31978R0915

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 915 /78 of 2 May 1978 fixing for 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

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN Regulation (EEC) No 223/77 of 22 December 1976 COMMUNITIES, on the use of Community transit documents for the purpose of applying certain measures on the exporta­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European tion of certain goods (5) apply only if the measure Economic Community, introducing export restrictions provide for their appli­ cation , Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2603/69 of 20 December 1969 establishing common rules for exports ( !), and in particular Article 7 thereof,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1023/70 of 25 May 1970 establishing a common proce­ dure for administering quantitative quotas (2), and in particular Article 2 thereof, Article 1

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1 . Community quantitative export quotas shall be 1078/71 of 25 May 1971 establishing common rules established as follows for 1978 : for exports and opening a Community quantitative export quota for certain types of ash and waste of non­ CCT Quantity ferrous metals (copper, lead and aluminium) (3), and in heading Description (tonnes) No particular Article 4 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission , ex 26.03 Ash and residues of copper and copper alloys 21 000 ex 74.01 Waste and scrap of copper Whereas, in order to avoid supply difficulties for 27 000 and copper alloys certain types of copper ash and residues and for certain types of copper, aluminium and lead waste and 76.01 B 5 600 Aluminium waste and scrap scrap, Community quantitative export quotas were 78.01 B Lead waste and scrap 2 250 fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 2878/77 (4) ;

Whereas these quotas were fixed by way of a transi­ 2. The quantities exported on the basis of the tional measure, on the basis of the 1977 arrangements, quotas fixed for the first four months of 1978 by Regu­ for the period 1 January to 30 April 1978 pending the lation ( EEC) No 2878 / 77 shall be deducted from the results of the examination being held to determine amounts referred to in paragraph 1 . the arrangements for the whole of 1978 ;

Whereas, in the light of the outcome of this examina­ tion, the quantitative export quotas should be main­ A rticle 2 tained in force for 1978 for the products in question, the amount of the quotas should be increased and The quotas fixed in Article 1 shall be allocated certain of them should be redistributed as against the according to the estimate of requirements. 1977 arrangements ;

Whereas the criterion for their allocation should be determined ; Article 3

Whereas the provisions relating to the control of trade Exports outside the Community of products listed in within the Community laid down in Commission Article 1 obtained under inward processing arrange­ ments within the meaning of Council Directive (') OJ No L 324, 27. 12 . 1969, p. 25 . 69 /73 / EEC of 4 March 1969 on the harmonization of (2) OJ No L 124, 8 . 6 . 1970 , p. 1 . (3 ) OJ No L 116, 28 . 5 . 1971 , p. 5 . (4 ) OJ No L 332, 24 . 12. 1977, p . 10 . (5 ) OJ No L 38 , 9 . 2. 1977, p. 20 .

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Article 5 provisions laid down by law, regulation or administra­ tive action in respect of inward processing (*) and The Council shall decide in good time and in any temporary exports for processing, working or repair in case by 31 December 1978 on the measures to be a third country of products which are to be re­ taken after expiry of the validity of this Regulation as imported for home use within the customs territory of regards the export of the products listed in Article 1 . the Community (outward processing), shall be counted against the quota share of the exporting Member State . Article 6

Article 4 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Regulation (EEC) No 223/77 shall apply to movement Communities. within the Community of the products listed in Article 1 . It shall apply until 31 December 1978 .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 2 May 1978 .

For the Council

The President

K. B. ANDERSEN

(») OJ No L 58 , 8 . 3 . 1969, p. 1 .