Council Regulation (EC) No 1105/2001 of 30 May 2001 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1911/91 on the application of the provisions of Community law to the Canary Islands
Date: 2001-05-30
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: CCT duties, Canary Islands, European integration, application of EU law, customs territory (EU), transitional period (EU)

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1105/2001

of 30 May 2001

amending Regulation (EEC) No 1911/91 on the application of the provisions of Community law to
the Canary Islands

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(6)

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 Commission (1),

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (2),

Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee (3),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Article 5(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1911/91 (4) estab-
lished a transitional period which authorised the Spanish
authorities to impose a tax on production and imports
(APIM) on all products entering or produced in the
Canary Islands.

Article 6(1) of that Regulation established a transitional
period to introduce progressively the Common Customs
Tariff (CCT) in the Canary Islands.

Both transitional periods expired on 31 December 2000.

In October and November 2000 the Spanish authorities
requested that
the said transitional periods and the
measures introduced on the basis of Regulation (EEC)
No 1911/91 be extended.

(5)

In July and October 2000, the Spanish authorities gave
notification of a new tax which would apply to the

(1) Proposal of 9 February 2001 (not yet published in the Official

Journal).

(2) Opinion delivered on 3 April 2001 (not yet published in the

Official Journal).

(3) Opinion delivered on 1 April 2001 (not yet published in the

Official Journal).

(4) OJ L 171, 29.6.1991, p. 1. Regulation as

last amended by

Regulation (EC) No 2674/99 (OJ L 326, 18.12.1988, p. 3).

Canary Islands and is intended to compensate for the
handicaps referred to in Article 299(2) of the Treaty.

The request contained documentation which indicated
that even though the economic situation on the Canary
Islands had improved during the transitional period, the
full integration of the region would lead to a decline in
industrial and commercial activity, and thus in employ-
ment,

in the different sectors concerned.

However,
in the short period available it was not
possible to evaluate the full impact of the termination or
modification of the existing measures on the economic
and social situation of the Canary Islands.

that

to ensure

In order
economic operators
concerned are afforded a certain continuity in the legal
framework affecting their business, it is appropriate to
extend the said transitional periods by one year.

the

the

abovementioned

Once
been
completed, the Commission will make, if necessary, a
new proposal taking into account the aims of Article
299(2) of the Treaty,

evaluation

has

(7)

(8)

(9)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 5(1) and (6) and Article 6(1) of Regulation (EEC) No
1911/91 the date ‘31 December 2000’ shall be replaced by ‘31
December 2001’.

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 from 1 January 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 May 2001.

For the Council

The President

B. LEJON