CELEX: 51985PC0718
Language: en
Date: 1985-12-12
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) on export arrangements for certain types of non-ferrous metal waste and scrap (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                          C0PK85) 718 final
                                                          B r u s s e l s , 12 D e c e m b e r 1985
                                         Pr o p o s a l for a
                                   CQyNCIL_REGULATION_(EEC)
     on ex po rt a r r a n g e m e n t s for ce r t a i n ty p e s of n o n - f e r r o u s metal
                                         wa s t e and scrap
                ( s u b m i t t e d to the Coun cil by the C o m m i ss io n)
 C O M (85) 718 final
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1. Under C o un cil R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) No 36 2 9 / 8 4 of 19 De c e m b e r 1984 e x po rts
of a l u m i n i u m and lead wa st e and scrap (CCT 7601 B and 7801 B) we re made
su b j e c t , for 1985, to a sy st em of s u r v e i l l a n c e i n v o l v i n g p r o d u c t i o n of a
pr io r ex port licence to be issued a c c o r d i n g to p r o c e d u r e s to be laid down.
Expo rts of c o pp er ash and residues and copper wa s t e and scrap (CCT ex 2603
and 7401 D) w e r e ma de subj ect , for 1985, to quotas.
2. The C o m m i s s i o n b e l i e v e s that, in view of the                    p r o v i s i o n s of
R e g u l a t i o n 2 6 0 3 / 6 9 e s t a b l i s h i n g c o mm on rules for      e x p o r t s , ^ and having
st u d i e d the C o m m u n i t y ma rket for these pr o d u c t s ,              the s u r v e i l l a n c e
a r r a n g e m e n t s in fo rc e in 1985 for a l u m i n i u m and              lead wa s t e sh ould be
renewed.
3. The C o m m i s s i o n also be l i e v e s that the export q u o t a s for copper ash and
 r e si due s and co p p e r wa s t e and scrap s h ou ld be retained.
 C o m m u n i t y copper refi ner s are still e x p e r i e n c i n g d i f f i c u l t i e s with the
 su pp ly of co pp er p r o d u c t s (con cen tr ate s, ash and re s i d u e s , wa st e and scrap
 and co p p e r b l i s t e r ) ^ th es e d i f f i c u l t i e s are ca us ed p a r t l y by a s t r u ctu ra l
 s e lf-suff i ci ency w e a k n e s s (65% of net supp lie s of the pr o d u c t s in q u e s t i o n
 are fr om e x t e r n a l sources) and p a rt ly by d i s t o r t i o n s on the i n t e r n a ti ona l
 market c r e a t e d by the tr ad e policy of some n o n - m e m b e r co un tries. In
 a d d i t i o n , with the pr e s e n t im balance of ta ri ff and n o n - t a r i f f me a s u r e s in
 the c o pp er s e ct or, th er e is still a real d a n g e r of s h o r tag e, as shown by
 the fact that th e r e is p r o v i s i o n in Sp a i n ' s A c c e s s i o n T r ea ty for
 q u a n t i t a t i v e r e s t r i c t i o n s on ex p o r t s of c e r t a i n c o pp er pr o d u c t s (ash and
 resi due s, wa s t e and scrap) to Spain f r o m the o t h e r Me m b e r St ates for a
 m i n i m u m of two years.
  '0J L 335, 2 2 . 1 2 . 1 9 8 4 , p. 7.
 2 0J L 324, 2 7 . 1 2 . 1 9 6 9 , p. 25.
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H o w e v e r , a d j u s t m e n t s have to be ma de to the q u o t a s in o r d e r to take
a c co unt of the a c c e s s i o n of P o rt uga l and Sp ai n to the C o m m u n i t y on
1 J a n u a r y 1986.
T w o a d j u s t m e n t s are required:
- the i n c l u s i o n in the C o m m u n i t y q u o t a s of q u a n t i t i e s to cover P o r t u g u e s e
    and S p an ish e x p o r t s to n o n - m e m b e r c o u n t r i e s ;
- the s e t t i n g up of a qu o t a for e x p o r t s to Sp a i n f r o m the Co m m u n i t y of
    Ten, in a c c o r d a n c e wi th the p r o v i s i o n s of S p ai n's a c c e s s i o n Treaty
    to the C o m m uni ty .
