No L 219/46 Official Journal of the European Communities 4. 8. 92 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2258/92 of 31 July 1992 laying down detailed rules for implementing the specific arrangements for supplying the Canary Islands with certain vegetable oils and establishing the provisional supply balance 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 3 (4) thereof, Whereas, for the purposes of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the specific supply balance should be drawn up for the 1992/93 marketing year for certain vege- table oils benefiting from the exemption scheme for duties on direct imports from third countries or from aid on consignments from the rest of the Community; Whereas the amount of the abovementioned aid for supply should be determined ; whereas such aid must be determined with particular regard to the cost of supply from the world market and the geographical location of the Canary Islands; Whereas the common detailed rules for implemention of the specific arrangements for the supply of certain agri- cultural products to the Canary Islands were laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1695/92 (3 ; whereas supplementary implementing, rules regarding, in parti- cular, the duration of the validity of import licences and aid certificates and the amount of the securities to ensure that operators comply with their obligations, should be laid down ; Whereas provision should be made for Spain to designate the competent authority responsible for administering the supply balance, for issuing import licences and aid certifi- cates and for handling aid applications and payments ; Whereas provision should be made for a timetable for submitting licence and certificate applications and for estabslihing admissibility requirements for these applica- tions, in particual regarding the lodging of securities ; whereas, to ensure the sound administration of the supply () OJ No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 13. () O] No L 179, 1. 7. 1992, p. 1. arrangements, conditions should be laid down for the release of the security; Whereas the supply arrangements provided for by Regula- tion (EEC) No 1601/92 apply from 1 July 1992 ; whereas the detailed implementing rules 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 Oils and Fats, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1.  The quantities of the forecast supply balance for the Canary Islands for the period from 1 July 1992 to 30 June 1993 which qualify for exemption from customs duties on imports from third countries or which benefit from Commnity supply aid shall be as follows : Quantity CN code (tonnes) Description of goods 1507 to 1516 | Vegetable oils (excluding olive 35000 (excluding 1509| oils) and 1510) 2. Community aid of ECU 25 per tonne shall be fixed for products covered by the provisional supply balance which are in free circulation on the Community market and consigned to the Canary Islands. Article 2 Spain shall designate the competent authority responsible for: (a) administering and issuing import licences or exemp- tion certificates as provided dor in Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1695/92; (b) administering and issuing aid certificates as provided for in Article 4 of that Regulation ; (c) payment of the aid to the operators concerned and administration of the securities.