CELEX: 31973R3390
Language: en
Date: 1973-12-14 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3390/73 of the Commission of 14 December 1973 increasing the Community quantitative export quotas for certain types of copper ash and residues and for certain types of copper waste and scrap

No L 345/ 50                        Official Journal of the European Communities                           15 . 12 .. 73
                             REGULATION ( EEC) No 3390/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                 of 14 December 1973
                  increasing the Community quantitative export quotas for certain types of
                      copper ash and residues and for certain types of copper waste and scrap
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                Whereas the increase in size of these quotas and the
COMMUNITIES ,                                                  consequent increase in size of the shares to be allo­
                                                               cated to Germany and the Netherlands for 1973
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                   cannot affect the volume and allocation of the quota
                                                               to be fixed for 1974 ;
1023/70 (') of 25 May 1970 establishing a common
procedure for administering quantitative quotas, and
in particular Article 2 thereof ;                             Whereas, in order to remedy this situation whilst
                                                               complying with the criteria established for allocating
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                   the quota and avoiding compromising the purpose
1 627/73 (2 ) of 18 June 1973 fixing Community                 behind the fixing of such a quota, the quotas
quantitative export quotas for certain types of copper         concerned and consequently the quota-shares allo­
ash and residues and for certain types of copper, alumi­       cated to Germany and the Benelux countries also,
nium and lead waste and scrap, and in particular               should, owing to special circumstances, be increased
Article 2 thereof ;                                            for 1973 within the limits laid down in Articles 1 and
                                                               2 of this Regulation ;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1627/73 fixed the
Community quantitative export quotas for 1973 for              Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
copper ash and residues and their alloys falling within        are in accordance with the Opinion of the Quota
heading No ex 26.03 of the Common Customs Tariff               Administration Committee ,
and for copper waste and scrap and their alloys falling
within heading No ex 74.01 (others) of the Common
Customs Tariff and 12 845 and 15 030 metric tons               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
respectively, and these quotas were allocated by
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1782/73 (3) (4), of 2
July 1973 ;
                                                                                       Article 1
Whereas on the one hand the German and Dutch
governments have taken account of the need owing to
special circumstances to increase exports of copper             1 . The Community quantitative export quota for
ash and residues and their alloys, falling within              copper ash and residues and their alloys falling within
heading No ex 26.03 of the Common Customs Tariff,              heading No ex 26.03 of the Common Customs Tariff
by 3 000 and 200 metric tons respectively ;                    opened for the year 1973 by Council Regulation
                                                               ( EEC) No 1627/73 are increased from 12 795 to
                                                                1 5 995 metric tons .
Whereas on the other hand the Dutch government
has taken account of the need , owing to special
circumstances, to increase exports of copper waste and         2. The share allocated to the Federal Republic of
scrap and their alloys, falling within heading No 74.01        Germany by Commission Regulation (EEC) No
(others) of the Common Customs Tariff, by 250                   1782/ 73 is increased from 3 630 to 6 330 metric tons.
metric tons, which includes 100 metric tons of plastic
covered stranded wire and 1 50 metric tons of long
copper-steel stranded wire which cannot be used by             3 . The share allocated to the Benelux by Commis­
the Community industry ;                                       sion Regulation (EEC) No 1782/73 is increased from
                                                               600 to 800 metric tons .
Whereas as a result of an enquiry carried out into the
Community industries in the sector in question it was
discovered that, on account of their form and low
                                                                                        Article 2
copper content, the products could not find buyers
within the Community ;
(') OJ No L 124, 6 . 6 . 1970 .
                                                                1 . The Community quantitative export quota for
(2) OJ No L 164, 21 . 6. 1973 corrected by OJ No L 227,        copper waste and scrap and their alloys falling within
     15 . 8 . 1 973 .                                          heading No ex 74.01 (others) of the Common
(3 ) OJ No L 179 , 3 . 7 . 1973 .                              Customs Tariff opened for the year 1973 by Council
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Regulation (EEC) No 1627/73 is increased from                                        Article J
15 030 to 16 430 metric tons .
                                                            This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
2. The share allocated to the Benelux by Commis­            following its publication in the Official Journal of
sion Regulation (EEC) No 1782/73 is increased from          the European Communities.
1 750 to 2 000 metric tons .                                It shall apply until 31 December 1973 .
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 14 December 1973 .
                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                          The President
                                                                     François-Xavier ORTOLI