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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
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
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
HL L 78., 1996.3.28, p. 1–7
(ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)
No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 31/12/2001
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
Official Journal L 078 , 28/03/1996 P. 0001 - 0007
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 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas 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 (1) provides for the Common Customs Tariff (CCT) to be progressively introduced in the course of a transitional period which shall not extend beyond 31 December 2000; whereas, in accordance with Article 7 of that Regulation, the common commercial policy shall apply to the Canary Islands, without prejudice to the specific measures referred to in Article 6 (3) thereof; Whereas paragraph 7.2 of the Annex to Council Decision 91/314/EEC of 26 June 1991 setting up a programme of options specific to the remote and insular nature of the Canary Islands (Poseican) (2) states that specific tariff measures must continue to be considered and that in principle they must be limited to the transitional period provided for under Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1911/91 for the gradual adoption of the CCT to the Canary Islands; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1605/92 of 15 June 1992 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on imports of certain industrial products into the Canary Islands (3) suspended in full until 31 December 1995 CCT duties applicable to imports into the Canary Islands of the products listed in the Annex to the Regulation which are intended for the Canary Islands' domestic market; Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1605/95, the Commission has examined this year the effect of measures adopted in favour of the economy of the Canary Islands; whereas that examination has shown that the suspension of duties on certain industrial products has not had the effect of increasing the volume of imports originating in non-Community countries; Whereas the progressive introduction of the suspended CCT duties will not in principle have any adverse effect on the sectors concerned by the duty suspensions or, in general, on the Canary Islands' economy as a whole; whereas an appropriate timetable should be laid down for successive increases in the applicable rates of duty; Whereas, in order to take advantage of the closing date of the transitional period laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 1911/91 and to take account of the request from the Spanish authorities, the duty suspensions under Regulation (EEC) No 1605/92 may be retained in 1996; Whereas, in view of the foregoing, the progressive introduction of CCT duties must commence on 1 January 1997 until fully applicable on 31 December 2000; whereas, in the case of certain sensitive sectors of the Canary Islands' economy, in particular those processing imported raw materials into finished products and commerce, duties should be introduced in a flexible manner so as to prevent in the early years any adverse effect on production and employment in those sectors; Whereas the Marrakesh Protocol to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994, approved by the Community by Decision 94/800/EC (4) provides for bound tariff reductions to be implemented in five equal rate reductions (or 10 rate reductions for certain tariff headings); whereas that progressive reduction, which became operative in 1995, will culminate in a minimum, or even a zero, rate by the end of the period in question; whereas, consequently, duty suspensions should continue in respect of certain industrial products on which CCT duties resulting from the GATT agreements would reach a zero or minimum rate on 31 December 2000, the date on which the transitional period for the Canary Islands expires; Whereas imports into the Canary Islands of certain goods originating in non-Community countries were non-existent or nearly so during the period in which CCT duty suspensions applied; whereas, consequently, there are no grounds for retaining those suspensions; Whereas the measures taken under Regulation (EEC) No 1605/92 should be retained, on the one hand, in order to ensure that products on which the suspension of duty is extended and then progressively dismantled are intended solely for the Canary Islands' domestic market and, on the other hand, in order to permit the Commission to be regularly informed of the volume of the imports in question and, if necessary, to adopt provisions designed to prevent any speculative movement of deflection of trade, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. The Common Customs Tariff duties applicable to imports into the Canary Islands of the products listed in Annexes I and II shall be suspended in full in accordance with the timetables laid down in those Annexes. 2. From 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2000 the Common Customs Tariff duties applicable to imports into the Canary Islands of the products listed in Annexes III and IV shall be progressively introduced in accordance with the provisions of those Annexes. Article 2 1. The measures referred to in Article 1 shall apply solely to products intended for the Canary Islands' domestic market. 2. The Spanish authorities shall adapt the measures necessary to ensure compliance with paragraph 1 pursuant to the relevant Community provisions on end-use and in particular the levying of Common Customs Tariff duties when the products in question are dispatched to other parts of the customs territory of the Community. Article 3 With regard to the products referred to in Article 1 the Spanish authorities shall inform the Commission, no later than the 15th of each month, of the volume of imports exempted under the tariff measures provided for in that Article during the preceding month. In the case of threat of injury, certified in particular by information forwarded to the Commission, for certain sensitive or ultrasensitive products, the Commission shall propose to the Council, at the request of the Spanish authorities, any appropriate measure particular regard being paid to the objectives of Decision 91/314/EEC. Article 4 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 April 1996. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 25 March 1996. For the Council The President S. AGNELLI (1) OJ No L 171, 29. 6. 1991, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 284/92 (OJ No L 31, 7. 2. 1992, p. 6). (2) OJ No L 171, 29. 6. 1991, p. 5. (3) OJ No L 173, 15. 6. 1992, p. 31. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3012/95 (OJ No L 314, 28. 12. 1995, p. 15). (4) OJ No L 336, 23. 12. 1994, p. 1. ANNEX I List of industrial products, duties on which are suspended in full from 1 April to 31 December 1996 CN code (1) 3901 3904 10 00 4011 4202 4203 4407 4410 4412 4803 00 4805 4808 4810 Chapter 51 Chapter 52 Chapter 54 Chapter 55 5608 Chapter 60 Chapter 61 Chapter 62 Chapter 63 Chapter 64 7213 7304 7312 7601 8415 8418 8422 8427 8431 8450 8469 8470 8471 8472 8473 8501 8517 8518 8519 8520 8521 8522 8523 8524 8525 8526 8527 8528 8529 8701 8702 8703 8704 8705 8706 8707 8708 8711 8712 00 8713 8714 9001 9002 9003 9004 9005 9006 9007 9008 9009 9010 9011 9012 9030 Chapter 91 9207 Chapter 95 (1) Combined Nomenclature codes applicable on 1 January 1996 adopted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 3009/95 of 22 December 1995 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ No L 319, 30. 12. 1995). ANNEX II List of industrial products, duties on which are suspended in full from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2000 CN code (1) 4407 7213 8418 10 91 8418 10 99 8418 21 10 8418 21 59 8418 21 99 8422 19 8422 20 8422 30 8422 40 8422 90 8431 10 8431 31 8431 39 8431 41 8431 42 8431 43 8431 49 8471 60 90 8471 70 8473 10 90 8473 21 90 8473 29 90 8473 30 90 8473 40 90 8473 50 90 8517 11 00 8517 19 90 8519 92 00 8522 90 30 8522 90 93 8523 20 11 8526 91 11 8526 91 19 8529 90 10 8701 30 00 8701 90 11 8701 90 15 8701 90 21 8701 90 25 8701 90 31 8701 90 35 8701 90 39 8701 90 50 8704 10 11 8704 10 19 8704 10 90 8713 8714 20 00 (1) Combined Nomenclature codes applicable on 1 January 1996 adopted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 3009/95 of 22 December 1995 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ No L 319, 30. 12. 1995). ANNEX III List of industrial products duties on which will be introduced during the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2000 according to the following timetable Sensitive products - on 1 January 1997 applicable duty rates will be 5 % of the CCT; - on 1 January 1998 applicable duty rates will be 15 % of the CCT; - on 1 January 1999 applicable duty rates will be 30 % of the CCT; - on 1 January 2000 applicable duty rates will be 60 % of the CCT; - on 1 January 2001 applicable duty rates will be 100 % of the CCT. CN code (1) 3901 3904 10 4011 4202 4203 4410 4412 4803 00 4805 4808 4810 5203 5205 5208 5209 5210 5212 Chapter 55 5608 7312 7601 8415 8418 21 51 8418 21 91 8418 22 8418 29 8418 30 8418 40 8418 50 8418 61 8418 69 8418 91 8418 99 8422 11 8427 8431 20 8450 8469 8470 8471 10 8471 30 8471 41 8471 49 8471 50 8471 60 10 8471 60 40 8471 60 50 8471 80 8471 90 8472 8473 10 10 8473 21 10 8473 29 10 8473 30 10 8473 40 10 8473 50 10 8501 8517 19 10 8517 21 8517 22 8517 30 8517 50 8517 80 8517 90 8518 8519 10 8519 21 8519 29 8519 31 8519 39 8519 40 8519 93 8519 99 8520 10 8520 20 8520 32 19 8520 32 50 8520 32 91 8520 32 99 8520 33 8520 39 8520 90 8521 8522 90 91 8522 90 98 8523 11 8523 12 8523 13 8523 20 19 8523 20 90 8523 30 8523 90 8524 10 8524 31 8524 32 8524 39 8524 40 91 8524 40 99 8524 51 8524 52 8524 53 8524 60 8524 91 90 8524 99 00 8529 10 8529 90 51 8529 90 59 8529 90 70 8529 90 81 8529 90 89 8701 10 8701 20 8701 90 90 8702 8706 8711 8712 00 8714 11 8714 19 8714 91 8714 92 8714 93 8714 94 8714 95 8714 96 8714 99 9002 9004 9005 9007 9009 9010 9207 Ultrasensitive products - on 1 January 1997 applicable duty rates will be 0 % of the CCT; - on 1 January 1998 applicable duty rates will be 5 % of the CCT; - on 1 January 1999 applicable duty rates will be 15 % of the CCT; - on 1 January 2000 applicable duty rates will be 35 % of the CCT; - on 1 January 2001 applicable duty rates will be 100 % of the CCT. CN code (2) 4804 Chapter 61 Chapter 62 Chapter 63 Chapter 64 8525 8527 8528 8703 8704 21 8704 22 8704 23 8704 31 8704 32 8704 90 8708 9006 Chapter 91 Chapter 95 (1) Combined Nomenclature codes applicable on 1 January 1996 adopted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 3009/95 of 22 December 1995 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ No L 319, 30. 12. 1995). (2) Combined Nomenclature codes applicable on 1 January 1996 adopted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 3009/95 of 22 December 1995 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ No L 319, 30. 12. 1995). ANNEX IV List of industrial products on which duties will be introduced during the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2000 according to the following timetable - on 1 January 1997 applicable duty rates will be 20 % of the CCT; - on 1 January 1998 applicable duty rates will be 40 % of the CCT; - on 1 January 1999 applicable duty rates will be 60 % of the CCT; - on 1 January 2000 applicable duty rates will be 80 % of the CCT; - on 1 January 2001 applicable duty rates will be 100 % of the CCT. CN code (1) 5103 5104 5108 5110 5111 5112 5401 5402 5403 5404 5407 5408 Chapter 60 8522 10 8522 90 10 8526 10 8526 91 90 8526 92 8705 8707 9001 9003 9008 9011 9012 9030 (1) Combined Nomenclature codes applicable on 1 January 1996 adopted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 3009/95 of 22 December 1995 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ No L 319, 30. 12. 1995).