Article 4

Where the Commission has reasons to believe that the suspensions laid down pursuant to this Regulation have led to a deflection of trade for a specific product, it may adopt implementing acts, temporarily withdrawing the suspension for a period not exceeding 12 months. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 5(2).

The payment of the import duties imposed upon products for which the suspension has been temporarily withdrawn shall be secured by a guarantee, and the release of the products concerned for free circulation on the Canary Islands' domestic market shall be conditional upon the provision of such guarantee.

Within the maximum 12-month period referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the Council, in accordance with Article 349 of the Treaty, shall adopt a final decision on whether to maintain or definitively withdraw the suspension. If the suspension is definitively withdrawn, the amounts of duties secured by guarantees shall be collected definitively.

If no definitive decision has been adopted within the maximum 12-month period in accordance with paragraph 2, the securing guarantees shall be released.