No L 173/24 Official Journal of the European Communities COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1602/92 of 15 June 1992 temporarily derogating from implementation of Community anti-dumping measures on imports into the Canary Islands of certain sensitive products THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1). Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2). Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1911/91 of 26 June 1991 on the application of the provisions of Community law to the Canary Islands (3) stipulates, inter alia, that as from 1 July 1991 the Canary Islands are to be an integral part of the Community’s customs territory, that the Common Customs Tariff (CCT) is to be gradually introduced and the common commercial policy applies to those islands in line with the conditions laid down for Spain in the Act of Accession; whereas, however, application of the common commercial policy may in particular be subject to derogations, where appropriate, in respect of vertain sensitive products, to accompany the gradual introduction of the CCT; Whereas 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) (%) stipulates in particular that at the request, with supporting documents, of the competent Spanish authorithies, specific measures derogating from the common commercial policy may be considered in respect of certain sensitive products, on a case-by-case basis to take account of particular problems in a given sector of local production intended for local consumption or tourism, and/or to allow access for consumer goods such as textiles, clothes, optical and electronic equipment or means of transport; Whereas, in their letters of July 1991, the competent Spanish authorities requested exemption form the (1) OJ No C 97, 16. 4. 1992, p. 14. (2) Opinion delivered on 9 June 1992 (not yet published in the Offical Journal). (3) OJ No L 171, 29. 6. 1991, p. 1. Regulation amended by Regulation (EEC) No 284/92 (O] No L 31, 7. 2. 1992, p. 6.). _ (*) O] No L 171, 29. 6. 1991, p. 5. anti-dumping . duties applied to imports of certain major consumer electronic goods originating in certain non-member countries; whereas, during the examination of the request, the same authorities provided an additional list of products to be exempted from anti-dumping duty on import; T Whereas anti-dumping measures fall within the scope of the common commercial policy; whereas,  therefore, temporary derogation from their application to imports of certain prodcuts into the Canary Islands is possible under point 7.1 of the Annex to Decision 91/314/EEC; Whereas the sensitive products which might be covered by the specific measures applied for under point 7.1 of the Annex to Decision 91/314/EEC by the competent Spanish authorities should be determined according to the criteria laid down in that provision and on the basis of the requests filed; whereas, following case-by-case examination, it appears that then of those products fall within the category of consumer goods for the domestic market, access of which to the Canary Islands should be allowed through the specific measures; whereas none of the other products in respect of which requests have been filed fulfils the conditions laid down in the said point 7.1; whereas the measures requested are therefore justified in respect of imports of compact disc players, video cassette recorders, small-screen colour television receivers, audio and video cassettes, electronic typewriters, dot-matrix printers, plain paper photocopiers, car radios and espadrilles, as detailed in Annex I to this Regulation; : Whereas the request from the Spanish authorities covered the whole of the transitional period from the entry into force of Regulation (EEC) No 1911/91; whereas for this reason and to ensure continuity during the said period the specific measures applicable from 1 July 1991 should be established; Whereas the said measures may be adopted to accompany the gradual introduction of the CCT in the Canary Islands; whereas it is therefore appropriate to phase out the exemptions, during the transitional period ending on 31 December 2000 provided for under Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1911/91, by gradually applying anti-dumping duties in the Canary Islands, in step with the introduction .of the CCT; whereas the request from the Spanish authorities to benefit from total exemption from