27.7.2001 Official Journal of the European Communities L 202/9 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1528/2001 of 26 July 2001 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2179/92 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, (3)  To provide maximum flexibility for imports of tobacco Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1450/2001 (3), and in particular Article 6(2) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 provides for exemption from customs duties for direct imports into the Canary Islands of up to 20 000 tonnes of raw and semi-manufactured tobacco intended for local manufac- ture of tobacco products. (2)  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 (°), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1459/2000 (), lays down detailed rules for the application of that measure. products into the Canary Islands, the overall quantity of 20 000 tonnes of raw stripped tobacco may be used for the importation of other products, taking account of the coefficient of equivalence, as required by the local industry. As a result, the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2179/92 should be adjusted. (4)  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 Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2179/92 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica- tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 July 2001. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 26 July 2001. () O] L 173, 27.6.1992, p. 13. () O] L 198, 21.7.2001, p. 7. () O] L 217, 31.7.1992, p. 79. (% O] L 164, 5.7.2000, p. 5. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission