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►B COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2179/92
of 30 July 1992
laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific import measures for the Canary
Islands as regards tobacco
(OJ L 217, 31.7.1992, p. 79)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1757/93 of 30 June 1993 L 161 56 2.7.1993
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2179/92
of 30 July 1992
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthespecificimport
measures for the Canary Islands as regards tobacco
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European EconomicCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June
1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary islands with regard tocertain agricultural products (
1), and in particular Article 6 (2) thereof,
Whereas Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 provides for
exemption from customs duties for direct imports into the CanaryIslands of a maximum quantity of 20 000 tonnes of raw and semi-manu-factured tobacco intended for the local manufacture of tobacco prod-ucts;
Whereas, in order to administer the exemption scheme and to ease the
administrative burden, the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC)No 1695/92 of 30 June 1992 laying down common detailed rules forimplementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of certainagricultural products to the Canary Islands (
2) should be applied as far
as possible;
Whereas the maximum quantity of raw and semi-manufactured tobacco
benefiting from the scheme should be broken down according to therequirements of local industry and commerce, taking into account thetraditional patterns of use;
Whereas, for the purposes of good management, a timetable for the
submission of applications for certificates and a period for deciding ontheir issue should be set;
Whereas the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 apply from 1
July 1992; whereas the detailed rules contained in this Regulationshould apply from the same date;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance
with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The importation into the Canary Islands, with exemption from customs
duties, of the maximum annual quantity of 20 000 tonnes of rawstripped tobacco equivalent pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (EEC)No 1601/92 shall be effected in accordance with the rules laid down inthis Regulation.
The maximum quantity shall be broken down in accordance with the
provisions of the Annex. This breakdown may be revised during theperiod of application following a justified request from the Spanishauthorities.
The period of application of the arrangements shall run from 1 July of a
given year to 30 June of the following year.
Article 2
The importation of the products listed in the Annex shall be subject to
the presentation of a certificate of exemption.
(1) OJ No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 13.
(2) OJ No L 179, 1. 7. 1992, p. 1.
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Except where otherwise provided in this Regulation, the provisions of
Articles 3, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 1695/92 shall applymutatis mutandis .
Article 3
1. Applications for certificates of exemption shall be submitted
during the first five working days of each month. Spain shall designatethe authority competent to issue the certificates.
2. The competent authority shall publish the quantities available
during the last week of the month preceding the month in whichapplications are to be submitted.
The competent authority shall allocate the available quantities among
the different subheadings with reference to the maximum quantities setout in the Annex, the requirements of industry and commerce and thetraditional patterns of use. The quantities of the different products shallbe converted into quantities of stripped tobacco using the coefficients ofequivalence setoutin t he Annex.
3. Applications for certificates shall not be accepted unless:
— they relate to a quantity which does not exceed the quantity avail-
able,
— the applicant provides proof, prior to the expiry of the time limit set
for the presentation of applications for certificates, that a security ofECU 0,7/kg has been lodged.
4. Box 20 of the application for a certificate and the certificate shall
contain the words:
‘product intended for industries manufacturing tobacco products' .
5. Certificates shall be issued on the 10th working day of each month
at the latest.
Article 4
If, in respect of one of the products, the quantities for which certificates
of exemption have been applied for exceed the quantities available, thecompetent authorities shall apply to each application a uniform coeffi-cient of reduction in order to comply with the quantity available. Themeasure shall be applied in a way that ensures that all applicants aretreated equally.
When certificates are issued for quantities less than those applied for,
the applicant may withdraw the application in writing within threeworking days of the issue of the certificate. The security shall then bereleased.
Article 5
The certificate of exemption shall be valid for two months from its date
of issue.
Article 6
The quantity imported with exemption from customs duties shall not
exceed that indicated in boxes 17 and 18 of the certificate of exemption.Box 19 of the certificate shall contain the figure 0 to that effect.
Article 7
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Communities .
Itshall apply from 1 July 1992.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.
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ANNEX
Forward estimate for tobacco imports into the Canary Islands for the period 1 July 1992 to 30
June 1993
CN code Productdescript ionCoefficientof
equivalenceMaximum
quantity
(tonnes)
2401 10 Tobacco, not stemmed/stripped 0,72 27 780 (1)
2401 20 Tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed/stripped 1,00 20 000 (1)
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2401 30 Tobacco waste 0,28 700
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ex 2402 10 00 Unfinished cigars without wrapping 1,05 20
ex 2403 10 00 Final tobacco mixture used to manufacturecigarettes, cigars and cigarillos 1,05 500
ex 2403 91 00 Homogenized or reconstituted tobacco,whether or not put up in sheets or strip 1,05 ►M1600◄
ex 2403 99 90 Expanded tobacco 1,05 ►M11 300◄
Outer coverings for cigars presented on
supports, in reels for the manufacture oftobacco (
2)1,05 10
(1) Actual quantity to be determined on basis of utilization of other headings (CN codes) pursuant to Article 3 (2).
(2) Monitoring arrangements for this end-use are laid down in the relevant Community provisions.