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COMC92) 592 final 
Brussels, 23 December 1992 
PS;' ;•:'•' "' V-i;;'?*:'iwh gg"-'- :• • •• ':•;.•.'"••••'. ''^.t: Proposal for a 
milNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
extending application of the charge known as the 
'arbitrio Insular - tarifa especial' levied when 
certain sensitive products are introduced into the 
Canary Islands from other parts of the Community 
(presented by the Commission) 
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. Article 6(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1911/91 of 26 June 1991 
provides that: 
the charge known as 'arbitrio insular - tarifa especial' of the 
Canary Islands shall be applied until 31 December 1992 to products 
from other parts of the Community which are included in List B of 
the Annex to Protocol No 2 of the Act of Accession (Spain and 
Portugal); 
on a case-by-case basis, the Council, in accordance with the 
procedure prescribed in Article 6(3) of the said Protocol No 2, may 
at Spain's request authorize the application of the charge to 
certain sensitive products until 31 December 2000. 
2. On 7 December the Spanish authorities applied for extension of the charge 
until 31 December 2000, stating the grounds in respect of each product 
concerned. 
3. The Commission has considered these arguments and finds that the charge 
lay properly be extended until 31 December 2000 in view of economic and 
social factors specific to the Canaries, the products listed in the annex 
to the draft regulation representing sectors of agriculture or industry 
of particular importance to the islands' economy. 
It is estimated that it will take the enterprises concerned until 
31 December 2000 to make the necessary adjustments. 
4. In order to ensure that Community preference is maintained, there should 
be a differential between the rate applicable to products from other 
parts of the Community and that for products originating in third m 
countries. 
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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
of 
extending application of the charge known as the 
'arbitrio insular - tarifa especial' levied when 
certain sensitive products are introduced into the 
Canary Islands from other parts of the Community 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1911/91 of 26 June 1991 on the 
application of the provisions of Community law to the Canary Islands,1 and 
in particular Article 6(4) thereof. 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas Article 6(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1911/91 stipulates that 
the charge known as the 'arbitrio insular - tarifa especial' of the Canary 
Islands applies until 31 December 1992 to certain products supplied by other 
parts of the Community on the terms laid down in Article 6(3) of Protocol 2 
to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal; whereas, however, at Spain's 
request and in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 6(3) of 
the said Protocol, the Council may authorize application of the charge on a 
case-by-case basis to certain sensitive products until 31 December 2000 at 
the latest; 
Whereas on 7 December 1992 the Spanish authorities submitted a request to 
the Commission under Article 6(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1911/91 to have the 
charge applied until 31 December 2000 to a number of products considered by 
the said authorities to be sensitive; 
Whereas the arguments put forward by the Spanish authorities in support of 
their request show that the products listed at annex relate to productive 
sectors of economic and social Importance to the development of the Canary 
Islands; whereas they can therefore properly be considered sensitive for 
the economy of those islands; 
Whereas the need for improvements in the productive sectors in question 
Justifies the continuation of the charge until 31 December 2000, in 
consideration inter al la of economic factors deriving from the special 
geographical circumstances of the islands; 
Whereas in order to enable products from other parts of the Community to 
maintain their competitive position, the charge should be levied on such 
products at a rate not exceeding 90% of the corresponding rate applying to 
products originating in third countries, taking into account the reductions 
provided for in Article 6(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1911/91; 
1 0J No L 171, 29.6.1991, p.1. 
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Whereas in the interests of continuity, this Regulation should enter into 
force on 1 January 1993, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
From 1 January 1993 to 31 December 2000 the charge known as 'arbitrio 
insular - tarifa especial' of the Canary Islands shall be applied when 
products listed in the annex hereto are introduced into the said islands 
from other parts of the Community. 
The rate of charge applicable to each product shall at no time exceed 90% of 
the rate applicable to like products originating in third countries, taking 
into account the reductions provided for in Article 6(4) of Regulation (EEC) 
No 1911/91. 
Article Z 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its 
publication In the Official Journal of the European Communities. 
It shall apply from 1 January 1993. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in 
all Member states. 
Done at Brussels, For the Council 
The President 
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CN code Description 
0403 
0403 10 02 
ex 0403 1U 04 
0403 10 22 
0403 10 24 
0407 .,..,. 
ex 0407 00 30 
0901 Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, yogurt, képhir and other 
fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not concent 
or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavo 
or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa : 
Yogurt : ..,., 
Not flavoured nor containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa 
- - In powder, granules or other solid forms 
- Not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat 
content, by weight 
- - Not exceeding 1,5% 
----'- Exceeding 1,5 % but not exceeding 27 % C 
- - - - Not exceeding 6/» 
Other 
- - - Not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat 
content, by weight rated 
oured 
Not exceeding 3% 
Exceeding \ % but not exceeding 6 "/., 
Birds'eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked 
- Of poultry :"• - * 
- - Other : 
Ol hens 
Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated; coffee husks and: '? 
