Proposal for a Council Regulation extending the date of application of Regulation (EEC) No 3621/92 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on imports of certain fishery products into the Canary Islands and Regulation (EC) No 527/96 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties and progressively introducing the Common Customs Tariff duties on imports of certain industrial products into the Canary Islands
Date: 2000-12-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Canary Islands, common customs tariff, fishery product, industrial product, suspension of customs duties

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(Preparatory Acts)

COMMISSION

Proposal for a Council regulation

extending the date of application of Regulation (EEC) No 3621/92 temporarily suspending the
autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on imports of certain fishery products into the
Canary Islands and Regulation (EC) No 527/96 temporarily suspending the autonomous
Common Customs Tariff duties and progressively introducing the Common Customs Tariff
duties on imports of certain industrial products into the Canary Islands

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(2000/C 380/08)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 26 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 3621/92 of 14 December 1992 temporarily suspending the autonomous
Common Customs Tariff duties on imports of certain fishery products into the Canary Islands (1) and
Council Regulation (EC) No 527/96 of 25 March 1996 temporarily suspending the autonomous
Common Customs Tariff duties and progressively introducing the Common Customs Tariff duties
on imports of certain industrial products into the Canary Islands (2) expire on 31 December 2000.

(2) The transitional period for introduction of the Common Customs Tariff on the Canary Islands as set in
Article 6(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1911/91 of 26 June 1991 on the application of the
provisions of Community law to the Canary Islands (3) also expires on 31 December 2000.

(3) In October and November 2000 the Spanish authorities requested the maintaining the Common
Customs Tariff measures for the Canary Islands beyond the year 2000 and submitted some documen-
tation justifying their request.

(4) In view of this request it was decided to extend the transitional period set in Article 6(1) of Regulation

(EEC) No 1911/91 until 31 December 2001.

(5) The time for evaluating the documentation was insufficient to reach a definitive conclusion whether
the maintaining of the measures for the requested period is still justified. Since the immediate termi-
nation of these measures very likely would have a negative effect on the local production it is
necessary to ensure the continuity of the said treatments. The date of application of Regulation
(EEC) No 3621/92 and Regulation (EC) No 527/96 should therefore be extended until 31 December
2001.

(6) After the completion of the abovementioned evaluation the Commission will make, if necessary, a new

proposal taking into account the aims of Article 299(2) of the Treaty,

(1) OJ L 368, 17.12.1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 78, 28.3.1996, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 171, 29.6.1991, p. 1.

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 1(1) of Regultaion (EEC) No 3621/92 the date (cid:145)31 December 2000(cid:146) shall be replaced by (cid:145)31

1.
December 2001(cid:146).

In Article 1(2) of and Annexes II, III and IV to Regulation (EC) No 527/96 the date (cid:145)31 December

2.
2000(cid:146) shall be replaced by (cid:145)31 December 2001(cid:146).

In Annexes III and IV to Regulation (EC) No 527/96 the date (cid:145)1 January 2001(cid:146) shall be replaced by (cid:145)1

3.
January 2002(cid:146).

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

Article 2

It shall apply from 1 January 2001.

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