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Date: 1987-11-16
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) on export arrangements for certain types of non-ferrous metal waste and scrap (submitted by the Commission)

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   COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                   COM(87 ) 567 final
                                                   Brussels , 16 November 1987
                                  Proposai for a
                             COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
                 on export arrangements for certain types of
                      non-ferrous metal waste and scrap
                         ( submitted by the Commission )
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                               EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
                                                                       1
1.   Under Council Régulation ( EEC ) No 4052 / 86 of 22 December 1986   exports
     of aluminium and lead waste and scrap ( CCT subheadings 76.01 B and
     78.01 B ) were made subject for 1987 to a system of surveillance involving
     prior authorization to be issued in accordance with certain specific
     arrangements .
     Exports of copper ash and residues and copper waste and scrap ( CCT heading
     No ex 2603 and subheading 7401 D ) were made subject to quotas for 1987 ;
     in addition , in accordance with Article 45 of the Act of Accession of
     Spain and Portugal , exports of the products concerned from the Community
     of Ten to Spain were also restricted .
2.   The Commission considers that , taking into account the provisions of
                                                                 2
     Régulation 2603 / 69 establishing common rules for exports    and also its
     examination of the Community market for the products concerned , the
     surveillance arrangements in force in 1987 for aluminium and lead waste
     should be renewed .
3 . The Commission also considers that the quotas for exports to non-Communi ty
     countries of copper ash and residues and copper waste and scrap should be
     mai ntai ned .
     This is because Community copper refiners are still finding it difficult
     to obtain supplies of copper bearing materials ( concentrate , ash and
     residues , waste and scrap of blister copper ; the difficulties arise partly
     from the structural weakness of internal sources of supply ( 65 % of net
     supplies being from external sources ) and partly from distortions set up on
     the international market by the commercial policy of certain non-Community
     countries ; in addition , given the current imbalance of tariff and non-tariff
   0J L 377 , 31.12.86 , p. 31 .
2
   0J L 324 , 27.12.69 , p. 25 .
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     measures in the copper sector , the danger of shortage is still a real
     one .
     The restrictions established in 1987 ( as in 1986 ) on exports from the
     Community of Ten to Spain could , however , be abolished .
     This is in accordance with Article 45(4 ) of the Act of Accession , which
     stipulates that if exports from the Ten were to amount to less than 90 %
     of the quotas in 1986 and 1987 , the quotas would be abolished on
     1 January 1988 . During the two years in question , the exports concerned
     were well below the 90 % level for both quotas .
4 . The Advisory Committee set up by Régulation 2603 / 69 has been consulted .
     All the Member States present were in favour of maintaining surveillance
     in respect of aluminium and lead waste . On the question of copper ash and
     waste , two Member States stated that they would normally prefer the quotas
     to be replaced by a surveillance system .
     The Commission considers that the two quotas should be maintained , but at
     a somewhat higher level .
Accordingly , it is proposed that the Council adopt the attached proposal for
a Regulation .
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                                                              of
                                   on export arrangements for certain types of non-ferrous métal waste and scrap
     THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNIT1ES ,                               Whereas the estimate of requirements is a satisfactory
                                                                             criterion for the allocation of quotas among third
                                                                             countries;
     Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
     Economic Community,
                                                                             Whereas the provisions relating to the monitoring of
     Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No 2603 / 69                 intra-Community trade ' laid down in Commission
     of 20 December 1969 establishing common rules                           Regulation ( EEC ) No 223 / 77 of 22 December 1976 on
     for exports ( ’ ), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC )                provisions for the implementation of the Community
     No 1934 / 82 ( 2 ), and in particular Article 7 thereof,                transit procedure and for certain simplifications of that
                                                                             procedure ( 5 ) apply only if the measures introducing export
                                                                             restrictions provide for their application ;
     Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 1023 / 70
     of 25 May 1970 establishing a common procedure for                      Whereas the Committee set up by Regulation ( EEC )
     administering quantitative quotas ( 3 ), as last amended by             No 2603 / 69 has been consulted ,
     the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal . . and in
     particular Article 2 thereof,
                                                                             HAS ADOPTED TH1S REGULATION :
     Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
                                                                                                             Article 1
     Whereas, under Regulation (EEC) No 4052/86 («) ;
      exports of aluminium and lead waste and scrap were made                 1 . Community exports between 1 January and 31
      subject, for 1987, to production of a prior export licence to           December 1988 of aluminium waste and scrap falling
                                                                              within subheading 7602C0 of the Combined IVonienc lature
      be issued by the appropriate authorities of the Member
      States according to procedures to be laid down ; whereas
                                                                              and lead waste and scrap falling within subheading 780200 of the saic
                                                                              shall be subject to production of an export licence to be r*3menc ^a ': ur
these arrangements expire, on 31 December 1987; whereas it                   issued by the appropriate authorities of the Member States .
advisable to retain them for 1988 with a view to following
                                                                             The licence shall be issued free of charge, for such
     doseiy the trend of exports of the products concemed;
                                                                              quantities as are requested, subject to the provisions set out
                                                                              below .