skins; coffee substitutes containing coffee in a*ny proportion : 
j * Coffee*, " roasted 
0901 21 00 | Not decaffeinated 
1902 
19uV 10 00 
l«M(2 40 10 
2002 
e> 2002 '/O 90 Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed (with meat or other sub­
stances) or otherwise prepared, such as spaghetti, macaroni, noodles, 
lasagne, gnocchi, ravioli, cannelloni; couscous, whether or not 
prepared : 
Uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared : 
Other 
( ouscous : 
t Jnprcpared 
Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic 
acid : 
- Other : 
With it dry mattei ronicni of mort- than M) "'•< by weight • 
- Tomato concentrate in hermetically sealed containers 
H 
CN-code 
2103 Description 
2103 20 00 
2208 
ex2208 40 
3917 
3917 23 10 
3917 32 35 
ex 3917 39 15 
3919 
ex 3919 10 î>9 Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed condiments and mixed seaso­
nings; mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard : 
Tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces 
Undenaturcd ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less 
than 80 % vol; spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages; 
compound alcoholic preparations of a kind used for the manufacture 
of beverages : 
-Rum 
Tubes, pipes and hoses, and fittings therefor (for example, joints, 
elbows, flanges), of plastics : 
Tubes, pipes and hoses, rigid : 
Of polymers of vinyl chloride 
Seamless and of a length exceeding the maximum cross-sectional 
dimension, whether or not surface worked, but not otherwise wor 
ked 
Other tubes, pipes and hoses : 
- Other, not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials, with­
out fittings : 
- Seamless and of a length exceeding the maximum cross-sectional 
dimension, whether or not surface-worked, but not otherwise wor 
ked 
- Of addition polymerization products 
- - - - Of polymers of vinyl chloride 
Other : 
- - Seamless and of a length exceeding the maximum cross-sectional 
dimension, whether or not surface worked, but not otherwise wor ked : 
- Of addition polymerization products -
- - • Of polymers of vinyl chloride 
| Self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat 
• shapes, of plastics, whether or not in rolls : 
In rolls of a width not exceeding 2(1 cm : 
Other 
Of addition polymcn/ation piod nets . 
Other * 
— •-. strips of polypropylene of a width mccedmiio.i mm 
Cf\r-(.ode Description I. 
ex 3919 90 50 
3920 
^920 20 71 
3920 20 79 
3920 20 90 
3921 
ex 3921 19 90 
ex 3921 90 60 
3922 
ex 3922 10 00 
ex 3922 90 00 
3923 Otner : 
- Other : 
Of addition polymerization pioducts 
strips of polypropylene of a width exceeding 0.1 mm 
Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and 
not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other 
materials : 
Of polymers of propylene : 
- Of a thickness exceeding 0,10 mm 
- - Strip of a width exceeding 5 mm but not exceeding 20 mm of the 
kind used for packaging 
- - - Decorative strip 
Other 
Other 
Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics : 
- Cellular : 
- - Of other plastics : 
- - - Other I 
strips of polypropyLene of a width exceeding 0.1 mn 
- Other l 
- Of addition polymerization products l 
strips of polypropylene of a width exceeding 0.1 irm 
Baths, shower-baths, wash-basins, bidets, lavatory pans, scats and 
covers, flushing cisterns and similar sanitary ware, of plastics : 
Baths, shower-baths and wash-basins.' 
— in polystyrene 
O'her ; 
— in polystyrene 
Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics; stoppers, 
lids, caps and other closures, of plastics : 
e:< 3923 10 00 
3923 2100 
ex 3923 29 90 
3924 
ex 3924 10 00 
ex 3924 90 90 
3925 
ex 3925 10 00 
ex 3925 90 90 
4803 Hoxes, cases, crates and similar articles '_ 
-• - in polystyrene 
Sacks and bags (including cones) : 
Of polymers of ethylene 
otiu-i ; 
in polystyrene 
Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, of 
plastics : 
Tableware and kitchenware ! 
Plates with a diameter of between 17 ami 
?\ cm and glasses" of polystyrene 
- Containers other than carboys, bottles and jars in polystyrene 
- Other : 
- - Other : 
Containers other than carboys, bottles and jars in polystyrene 
Builders' ware of plastics, not elsewhere specified or included : 
- Reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers, of a capacity 
exceeding 300 litres . ; 
- in polystyrene 
- Other : 
- - Other : 
lube and pipe fittings, and I unshed 
"~ ~" pipes of polyvinyl <• hlondc 
Toilet or facial tissue stock, towel or napkin stock and similar paper 
of a kind used for household or sanitary purposes, cellulose wadding 
and webs of cellulose fibres, whether or not creped, crinkled, embos­
sed, perforated, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in 
rolls of a width exceeding 36 cm or in rectangular (including square) 
sheets with at least one side exceeding 36 cm in unfolded state : 
LW '-*.-,•,. ,_'. 
