31973R3390

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 cannot affect the volume and allocation of the quota Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No 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 1 . The Community quantitative export quota for special circumstances to increase exports of copper copper ash and residues and their alloys falling within 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, opened for the year 1973 by Council Regulation by 3 000 and 200 metric tons respectively ; ( 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 sion Regulation ( EEC) No 1782/73 is increased from the Community industry ; 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 ; 1 . The Community quantitative export quota for (') OJ No L 124, 6 . 6 . 1970 . copper waste and scrap and their alloys falling within (2 ) OJ No L 164, 21 . 6 . 1973 corrected by OJ No L 227 , 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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Article J Regulation (EEC) No 1627/73 is increased from 15 030 to 16 430 metric tons . This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of 2. The share allocated to the Benelux by Commis­ the European Communities. sion Regulation ( EEC) No 1782/73 is increased from 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