
Article 1 

1. From 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013 the Common Customs Tariff duties applicable to imports into the Canary Islands of the fishery products listed in the Annex to this Regulation shall be suspended in full for the quantity indicated in that Annex.
2. The suspension referred to in paragraph 1 shall be granted exclusively for products intended for the Canary Islands’ domestic market. It shall only apply to fishery products which are unloaded from ship or aircraft before the customs declaration for release into free circulation is submitted to the customs authorities in the Canary Islands.
Article 2 

1. By 31 May 2010, the competent Spanish authorities shall submit a report to the Commission on the implementation of the measures provided for in Article 1. The Commission shall examine the impact of those measures and, on the basis of that report, propose to the Council, if necessary, any relevant amendments to the quantities to be imported.
2. By 31 May 2012, the competent Spanish authorities shall submit a report to the Commission on the implementation, after 2010, of the measures referred to in Article 1. The Commission shall re-examine the impact of those measures and, on the basis of its findings, submit to the Council any relevant proposals for the period after 2013.
Article 3 

1. Where the Commission has reason to believe that the suspension provided for by this Regulation has led to a deflection of trade for a specific product it may, in accordance with the management procedure referred to in Article 4(2), provisionally repeal the suspension for a period not longer than 12 months. The payment of the import duties on products for which the suspension has been provisionally repealed shall be ensured by a security. The release of those products for free circulation in the Canary Islands shall be conditional upon the provision of such a security.
2. Within the 12-month period referred to in paragraph 1 the Council may, on a proposal from the Commission, decide to definitively repeal the suspension. In that case the amounts of duties covered by securities shall be definitively collected.
3. If no definitive decision has been adopted within the 12-month period in accordance with paragraph 2, the securities shall be released.
Article 4 

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Customs Code Committee established by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (hereinafter referred to as the Committee).
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.
Article 5 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2007 until 31 December 2013.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 8 July 2008.
For the Council
The President
C. LAGARDE
ANNEX

Order No CN code Description Amount of quota(in tons) Quota duty(%)
09.2997 0303 Fish, frozen, excluding fillets and other fish meat of heading No 0304 15 000 0
0304 Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
09.2651 0306 Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption 15 000 0
0307 Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans, fit for human consumption