Commission Regulation (EC) No 1490/1999 of 7 July 1999 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: 1999-07-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Canary Islands, customs duties, import, tariff exemption, tobacco

L 172/32

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

8. 7. 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1490/1999

of 7 July 1999

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 products (1), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 (2), and in particular Article
6(2) thereof,

(1) 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;

(2) 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 1492/98 (4), lays down detailed rules for
the application of that measure;

(3) Whereas, to provide maximum flexibility for imports of
tobacco products into the Canary Islands, the overall
quantity of 20 000 tonnes of raw stripped tobacco may

be used for the importation of other products, taking
account of the coefficient of equivalence, as required by
industry; whereas, as a result, the Annex to
the local
Regulation (EEC) No 2179/92 should be adjusted;

(4) 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 publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 July 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 173, 27.6.1992, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80.
(3) OJ L 217, 31.7.1992, p. 79.
(4) OJ L 196, 14.7.1998, p. 13.

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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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 1999 to 30 June 2000

CN code

Description

Coefficient
of equivalence

Maximum
quantity
(tonnes)

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 manufacture
of cigarettes, cigars, cheroots and cigarillos)

0,72

1,00

1,05

0,28

1,05

1,05

ex 2403 91 00 Homogenised or reconstituted tobacco, whether or not put up

1,05

in sheets or strips

ex 2403 99 90

Expanded tobacco

1,05

20 000 (1)

(1) Maximum quantity of raw stripped tobacco equivalent. The quantities of the various products actually available are to be converted up to

the maximum quantity of raw stripped tobacco equivalent using the coefficients of equivalence pursuant to Article 3(2).

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