4. The R e g u l a t i o n 2 6 0 3 / 6 9 A d v i s o r y C o m m i t t e e has be en c o n s ult ed . All the
M e m b e r S t at es w e r e in f a vo ur of m a i n t a i n i n g s u r v e i l l a n c e over a l u m i n i u m
and lead waste. On the q u e s t i o n of c o p p e r p r o d u c t s , th e r e was a d i v e r g e n c e
of views.
Two M e m b e r St at es q u e s t i o n e d the g r o u n d s for r e t a i n i n g q u o t a s ; they
t h ou ght the c r i t e r i a for f i x i n g qu o t a s laid d o w n in Coun cil
R e g u l a t i o n 2 6 0 3 / 6 9 e s t a b l i s h i n g c o mm on rules for e x p o r t s had not been
sati sfi ed . Th e s e M e m b e r States ar g u e d that th e r e was no sh o r t a g e , nor
da ng er of a s h o r t a g e , of th es e prod uct s.
The ot h e r M e m b e r St at es b e l i e v e d that q u o t a s s h ou ld be retained.
The C o m m i s s i o n b e l i e v e s that c o n t i n u e d s u r v e i l l a n c e for a l u m i n i u m and
lead wa s t e and q u o t a s for co pp er ash and wa s t e is the most a p p r o p r i a t e
solu tio n. Q u o t a s for co pp er p r o d u c t s are larger th an the 1985 qu o t a s to
take a c c o u n t of c e r t a i n Me m b e r States' r e qu est s and the fact that the
ne ed to d e d u c t q u a n t i t i e s for ex port to Sp ai n wo u l d ha ve o t h e r w i s e re sulted,
in the case of the q u o t a s for wa st e, in o v e r l y limi ted p o s s i b i l i t i e s of
ex port to n o n - m e m b e r c o u n t r i e s for c e r t a i n Me m b e r States.
The Coun cil is thus r e q u e s t e d to adopt the a t t a c h e d R e g u lat io n.
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                                C Q U N C I L _ R E G U L A T I O N IEEC)
          on export a r r a n g e m e n t s for c e rt ain types of n o n - f e r r o u s metal
                                                  wa st e and scrap
THE C O U N C I L OF THE EU R O P E A N C O MM UNI TI ES,
H a v i n g regard to the Tr ea ty e s t a b l i s h i n g the Eu r o p e a n Econ omi c Co mm unity,
Ha v i n g re ga rd to the Act of A c c e s s i o n of Sp ai n and Po r t u g a l , and in p a r t i c u l a r
A r t i c l e 396 ther eof .
