CELEX: 31977R2878
Language: en
Date: 1977-12-20 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2878/77 of 20 December 1977 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

No L 332/ 10                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                    24 . 12 . 77
                                      COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 2878/77
                                                       of 20 December 1977
              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, alu­
                                               minium and lead waste and scrap
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                                examined ; whereas, pending the outcome of that
COMMUNITIES,                                                               examination, the abovementioned quantitative export
                                                                           quotas should be maintained in force for a short
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                      period ; whereas Community quantitative export
Economic Community,                                                        quotas for the said products should be fixed for the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                               period in question and criteria laid down for their allo­
2603/69 of 20 December 1969 establishing common                            cation ;
rules for exports ('), and in particular Article 7 thereof,                Whereas the provisions relating to the control of trade
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                               within the Community laid down in Commission
1023/70 of 25 May 1970 establishing a common proce­                        Regulation (EEC) No 223/77 of 22 December 1976
dure for administering quantitative quotas (2), and in                     on the use of Community transit documents for the
particular Article 2 thereof,                                              purpose of applying certain measures on the exporta­
                                                                           tion of certain goods (4) apply only if the measures
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                         introducing export restrictions provide for their appli­
                                                                           cation,
Whereas, in order to avoid supply difficulties for
certain types of copper ash and residues as well as for
certain types of copper, aluminium and lead waste and                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
scrap, Community quantitative export quotas were
fixed by ' Council Regulation (EEC) No 3165/76 of 21
December 1976 (3), whereas these quotas remain in                                                     Article 1
force until 31 December 1977 ;
                                                                           Community quantitative export quotas shall be esta­
Whereas the export arrangements to be established for                      blished as follows for the period 1 January to 30 April
1978 for the products in question are still being                          1978 :
                    CCT
                                                                                                               Quantity
                  heading                                      Description
                     No
                                                                                                                (tonnes)
              ex 26.03            Ash and residues of copper and copper alloys                                   5 501
              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 B         Aluminium waste and scrap                                                      1 164
                  78.01 B          Lead waste and scrap                                                            494
 (') OJ No L 324, 27 . 12. 1969 , p. 25.
 (2) OJ No L 124, 8 . 6 . 1970 , p. 1 .
 (3) OJ No L 357, 29 . 12 . 1976, p . 11 .                                  (4 ) OJ No L 38 , 9 . 2. 1977, p. 20 .
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                          Article 2                                                       Article 4
The quotas fixed in Article 1 shall be allocated                Regulation (EEC) No 223/77 (2) shall apply to move­
according to the key adopted for 1977.                          ment within the Community of the products listed in
                                                                Article 1 .
                          Article 3
                                                                                          Article 5
Exports outside the Community of products listed in
Article 1 obtained under inward processing arrange­            The Council shall decide in good time and in any
ments within the meaning of Council Directive                   case before 30 April 1978 on the measures to be taken
69 /73 / EEC of 4 March 1969 on the harmonization of            after expiry of the validity of this Regulation as
provisions laid down by law, regulation or administra­          regards the export of the products listed in Article 1 .
tive action in respect of inward processing ( ! ) and
temporary exports for processing, working or repair in                                    Article 6
a third country of products which are to be reim­              This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
ported for home use within the customs territory of             following its publication in the Official Journal of
the Community (outward processing), shall be counted            the European Communities.
against the quota share of the exporting Member
State .                                                         It shall apply until 30 April 1978 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 20 December 1977 .
                                                                            For the Council
                                                                             The President
                                                                              H. SIMONET
(■) OJ No L 58 , 8 . 3 . 1969 , p. 1                            (2 ) OJ No L 38 , 9 . 2. 1977, p. 20 .