CELEX: 31998R1492
Language: en
Date: 1998-07-13 00:00:00
Title: 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

14. 7. 98              EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                              L 196/13
                                    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,                         application of that measure; whereas the products qual-
                                                                    ifying under the scheme should be itemized;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,                                                          Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
                                                                    in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92                Committee for Tobacco,
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/               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
96 (2), and in particular Article 6 (2) thereof,
Whereas Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92                                            Article 1
provides for exemption from customs duties for direct               The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2179/92 is replaced
imports into the Canary Islands of up to 20 000 tonnes of           by the Annex to this Regulation.
raw and semi-manufactured tobacco intended for the
local manufacture of tobacco products;
                                                                                            Article 2
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2179/92 of                   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
30 July 1992 laying down detailed rules for the applica-            publication in the Official Journal of the European
tion of the specific import measures for the Canary                 Communities.
Islands as regards tobacco (3), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1202/97 (4), lays down detailed rules for the          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
                                                                                                                       Maximum
                                                                                                   Coefficient
              CN code                                 Description                                                       quantity
                                                                                                 of equivalence
                                                                                                                        (tonnes)
              2401 10         Tobacco, not stemmed/stripped                                           0,72            27 780 (1)
              2401 20         Tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed/stripped                              1,00            20 000 (1)
         ex 2401 20           Outer coverings for cigars presented on supports, in                    1,05                 125
                              reels for the manufacture of tobacco (2)
              2401 30         Tobacco waste                                                           0,28                 700
         ex 2402 10 00        Unfinished cigars without wrapping                                      1,05                 100
         ex 2403 10 00        Cigarette rag (finished mixtures of tobacco for the                     1,05                 500
                              manufacture of cigarettes, cigars, cheroots and
                              cigarillos)
         ex 2403 91 00        Homogenized or reconstituted tobacco, whether or                        1,05                 700
                              not put up in sheets or strip
         ex 2403 99 90        Expanded tobacco                                                        1,05              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.'