Ha vi ng re ga rd to Co uncil Re g u l a t i o n (EEC) No 2 6 0 3 / 6 9 of 20 Dece mbe r 1969
e s t a b l i s h i n g co m m o n rules for exports,^ as Last a m e n d e d by Regulation (EEC)
No 1 9 3 4 / 8 2 , 2 anc| -jn p a r t i c u l a r Arti cle 7 thereof,
Ha v i n g regard to Co uncil Re g u l a t i o n (EEC) No 1 0 2 3 / 7 0 of 25 May 1970                               ^
e s t a b l i s h i n g a co m m o n p r o c e d u r e for a d m i n i s t e r i n g q u a n t i t a t i v e quotas,
as last a m e n d e d by the 1979 Act of A c c e s s i o n of Gree ce, and in p a r t i c u l a r
 A r t i c l e 2 ther eof ,
Ha v i n g re ga rd to the p r op osa l from the Co m m i s s i o n ,
                                                                          4
Wh e r e a s un de r Council Regulation (EEC) No 3629/34 exports of a l u m i n i u m and lead
wa s t e and sc ra p w e r e ma de subject, for 1985, to p r o d u c t i o n of a prior
e x po rt licence to be issued by the appropriate authorities of the Me mber
States a c c o r d i n g to p r o c e d u r e s to be laid down; w h e r e a s this a r r a nge me nt
e x p i r e s on 31 D e c e m b e r 1985; w h er eas it is a d v i s a b l e to retain it for
1986 with a v i e w to f o l l o w i n g closely the e v o l u t i o n of the p r od uct s
co n c e r n e d ;
W h e r e a s in the case of co pper ash and residues and c o pp er waste and scrap
C o m m u n i t y re f i n e r s are still e x p e r i e n c i n g su pply d i f f i c u l t i e s ; wher eas
th es e d i f f i c u l t i e s d e r i v e from both a s t r u c t u r a l s e l f - s u f f i c i e n c y weak nes s
and d i s t o r t i o n s on the in t e r n a t i o n a l ma rket c r e a t e d by the trade p o li cy of
c e r t a i n n o n - m e m b e r co u n t r i e s ; w h e r e a s with the p r e s e n t imba lan ce of
ta ri ff and n o n - t a r i f f m e a s u r e s in the c o pp er sect or, there is still a
d a n g e r of s h o r t a g e ; wh e r e a s the export q u o t a s in force in 1985 under
R e g u l a t i o n No 3 6 2 9 / 8 4 sh ould be r e ta ine d for 1986;
  0J L 324, 2 7 . 1 2 . 1 9 6 9 , p. 25.
20J L 211, 2 0 . 7 . 1 9 8 2 , p. 1.
3 0J L 124, 8 . 6 . 1 9 7 0 , p. 1.
4 0J L 335, 2 2 . 1 2 . 1 9 8 4 , p. 7.
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Wh e r e a s , in a c c o r d a n c e with the p r o v i s i o n s of A r t i c l e 45 of the Act
of A c c e s s i o n of Sp a i n an d P o r t u g a l , e x p o r t s to S p a i n fr om
the C o m m u n i t y of Ten of co pper ash and r e si due s and co p p e r wa st e and scrap
are to be r e s t r i c t e d for a t r a n s i t i o n a l p e ri od;
Wh e r e a s the e s t i m a t e of r e q u i r e m e n t s is a s a t i s f a c t o r y c r i t e r i o n for the
a l l o c a t i o n of the sa id q u ot as;
W h er eas the p r o v i s i o n s r e l a t i n g to the m o n i t o r i n g of i n t r a - C o m m u n i t y tr ad e
 laid do wn in C o m m i s s i o n R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) No 2 2 3 / 7 7 of 22 D e ce mbe r 1976 on
p r o v i s i o n s for the i m p l e m e n t a t i o n of the C o m m u n i t y t r an sit p r o c e d u r e and
for c e rt ain s i m p l i f i c a t i o n s of that p r o c e d u r e ^ ap p l y on ly if the me a s u r e s
 i n t r o d u c i n g ex p o r t r e s t r i c t i o n s p r o v i d e for th ei r a p p l i c a t i o n ;
W h e r e a s the C o m m i t t e e set up by R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) No 2 6 0 3 / 6 9 has been
 c o n s ult ed ,
W h e r e a s p u r s u a n t to A r t i c l e 2(3) of the T r e a t y of A c c e s s i o n the i n s t i t u t i o n s
of the C o m m u n i t y may ad op t b e f o r e a c c e s s i o n the m e a s u r e s r e f e r r e d to in Article
396 of the Act, such measures entering into force subject to and on the date of the entry
into force of that Treaty,
HAS A D O P T E D TH IS R E G U L A T I O N :
                                                          Article 1
 1. C o m m u n i t y e x p o r t s b e t w e e n 1 J a n u a r y and 31 D e c e m b e r 1986 of a l u m i n i u m
wa s t e and sc r a p f a l l i n g w i t h i n s u b h e a d i n g 76.01 B of the Co mmon Cust oms
 Tariff and lead w a s t e and sc ra p f a l l i n g w i t h i n s u b h e a d i n g 78.01 B shall
 be subj ect to p r o d u c t i o n of an export licence to be is su ed by the a p p r o p r i a t e
 a u t h o r i t i e s of the Me m b e r States. The licence shall be issued free of
 c h ar ge, for such q u a n t i t i e s as are r e q u e s t e d s u b j e c t to the p r o v i s i o n s
 set out below.
