CELEX: 51977PC0672
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Date: 1977-12-12
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) fixing for the first four months of 1978 Community quantitative export quotas for certain types of copper ash and residues and for certain types of copper, aluminium and lead waste and scrap (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                   COM(77)672 final.
                                                   Brussels , 12 December 1977
                                Proposal for a                   , ■
                           COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
      fixing for "the first four months of 1978 Community quantitative
        export quotas for certain types of copper ash and. residues
               and. for certain types of copper , aluminium and.
                             lead, waste and scrap
                ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
 CO î:(77 ) 672 final .
 ---pagebreak---                      EXPLANATORY MEMORAMDUM
  1.   In order to ensure a stable supply of copper , lead and aluminium
in the Community , quantitative export quotas have been maintained for
several years 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      .
The Regulation fixing the said quantitative export quotas for 1977 expires
on 31 December .
 2.   On 3 November consultations took place with the Member States in the
Committee established by Council Regulation No . 260^ / 69   for the purpose
 of determining the export arrangements to be adopted for 1978 in respect
 of the products in question .
 During these consultations it transpired that the examination that was beii
made of the arrangements should continue so as to cover every aspect of
the problem involved in their application .
At the same time it was felt that in view of the expiry of 31 December
of the quantitative export quotas currently in force , the present
 arrangements should be maintained unchanged for a short period pending
 the conclusion of the examination in progress .
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Accordingly it was unanimously agreed to establish for the first . four months
of 1978 transitional arrangements involving the fixing of quotas equivalent
on a pro rata basis to those in force for 1977 . ( that is , equal to one
third thereof ).
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It is understood that this transitional solution is without prejudice
to the definitive arrangements to be put into effect once the examination
of the substance of the problem has been concluded .
3 .- The Commission therefore proposes that the Council adopt the draft
regulation annexed hereto as rapidly as possible in view of the date of
entry into force (1 January 1978 ).
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 ---pagebreak---                    Proposal for COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
        fixing for the first four months of 1978 Community quantitative
        export quotas for certain type s of copper ash and residues and
        for certain types of copper , 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 of 20 December 1969
                                        (1)
establishing common rules for exports       , and in particular Article 7 thereof ,
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No .1023/ 70 of 25 May 1970
                                                                           ( 2)
establishing a common procedure for administering quantitative quotas           ,
and in particular Article 2 thereof ,
Having regard 'to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas in order to avoid supply difficulties for certain types of copper
ash and residues and for certain types of copper , aluminium and lead waste
and scrap , Community quantitative export quotas were fixed by Council
Regulation ( EEC ) No 3165/ 76 of 21 December 1976^; whereas these quotas
are in force until 31 December 1977 ;
Whereas the export arrangements to be established for 1978 for the products
in question are still being examined ; whereas , pending the outcome of that
examination , the above mentioned quantitative export quotas should be
maintained in force for a short period ; whereas Community quantitative export
quotas for the said products should be fixed for the period in question and
criteria laid down for their allocation ;
1   0J No L 324 , 27.12.1969 , p. 25 .
2    0J No L 124 , 8 . 6.1970 , p. 1 .
3   0J No L 357 , 29.12.1976 , p. 11 .
 ---pagebreak---                                     -  2
   Whereas the provisions relating to the control of intra-Community trade
   laid down in Commission Regulation ( EEC ) No 1279 / 71 of 17 June 1971
   on the use of Community transit documents for the purpose of applying
                                                           1
   certain measures on the exportation of certain goods , apply only if the
   measures introducing export restrictions provide for their application ,
  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                               Article 1
        Community quantitative export quotas shall be established as follows for
  the period 1 January to 30 April 1978 :
      CCT                                                            Quant ity
                           Description of goods
  heading No                                                           ( tons )
  ex 26.93         Ash and residues of copper and .                  5 501
                   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                                      3 741
                   -  other                                          6 036
      76.01 Β      Aluminium waste and scrap                         1   164
      78.01 Β      Lead waste and scrap                                 494
1    0J No L 133 , 19.6.1971 , p. 32
 ---pagebreak---                                  Article 2
       The quotas fixed in Article 1 shall be allocated according to
estimated needs .
                                 Article 3
       Exports outside the Community of products listed in Article 1 obtained
under inward processing arrangements within the meaning of Council Directive
 69/ 73/ EEC of 4 March 1969 on the harmonization of provisions laid down by
                                                                             1
 law , regulation or administrative action in respect of inward processing     and
temporary exports for processing , working or repair in a third , country of
products 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 223/ 77 shall apply to movement within
the Community of the products listed in Article 1 .
                               : Article 5
       The Council shall decide in good time and in any case before 30 April
1978 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 30 April 1978 .
 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
 all Member States ..
 Done at Drusscls ,                                For the Council
                                                   The President
1 0J No L 58, 8.3.1969, p. 1