COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
C0MC91) 510 final 
Brussels, 9 December 1991 
Proposal for a 
rniiKirn RFfrl,)! AT I ON (EEC) 
amendinq# as reqards the Common agricultural policy, 
Regulation (EEC) N°1911/91 on 
the application of the provisions of Community law for the 
Canary Island 
(presented by the Commission) 
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
I. Council Regulation (EEC) No 1911/91 of 26 June made provision for the 
arrangements applying to the Canary Islands under the 1985 Act of Accession 
(in particular Protocol 2) to be changed by gradual incorporation of the 
islands in to the customs territory of the Community and general 
application of the common policies, to be accompanied by suitable measures 
to compensate for their insular character and remoteness. 
Application of the common agricultural policy from 1 January 1992 (on the 
lines set out in the Poseican programme adopted by the Council on 26 June) 
was to be accompanied by introduction of specific supply arrangements to 
meet the essential requirements of the population and the local economy 
under which no customs duties or levies would be charged and Community aid 
would be granted on products from the rest of the Community. There were 
also to be measures geared to the specific constraints of the island group 
to support the local economy and develop essential local agricultural, 
particularly tropical, production. 
II. Because of the need to give more detailed consideration to the 
requirements of the islands' market and to elaborate suitable measures with 
the partnership of the national and regional authorities application of the 
new arrangements from 1 January 1992 will not be possible and it is 
proposed to defer them until at the latest 1 July 1992. This need not 
affect application of the other common policies as provided for in 
Regulation (EEC) No 1911/91. 
III. Deferral will mean that for agricultural products the arrangements set 
out in Protocal 2 annexed to the 1985 Act of Accession will continue to 
apply, ie no import duty on supplies from the world market and refunds on 
supplies from the Community market. 
IV. The same requirements of more thorough consideration and concertation 
dictate postponement until 1 July 1992 at the latest of application of the 
options set out in the Poseima programme for the Azores and Madeira, but 
since no change in regulatory status is involved no further act Is 
necessary at this time. The measures Introduced several months ago will 
ensure supply of agricultural products from the rest of the Community to 
meet consumption requirements on the islands will continue to apply. 
Proposal for a 
Council Regulation (EEC) No / 
of 
amending, as regards the Common agricultural policy, Regulation (EEC) 
No 1911/91 on the application of the provisions of Community law for the 
Canary Islands. 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in 
particular the first subparagraph of Article 25(4) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission1, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament2, 
Whereas the Council, by Regulation (EEC) No 1911/91 of 26 June 19913, 
decided that the Canary Islands should progressively become part of the 
Community's customs territory and that, again progressively, all common 
policies should be applied to them; whereas it was decided that this 
should be without prejudice to special measures designed to take account of 
the specific constraints arising from their remoteness, insular nature and 
previous economic and tax arrangements; 
1 OJ No C, 
2 OJ No C, 
3 OJ No L 171, 29.6.1991, p.1 
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Whereas under Articles 2 and 10 of the above mentioned Regulation 
application of the common agricultural policy is conditional on entry into 
force of specific supply arrangements; whereas application must moreover be 
accompanied by special measures for the agricultural production of the 
islands; 
Whereas the Council Decision of 26 June 1991 setting up a programme of 
options specific to the remote and insular nature of the Canary Islands 
(Poselean)4 set out the general lines of the options to be exercised to 
take account of the specific features and constraints encountered in the 
i s Iands; 
Whereas for the preparation and implementation of policy instruments a 
fuller picture is needed of the islands' market requirements, with due 
attention paid to local production and traditional trade flov;3, so that the 
most suitable measures can be framed for supporting and improving 
agriculture in the islands, and in particular developing tropical products; 
Whereas the measures must be drawn up within the framework of a partnership 
between the Commission and the national and regional authorities in order 
to secure complimentarity with measures adopted at national and regional 
level ; 
Whereas owing to the complexity of the preparatory work neadod in order to 
take due account of the specific features and constraints &s meritioned 
above and to the requirements involved in the partnership it will not be 
possible to apply from 1 January 1992 the measures that ars to accompany 
introduction of the common agricultural policy to the islands; whereas 
applications should be deferred to at the latest 1 July 1992; 
4 OJ No L 171, 29.6.1991, p. 5 
Whereas it should be recalled that until entry into force of the specific 
supply arrangements the provisions of the Act of Accession on application 
of the common agricultural policy to the Canary Islands shall apply, except 
for those governing access of products originating in the islands to other 
parts of the Community, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
In Article 10(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1911/91 the date of 
1 January 1992 In the second sentence is replaced by 1 July 1992. 
Article. 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1992. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in 
a 11 Member States. 
Done at Brussels, For the Council 
F INANCIAL STATEMENT 
DATE: 
1. BUDGET HEADING: 183 
251 APPROPRIATIONS: ECU 46 mi 11 ion 
ECU 21 ml 11 ion 
2. TITLE: 
AmencJnent to Regulation (EEC) ND 1911/91 on the application of the provisions of Comunity law to the 
Canary Islands as regards the application of the carman agricultural policy. 
3. LEGAL BASIS: Article 24 of the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal 
Council Regulation (EEC) ND 1911/91 
4. AIMS OF PROJECT: 
Postponement of the date of appi icaticn of the CAP to the Canary Islands from 1 January to 1 July 1992. 
5. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 
5.0 EXPENDITURE 
- CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET 
- (REFUNDS/INTERVENT ION) 
- NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION 
-OTHER 
5.1 REVENUE 
- Om RESOURCES OF THE EC 
(LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES) 
- NATIONAL Period of 12 months 
ECU mi 11 ion Current Financial Year 
1992 
ECU mi 11 ion 
- 20 Following Financial Year 
1993 
ECU million 
1994 
5.0.1 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE 
5.1.1 ESTIMATED REVENUE 1995 1996 1997 
5.2 METHOD OF CALCULATION: 
This measure will result in substantial time being lost in the implementation of the POSE I CAN and 
POSEIMA programmes budget appropriations which amount to ECU 20 mi 11 ion in the 1992 draft budget. 
This expenditure is therefore likely rot to be ocnmitted before 15 October 1992. 
6.0 CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FRCM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET? 
YES 
6.1 CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF THE CURRENT BUDGET? 
YES 
6.2 IS A SUPPLB€NTARY BUDGET NECESSARY? 
ND 
NO 6.3 WILL FUTURE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS BE NECESSARY? 
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