ex 4803 00 31 
ex 4803 00 39 ('leped paper and webs of cellulose fibres (tissues), weighing, pei plv 
Not moic than 2S g/m2 -
- - Creped paper for domestic use of a weight per m2 equal to or greater than 15 g 
More than 25 g/m2 : 
- - Creped paper for domestic use of a weight per m2 less than 50 g 
4808 
-«os io 00 
4817 
ex 4817 30 00 
4818 
ex 4818 10 10 
ex 4818 TO 90 
48182091 
44)18 20 99 
ex 4818 30 00 Paper and paperboard, corrugated (with or without glued flat surface 
sheets), creped, crinkled, embossed or perforated, in rolls or sheets, 
other than that of heading No 4803 or 4818 : 
Corrugated paper and paperboard, whether or not perforated 
Envelopes, letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards, of 
paper or paperboard; boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compen-
diums, of paper or paperboard, containing an assortment of paper 
stationery : 
- Boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, of paper or paperboard, 
containing an assortment of paper stationery ; 
- - Writing paper in blocks 
Toilet paper, handkerchiefs, cleansing tissues, towels, tablecloths, 
serviettes, napkins for babies, tampons, bed sheets and similar house­
hold, sanitary or hospital articles, articles of apparel and clothing 
accessories, of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of 
cellulose fibres : 
- Toilet paper : 
Weighing, per ply, 25 g/m2 or less ; 
In rolls 
Weighing, per ply, more than 25 g/m2 ; 
in rolls 
Handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels 
Hand towels 
tn rolls 
Othei 
Tablecloths and serviettes -
- - Table napkins 
Sanitary towels and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and 
similar sanitary articles : 
Sanitary towels, tampons and similar articles 
Sanitary towels „ • ' 
CN code 
ex 4818 40 11 
ex 4818 40 91 
ex 4818 40 99 
ex 4818 «0 10 
4819 
ex 4819 10 fjù* 
48I9 30OO 
4819 40 00 
ex 4819 50 00 
4820 Description 
S.iml.uv l.iw.l-. of . HIUI<IM- «..i.hJin»1 
Napkins and napkin linns foi babies and Muulai s.initaiv aituh" 
Not put up lor letait sal«-
Other 
Other : 
Articles of a kind used foi suigK.il. im-dual oi hygienic purposes, not 
put up for retail sale-
Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and other packing containers, of paper, 
paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres; box files, 
letter trays, and similar articles, of paper or paperboard of a kind 
used in offices, shops or the like : 
Cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard ; 
— — Bones for cigars and cigaiettes 
Sacks and bags, having a base of a width of 40 cm or more 
Other sacks and bags, including cones 
Other packing containers, including record sleeves ; 
- - aoxes for cigars and cigarettes 
Registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, 
letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles, exercise-
books, blotting-pads, binders (loose-leaf or other), folders, file covers, 
manifold business forms, interleaved carbon sets and other articles of 
stationery, of paper or paperboard; albums for samples or for 
collections and book covers, of paper or paperboard : 
Registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter 
pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles : 
ex 4£& 10 30 
4820 20 00 
ex 4821 
4823^'* 
my. ML 
4823 59 10 Note books, letter nads .nul memoiandum pads * 
— — —Memorandum blocks 
-Exercise books 
Labels of all kinds, in paper or paperboard, whether or not printed, excluding cigar bands 
Other paper,(paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose 
fibries^^ut^to^sl&^orT^ape^ other' artides'ÏDfripaper' pulp,' ; paper, 
paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs oC cellulose fibres : 
- Other paper and paperboard, of a kind used for writing, printing or other 
graphic purposes : 
- - Other : 
In strips or rolls for office machines and the like 
CN code Description 
7oid$fcf 
ex rUlO 90 
7610 
ex 7610 10 00 
ex 7610 90 90 
9403 
9403 20 91 
ex 9403 20 99 'GarboysX*bttiesAflasks,,ljars,fpbtsi': phials,, ampoules ; and ( other con-
tainérs,t bfîglas^'iofsa;kind ;used. for• the/conveyance or packing of 
goods; :preserving^afs;of glass; stoppers, lids and other closures, of 
glass : .'•••'-,'' V 
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Other, excluding containers of a kind commonK used toi the 
conveyance or packing of goods made liom gl.iss tub 
ing of a thickness of less than I mm and stoppers and 
oilier closuies 
9404 $A 
9404 1000 A 
9404 2190--Aluminium structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading 
No. 9406) and parts of structures (for example, bridges and bridge-
sections, towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing frameworks, doors 
and windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, balustrades, 
pillars and columns); aluminium plates, rods, profiles, tubes and 
the like, prepared for use in structures • 
-Doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors r 
— Doors, windows and thresholds 
- Other : 
- - Other : 
— — — Plates, rods, angles, shapes, sections, tubes and the hkc. 
prepared for use m structures, of aluminium alloy 
-Other furniture and parts thereof 
[ fanfare : 
—Beds 
Other '• 
_ _ _ _ Shelving and parts thereof, ol bast- metal 
Mattress|supports;'^ 
example, mattresses, qui]ts,<eiderdowns, cushioDii^pouffes.and,pillows) 
fitted withjsprings^or^stuffed or int'eraallyjfittèd with any material or 
of jcellula^bb^r ortt „ ^ .,. 
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CN rxyic 
ex 9404 90 10 
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- - Other : 
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