Kommissionen vedtog den 20. december en afgørelse om anerkendelse af en særlig afgiftsordning for De Kanariske Øer, som åbnede mulighed for fortsat at fritage de lokale produktioner for regionalafgiften (den såkaldte APIM), som gradvis skal ophæves i perioden indtil den 31. december år 2000.
On 20 December the Commission adopted a Decision on the recognition of special tax treatment for the Canary Islands, which maintains, for local products, the exemption from the regional tax (called APIM), which is to be gradually phased out between now and 31 December 2000.