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"I would like firstly to congratulate Mr Medina Ortega on his report on the proposal for a regulation concerning the Canary Islands.
Following its examination of the APIM/Arbitrio on production and imports in the Archipelago, the Commission concluded that even if the majority of economic sectors could adapt to the requirements of the single market, the disappearance of the APIM on 31 December 2000 could irremediably affect certain product sectors. This point has already been made in this House.
The Commission, in collaboration with the Spanish and the Canarian authorities, has identified the most sensitive products in a number of sectors. For these products the Commission considers it necessary to suspend the dismantling of the tax for a transitional period which will not go beyond 30 June 2000.
I note with satisfaction that Mr Medina Ortega's report largely supports the approach proposed by the Commission. However, he considers it regrettable that the measure proposed is reserved to a limited number of products and that it does not refer to the legal basis provided by Article 299(2) of the Treaty. I can assure you that the Commission understands this position perfectly.
I would like nevertheless to draw your attention to the fact that this constitutes a time-limited adaptation of the current rules. It must therefore be distinguished from any measure which could be taken on the basis of the new Article 299(2) of the Treaty.
This proposal stipulates that the Commission, in collaboration with the Spanish authorities will examine before the disappearance of the APIM the effects of this tax on the sectors concerned. The Commission will submit, if necessary, a proposal to the Council based on Article 299(2) on the measures which would be necessary in order not to compromise the existence of certain particularly fragile local activities. The products included in the annex to this proposal are the result of work by the Spanish and the Canarian authorities and the Commission. Consequently, any amendment to the list of the products must, on the one hand, be justified economically and, on the other hand, be subject to a study by the Commission services in order to check the consistency of the measures with its other policies. The Commission has not yet received such justification which would enable it to study an amendment to the Regulation's annex. It is not therefore in a position to accept those amendments concerning the extension of the list of the products. However, I can assure both you, Mr President, and the rapporteur that in future negotiations on a proposal concerning the Canary Islands on the basis of Article 299(2) of the Treaty that the Commission will take account of your comments on the matter and the comments of Parliament during the debate.
I wish to thank you for your support for this proposal and I will undertake to draw the attention of the Commissioner responsible to this whole debate."@en1
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