Commission Regulation (EC) No 1492/98 of 13 July 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2179/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific import measures for the Canary Islands as regards tobacco
Date: 1998-07-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Canary Islands, customs duties, import, tariff exemption, tobacco

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1492/98

of 13 July 1998

amending Regulation (EEC) No 2179/92 laying down detailed rules for the
application of the specific import measures for the Canary Islands as regards
tobacco

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92
of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the
Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural prod-
ucts (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2348/
96 (2), 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 Canary Islands of up to 20 000 tonnes of
raw and semi-manufactured tobacco intended for the
local manufacture of tobacco products;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2179/92 of
30 July 1992 laying down detailed rules for the applica-
tion of
the specific import measures for the Canary
Islands as regards tobacco (3), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1202/97 (4), lays down detailed rules for the

application of that measure; whereas the products qual-
ifying under the scheme should be itemized;

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 Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2179/92 is replaced
by the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities.

It shall apply from 1 July 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 13 July 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 320, 11. 12. 1996, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 217, 31. 7. 1992, p. 79.
(4) OJ L 170, 28. 6. 1997, p. 24.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX

Products eligible for exemption from customs duties on direct imports into the Canary Islands for
the period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999

CN code

Description

Coefficient
of equivalence

2401 10

Tobacco, not stemmed/stripped

2401 20

Tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed/stripped

ex 2401 20

Outer coverings for cigars presented on supports, in
reels for the manufacture of tobacco (2)

2401 30

Tobacco waste

ex 2402 10 00 Unfinished cigars without wrapping

ex 2403 10 00

Cigarette rag (finished mixtures of tobacco for the
and
manufacture of
cigarillos)

cigarettes,

cheroots

cigars,

ex 2403 91 00 Homogenized or reconstituted tobacco, whether or

not put up in sheets or strip

ex 2403 99 90

Expanded tobacco

0,72

1,00

1,05

0,28

1,05

1,05

1,05

1,05

Maximum
quantity
(tonnes)

27 780 (1)

20 000 (1)

125

700

100

500

700

1 025

(1) The actual quantity is to be determined on the basis of utilization of other headings (CN codes) pursuant to Article 3 (2).

(2) Monitoring arrangements for this particular utilization are laid down in the relevant Community provisions.'