 2. The ex po rt li cence shall be is sued w i t h i n not mo re than 15 w o r k i n g
 days of the d a t e of the application, on p r e s e n t a t i o n by the a p p l i c a n t of a
 sales co n t r a c t for the en t i r e q u a n t i t y a p p l i e d for.
 The licence shall be v a l i d for two mont hs.
 3. Each M e m b e r St at e shall in fo rm the C o m m i s s i o n of the f o l l o w i n g
 w i t h i n the first 15 d a y s of each month:
 (a) the q u a n t i t i e s in to n n e s and the p r i c e s of the p r o d u c t s for which
         ex port licences ha ve be en issued d u r i n g the p r e v i o u s month;
 (b) the q u a n t i t i e s in to nn es of p r o d u c t s wh ic h ha ve b e e n e x p o r t e d
         d u r i n g the mo n t h p r e c e d i n g that r e f e r r e d to u n d e r point (a);
 5 0J No L 38, 9 . 2 . 1 9 7 7 , p. 20.
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(c) the q u a n t i t i e s in to nn es a u t h o r i z e d for ex po rt or e x p o r t e d as part of
        in ward or o u t w a r d p r o c e s s i n g a r r a n g e m e n t s ;
(d) the th ir d c o u n t r y of de st ina ti on.
The C o m m i s s i o n shall pass this in f o r m a t i o n to the M e m b e r States.
                                                   A r ti cle 2
Community         e x p o r t qu o t a s shall be e s t a b l i s h e d as f o l l o w s
for 1986:
                                                                                                 (tonnes)
            CCT
        heading                                Descript i on                              Qu a n t i t y
            No
      ex 26 .0 3              Ash and residues of copper and
                              copper al loys                                              23 800
      ex 74.01 D              Waste and scrap of copper and
                              copper al loys                                              30 200
                                                   A r ti cle 3
For 1986, e x p o r t s to Spain from the Co m m u n i t y of Ten shall be rest ric te d
to the q u a n t i t i e s set out below:
                                                                                                  (tonnes)
            CCT
      heading                                  Descript i on                               Quant i ty
            No
    ex 26.03                  Ash and resi due s of co pper and
                              co pp er alloys                                                5 000
    ex 74.01 D                Wa st e and scrap of co pper and
                              co pp er al loys                                             14 000
                                                   A r ti cle 4
The qu o t a s fi xe d in Ar t i c l e s 2 and 3 shall be a l l o c a t e d a c c o r d i n g to the
e s t i m a t e of re q u i r e m e n t s .
                                                   A r ti cle 5
1. Expo rts of the goods r e fe rre d to in A r t i c l e 2 shall not be charged
ag a i n s t the qu o t a of the e x p o r t i n g Me m b e r State:
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- wh e r e the go o d s are e x p o r t e d in the u n a l t e r e d st at e or as c o m p e n s a t i n g
    p r o d u c t s w i t h i n the m e a n i n g of Coun cil D i r e c t i v e 6 9 / 7 3 / E E C of
    4 March 19 69 on the h a r m o n i z a t i o n of p r o v i s i o n s laid d o w n by law,
    r e g u l a t i o n or a d m i n i s t r a t i v e a c t i o n in respect of in wa rd p r o c e ss in g^
    as long as go od s c o m p l y i n g with the c o n d i t i o n s of A r t i c l e s 9 and 10
    of the T r e a t y are not us ed in the m a n u f a c t u r e of the said c o m p e n s a t i n g
    products.
