
3.             All members of the Committee expressed their support for the
establishment and the distribution of Community quantitative export quotas
for the products concerned . As a result , the Commission proposes to the
Council , that the draft regulation annexed hereto be adopted . The Commission
will than decide on the regulation for the distribution of Community quotas .
 ---pagebreak---                                    PROPOSAL FOR A
                     REGULATION ( EEC )         OF THE COUNCIL
        fixing for the year 1977 Community quantitative export Quotas
        for certain types of copper ash and residues and for certain
        types of copper and aluminium and Lead waste and scrap
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ;
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 2603/ 69 ( 1 ) of 20 December 1969
establishing commun rules for exports , and in particular Article 7 thereof ;
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 1023/ 70 ( 2 ) of 25 May 1970
establishing a common procedure for administering quantitative quotas ,
and in particular Article 2 thereof ;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
Whereas it is necessary , in order to avoid supply difficulties for certain
types of copper ash and residues as well as for certain types of copper and
aluminium and Lead waste and scrap , to maintain in force Community quanti­
tative export quotas ;
Whereas Community quantitative export quotas for those products should
no t be fixed for 1977 and criteria should be laid down for their allocation ;
Whereas the provisions relating to the control of intra-Community trade
laid down in Commission Regulation ( EEC ) No 1279/ 71 ( 3 ) of 17 June 1971 on
the use of Community transit documents for the purpose of applying certain
measures on the exportation of certain goods , apply only if the measures
introducing export restrictions provide for them to be applied ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                       m m9 t ■
( 1 ) 0J No L 324 , 27.12.1969 , p. 25
( 2 ) 0J No L 124 , 08.06.1970 ; p. 1
( 3 ) 0J No L 133 , 19.06.1971 , p. 32
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                                       Article 1
          Community quantitative export quotas are fixed as follows for the
year     1977 :
CCT
.     ..                       Description of goods                       Quantity
heading3 No                                      a                          ^         x
                                                                        ( metric tons )
ex 26.03        Ash and residues of copper and copper alloys               16.503
ex 74.01        Waste and scrap of copper and copper alloys
                - resulting from the breaking-up of ships
                   registered in third countries or of
                   ammunition sold by the armed forces of
                   third countries                                         11.224
                - other                                                    18.107
     76.01 B    Aluminium waste and scrap                                   3.493
     78.01 B    Lead waste and scrap                                        1.481
                                      Article 2
         The quotas fixed in Article 1 shall be allocated according to
estimated needs .
                                      Article 3
         The products listed in Article 1 , where obtained under inward pro­
cessing arrangements within the meaning of the Council Directive of
4 March 1969 ( 1 ) on the harmonization of provisions laid down by law ,
regulation or administrative action in respect of inward processing , and
exported outside the Community , and products exported temporarily for
processing , working or repair in a third country which are to be reimported
for home use within the customs territory of the Community ( outward
processing ), shall be counted against the quota share of the exporting
Member State .
                                      Article 4
         Commission Regulation ( EEC ) No 1279 / 71 shall apply to movement
within the Community of the products listed in Article 1 .
( 1 ) 0J No L 58 , 08.03.1969 , p. 1
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                                  Arti cle 5
      The Council shall , in good time and in any case before 31 December
1977 decide on the measures to be taken after expiry of this Regulation
as regards the exportation of the products listed in Article 1 .
                                  Article 6
             This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
             It shall apply until 31 December 1977 .
      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States .
Done at                                         For the Council
                                                 The President