     Whereas Community refiners are continuing to experience
     supply difficulties over the whole spectrum of copper                   2 . The export licence shall be issued within not more than
     materials ; whereas these difficulties derive in particular              15 working days of the date of the application , on
     from      the current imbalance of tariff and non-tariff                présentation by the applicant of a sales contract for the
     measures on the world copper market ; whereas the quota                 entire quantity applied for.
     system in force in 1987 under Regulation ( EEC )
     No 4052/ 86 should , therefore , be maintained in 1988 for              The licence shall be valid for two months .
   exports of copper ash and residues and copper waste and
     scrap ;
                                                                             3.     Each Member State shall inform the Commission of the
                                                                             following within the first 15 days of each month;
     Whereas , in accordance with Article 45 of the Act of                   ( a ) the quantities in tonnes and the prices of the products
     Accession , exports to Spain from the Community of Ten of                     for which export licences have been issued during the
     copper ash and residues and copper waste and scrap must                       previous month ;
     be restricted for a transitional period ;
                                                                             (b) the ‘quantities in tonnes of products which have been
                                                                                   exported during the month preceding that referred to
                                                                                   under Jioint ( a );
     ( ' ) O ! No L 324 , 27 . 12 . 1969 , p. 25 .
      ( 2 ) Oj No L 211 , 20 . 7 . 1982 , p. 1 .
      ( ' ) Oj No L 124 , 8 . 6 . 1970 , p. 1 .
      P ) OJ No L 377 , 31.12.1986 . p. 31 .                                 ( 5 ) OJ No L 38 , 9 . 2 . 1977 , p. 20 .
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      (c) the quanudes in tonnes authorized for export or              complying with the conditions of Articles 9 and 10 of
           exported under            inward or ourward processing      the Treaty are not used in the manufacture of the said
           arrangements ;                                              compensating products;
      (d) the third country of destination.
                                                                       ( b ) where goods not complying with Articles 9 and 10 of
      The Commission shall pass this informadon to the Member                the Treaty are exported after having been placed in
      States.                                                                customs warehouses in accordance           with Council
                                                                             Directive 69 / 74 / EEC of 4 March         1969 on the
                                   Article 2
                                                                              harmonization of provisions laid down by law ,
                                                                              regulation or administrative action relating to customs
                                                                              warehousing procedure ( 2 ), or in free zones in
      Community export quotas shall be established as follows                 accordance with Council Directive 69 / 75 / EEC of
      for 1988 :
                                                                             4 March 1969 on the harmonization of provisions laid
                                                             (tonnes)         down by law , regularion or administrarive action
                                                                              relating to free zones ( 3 ).
     Combined
     Nomenclature                  Description           Quantity
     heading No |L_ ■_                                                 Article 1 ( 3 ) (c) and ( d) shall apply.
      ex . 2620       I Ash and residues of copper and I
                        copper alloys                    28 500
                                                                       2. Tempdrary exports of the goods referred to in Article 2
      ex 740400         Waste and scrap of copper and                  shall be charged against the quota of the exporting Member
                      | copper alloys_|| 36 280                        State .
                                                                       However, <^eC^ S^°n/allowing goods not to be charged
                                                                         by using the outward processing arrangements
                                                                        provided for by Council Regulation ( EEC ) No
                                                                         2473/86 ( 4) may be
                                                                         taken under the procedure set out in Article 11 ( 2 ) and
                                                                       ( 3 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No 1023 / 70 .
                                                                                                      Article 5
                                                                       Title III of Regulation ( EEC) No 223 / 77 shall apply to the
                                                                       movement within the Community of the products listed in
                                                                       Article 2 .
                                   Article - 3
                                                                                                      Article 6
The quotas specifiedin Artide 2 shall be allocated according to
      thè estimate of requirements.                                    The Council shall decide in due time , and in any case
                                                                       before 31 December 1988 , on the measures to be taken
                                                                       regarding the export of the products listed in Articles 1 and 2
                                                                                 after this Regulation has expired .
                                   Article     4
       1 . Exports of the goods referred -to in Article 2 shall not
      be charged against the quota of the exporting Member
      State:                                                                                          Article 7
      (a) Where the goods are exported in the unaltered state or       This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1988 anC
           as compensating products under the inward processing)'^ LLexpke on 31 December 1988 .
           relief arrangements, suspension system , provided for in[__
           Régulation (EEC) No 1999 / 85 ( ' ), as long as goods             ^ <~
                                                                       ( 2 ) OJ No L 58 , 8 . 3 . 1969 , p. 7 .
                                                                       ( 3) OJ No L 58 , 8 . 3 . 1969 , p. 11 .
      (■) OJ No L 188 , 20 . 7. 1985 , p. 1 .                          ( 4) OJ No L 212, 2.8.1986, p. 1 .
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   This Régulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in ail Member
   States.
   Done at Brussels , 22 December 1986 .
P*
                                                                      For the Council
                                                                       The Président
 ---pagebreak---                         FICHE 0 ' IMPACT SUR LA COMPETITIVITE ET '-'EMPLOI
  I. Quelle est la justification principe e de la mesure ?
       Sauvegarder l' approvisionnement communautaire de certains déchets de
                                                             métaux non ferreux .
 II . Caractéristiques des entreprises concernées
       En particulier       :
       - Y a - t - il un grand nombre de PME ?
       - note t ' on des concentrations dans des régions
          - éligibles aux aides régionales des c.M. ?         MON
          - éligibles au Feaer ?          NON
III . Quelles sont les obligations imposées directement aux e ~t r ec • s e $ ?
        AUCUNE
  IV . Quelles sont les obligations susceptibles dêtre imposées indi rectemert
        aux entreprises via les autorités locales ?
        Limitation des exportations vers les pays tiers des entreprises
         exportât r i ces .
   V. Y a - t - il des mesures spéciales pour les PME T       NON
           Lesquelles ?
  VI . Quel est l' effet prévisible ?
        - sur la compiét i ti vi té des entreprises ?
            Assurer le maintien de l' approvisionnement de l' industrie .
        - sur l' emploi ?
            Aucun .
VII . Les partenaires sociaux ont -ils été consultés ?            N0N
        - avis des partenaires sociaux