    E q u i v a l e n t c o m p e n s a t i o n shall not be a u t h o r i z e d ;
- wh e r e go od s not c o m p l y i n g with A r t i c l e s 9 and 10 of the Tr ea ty are
    e x p o r t e d af t e r h a v i n g been p l a c e d in cu s t o m s w a r e h o u s e s in a c c o r d a n c e
    wi th Coun cil D i r e c t i v e 6 9 / 7 4 / E E C of 4 Ma rc h 19 69 on the h a r m o n i z a t i o n
    of p r o v i s i o n s laid d o w n by law, r e g u l a t i o n or a d m i n i s t r a t i v e ac t i o n
    r e l a t i n g to c u s t o m s w a r e h o u s i n g p r o c e d u r e ^ or in free zones in
    a c c o r d a n c e wi th C o un cil D i r e c t i v e 6 9 / 7 5 / E E C of 4 Ma rc h 19 69 on the
    h a r m o n i z a t i o n of p r o v i s i o n s laid d o w n by law, r e g u l a t i o n or
    a d m i n i s t r a t i v e a c t i o n re l a t i n g to free z o n e s ^ . Wh e r e the goods have
    b e e n o b t a i n e d u n d e r an inward p r o c e s s i n g a r r a n g e m e n t the co n d i t i o n s
    r e f e r r e d to in the first indent must be ob s e r v e d .
The p r o v i s i o n s of A r t i c l e 1 ( 3 ) C c ) and (d) shall apply.
2. T e m p o r a r y e x p o r t s of the goods r e f e r r e d to in A r t i c l e 2 shall be
c h a r g e d a g ai nst the q u o t a of the e x p o r t i n g M e m b e r State.
H o we ver , d e c i s i o n s a l l o w i n g goods not to be e x c h a n g e d un d e r the a r r a n g e m e n t s
p r o v i d e d for by C o u n c i l D i r e c t i v e 7 6 / 1 1 9 / E E C of 18 D e c e m b e r 1975 on the
h a r m o n i z a t i o n of p r o v i s i o n s laid do w n by law, r e g u l a t i o n or a d m i n i s t r a t i v e
ac t i o n in resp ect of o u t w a r d p r o c e s s i n g ^ may be ta k e n by the p r o c e d u r e
set out in A r t i c l e 11(2) and (3) of R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) No 1023/70.
                                                         Article 6
The p r o v i s i o n s of Ti tl e III of R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) No 2 2 3 / 7 7 shall apply to
the m o v e m e n t w i t h i n the C o m m u n i t y of the p r o d u c t s listed in A r t i c l e 2.
                                                         Ar t i c l e 7
The Coun cil shall d e c i d e in due time, and in any case b e f o r e 31 D e ce mbe r 1986,
on the m e a s u r e s to be ta k e n r e g a r d i n g the e x po rt of the p r o d u c t s listed in
Ar t i c l e s 1, 2 and 3 af te r the v a l i d i t y of this R e g u l a t i o n has expired.
  0J       No L 58, 8 . 3 . 1 9 6 9 , p.        1.
2 0J       No L 58, 8 . 3 . 1 9 6 9 , p.        7.
3 0J       No L 58, 8 . 3 . 1 9 6 9 , p.        11.
4 0J       No L 24, 3 0 . 1 . 1 9 7 6 , p. 58.
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                                            Article 8
T h i s R e g u l a t i o n shall enter into fo rc e on 1 J a n u a r y 1 9 8 6 and ex p i r e
o n 31 D e c e m b e r 1986.
H o w e v e r , A r t i c l e 3 shall ap pl y subj ect to the en tr y into fo rc e of the
T r e a t y of A c c e s s i o n of Sp a i n and Port uga l.
T h i s R e g u l a t i o n shall be b i n d i n g in its e n t i r e t y and d i r e c t l y a p p l i c a b l e
in all M e m b e r S t at es.
Do ne at B r u s s e l s ,                                               For the C o un cil