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►B COMMISSIONREGULATION(EEC)No2179/92
of30July1992
laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific import measures for the Canary
Islandsasregardstobacco
(OJ L 217, 31.7.1992, p. 79)
Amended by:
OfficialJournal
No page date
►M1 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1757/93 of 30 June 1993 L 161 56 2.7.1993
►M2 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1770/94 of 19 July 1994 L 184 1 20.7.1994
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EEC)No2179/92
of30July1992
laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific
importmeasuresfortheCanaryIslandsasregardstobacco
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European EconomicCommunity,
Having regard to CouncilRegul ation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June
1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary islands with regard
to certain 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-manufactured tobacco intended for the local manufacture of tobacco
products;
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 detailedrules for implementation of the specific arrangements for the supplyof certain agricultural 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 the requirements of local industry and commerce, taking intoaccount the traditionalpatterns of use;
Whereas, for the purposes of good management, a timetable for the
submission of applications for certificates and a period for decidingon their 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 Regulation
should apply from the same date;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accor-
dance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The importation into the Canary Islands, with exemption from cus-
toms duties, of the maximum annualquantity 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 downin this Regulation.
The maximum quantity shall be broken down in accordance with the
provisions of the Annex. This breakdown may be revised during the
period of application following a justified request from the Spanish
authorities.
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.1992R2179 — EN — 01.07.1994 — 002.001 — 2
(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 dur-
ing the first five working days of each month. Spain shall designate
the 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 quantitiesset out in the Annex, the requirements of industry and commerce and
the traditionalpatterns of use. The quantities of the different products
shall be converted into quantities of stripped tobacco using the coeffi-cients of equivalence set out in the 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 secur-
ity of►
M1ECU 0,2/kg ◄has been lodged.
4. Box 20 of the application for a certificate and the certificate
shall contain the words: ‘product intended for industries manufacturingtobacco 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 certifi-
cates of exemption have been applied for exceed the quantities avail-
able, the competent authorities shall apply to each application a uni-
form coefficient of reduction in order to comply with the quantityavailable. The measure shall be applied in a way that ensures that allapplicants are treated 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 be
released.
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 exemp-tion. 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
theOfficial Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply from 1 July 1992.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States.1992R2179 — EN — 01.07.1994 — 002.001 — 3
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ANNEX
Products eligible for exemption from customs duties on direct imports into the Canary Islands
fortheperiod1July1994to30June1995
CN code Product descriptionCoefficient of
equivalenceMaximum quan-
tity
(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)
ex 2401 20 Outer coverings for cigars presented on sup-
ports, in reels for the manufacture of
tobacco (2)1,05 10
2401 30 Tobacco waste 0,28 700
ex 2402 10 00 Unfinished cigars without wrapping 1,05 40
ex 2403 10 00 Cigarette rag (finished mixtures of tobacco
for the manufacture of cigarettes, cigars, che-
roots and cigarillos)1,05 500
ex 2403 91 00 Homogenized or reconstituted tobacco,
whether or not put up in sheets or strip1,05 600
ex 2403 99 90 Expanded tobacco 1,05 1 300
(1) The actualquantity is to be determined on the basis of util ization 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.1992R2179 — EN — 01.07.1994 — 002.001 — 4