31.7.92 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 217/79 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2179/92 of 30 July 1992 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 Economic 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 ("), and in particular Article 6 (2) thereof, Whereas Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 provides for exemption from customs duties for direct imports into the Canary Islands of a maximum quantity of 20 000 tonnes of raw and semi-manufactured tobacco intended for the local manufacture of tobacco products ; Whereas, in order to administer the exemption scheme and to ease the administrative burden, the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1695/92 of 30 June 1992 laying down common detailed rules for implemen- tation of the specific arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural products to the Canary Islands (?) should be applied as far as possible ; Whereas the maximum quantity of raw and semi- manufactured tobacco benefiting from the scheme should be broken down according to the requirements of local industry and commerce, taking into account the tradi- tional patterns of use; Whereas, for the purposes of good management, a time- table for the submission of applications for certificates and a period for deciding on their issue should be set ; Whereas the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 apply from 1 July 1992; whereas the detailed rules contained in this Regulation should apply from the same date ; 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 importation into the Canary Islands, with exemption from customs duties, of the maximum annual quantity of 20000 tonnes of raw stripped tobacco equivalent pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 () OJ No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 13. () O No L 179, 1. 7. 1992, p. 1. AN shall be effected in accordance with the rules laid down in this Regulation. The maximum quantity shall be broken down in accor- dance with the provisions of the Annex. This breakdown may be revised during the period of applica- tion following a justified request from the Spanish autho- rities. The period of application of the arrangements shall run from 1 July of a given year to 30 June of the following year. Article 2 The importation of the products listed in the Annex shall be subject to the presentation of a certificate of exemp- tion. Except where otherwise provided in this Regulation, the provisions of Articles 3, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 1695/92 shall apply mutatis mutandis. Article 3 1.  Applications for certificates of exemption shall be submitted during the first five working days of each month. Spain shall designate the authority competent to issue the certificates. 2.  The competent authority shall publish the quantities available during the last week of the month preceding the month in which applications are to be submitted. The competent authority shall allocate the available quan- tities among the different subheadings with reference to the maximum quantities set out in the Annex, the requi- rements of industry and commerce and the traditional patterns of use. The quantities of the different products shall be converted into quantities of stripped tobacco using the coefficients of equivalence set out in the Annex. 3. Applications for certificates shall not be accepted unless : — they relate to a quantity which does not exceed the quantity available, — the applicant provides proof, prior to the expiry of the time limit set for the presentation of applications for certificates, that a security of ECU 0,7/kg has been lodged. 4. Box 20 of the application for a certificate and the certificate shall contain the words : ‘product intended for industries manufacturing tobacco products’.