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Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 · European Union

(37) Tobacco growing is of historical importance in the Canary Islands. From an economic perspective, tobacco preparation continues to be one of the chief industrial activities in the region. In social terms, tobacco cultivation is very labour-intensive and is carried out by small farms. Since the crop is not sufficiently profitable, however, it is in danger of dying out. Tobacco is currently only cultivated on a small area on the island of La Palma for the small-scale manufacture of cigars. Spain should therefore be authorised to continue to grant aid, in addition to Union aid, so that this traditional crop can be maintained with a view to supporting the artisanal activity associated with it. In addition, to maintain the manufacture of tobacco products, imports into the Canary Islands of raw and semi-manufactured tobacco should continue to be exempt from customs duty, up to an annual limit of 20000 tonnes of stripped raw tobacco equivalent.

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