1988R0700 — EN — 08.07.1997 — 003.001 — 1
This document is meant purely as a documentation tool and the institutions do not assume any liability for its contents
►B ►M3 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 700/88
of 17 March 1988
laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for the import into the
Community of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and
the West Bank and Gaza Strip ◄
(OJ L 72, 18.3.1988, p. 16)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3556/88 of 14 November 1988 L 311 8 17.11.1988
►M2Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2917/93 of 22 October 1993 L 264 33 23.10.1993
►M3Commission Regulation (EC) No 1239/97 of 30 June 1997 L 173 71 1.7.1997
▼B
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 700/88
of 17 March 1988
laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements
for the import into the Community of certain floricultural productsoriginating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank
and Gaza Strip
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European EconomicCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21
December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of preferentialcustoms duties on imports of certain flowers originating in Cyprus,Israel and Jordan(
1), and in particular Article 5 (1) thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 specifies tariff arrangements in
respect of the following four products: uniflorous (bloom) carnations,mutliflorous (spray) carnations, large-flowered roses and small-flow-
ered roses, originating in Cyprus, Israel and Jordan, providing, in
respect of each of them, for the application of a preferential customsduty when the import price corresponds to a minimum price definedin relation to Community producer prices;
Whereas, for the purpose of laying down the detailed rules of applica-
tion, each of the products in question should be defined and the mannerin which Community producer prices and import prices are established
should be determined;
Whereas, as regards roses, in view of the large number of varieties
produced in the Community, and of the fact that quantities fluctuate
widely from one market and from one season to another, producerprices should be determined with reference to an average price estab-lished on the basis of prices recorded for pilot varieties considered tobe the most representative of Community production;
Whereas most of the cut flowers imported from the abovementioned
countries are very high quality products generally complying with the
Community standards established for Class I products; whereas, as
regards the determination of producer prices, reference should thereforebe made to the prices ruling for the products concerned of quality ClassI;
Whereas, for the fixing of producer prices, fluctuations which must be
considered excessive and must be disregarded, pursuant to the secondsubparagraph of Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87, are
price variations of 40 % or more above or below the average price
observed on the same market over the preceding three years;
Whereas, for the determination of the representative markets, the
Community producer markets and the Community import markets onwhich most of the transactions are effected and most of the pricequotations are available should be taken into account;
Whereas it should be provided that the Member States concerned must
communicate to the Commission all the information required for deter-mining the abovementioned prices;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accor-
dance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Live Plants,1988R0700 — EN — 08.07.1997 — 003.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 382, 31. 12. 1987, p. 22.▼M3
▼B
▼B
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For each of the four products, uniflorous (bloom) carnations and multi-
florous (spray) carnations, large-flowered roses and small-floweredroses, referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87,
Community producer prices shall be established for periods of two
consecutive weeks by reference to the daily prices recorded on eachof the representative producer markets for each of the pilot varietieslisted in the Annex. Pilot varieties shall be defined as those varietieswhich are sold in the largest quantities on the abovementioned markets.As regards uniflorous (bloom) carnations and multiflorous (spray)
carnations, Community producer prices shall be established for bloom
and spray types, respectively.
The daily prices for the pilot varieties referred to in the first paragraph
shall be recorded for products of quality Class I, defined pursuant toArticle 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 234/68 (
2), regardless of
length codes; the incidence of costs linked to the presentation of theproducts shall be deemed to be included in the prices recorded.
For the establishment of the Community producer price, daily prices
shall be ignored if on a representative market they are 40 % or more
above or below the average price recorded during the same period onthe same market over the preceding three years. The conversion intoecus of the prices communicated by the Member States shall be madeusing the agricultural conversion rate applicable on the last day of thetwo-week period concerned.
Article 2
The representative producer markets referred to in Article 3 (2) of
Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 shall be as follows:
— Germany: Neuss,
— France: Hyères, Rungis, Région Val-de-Loire-Bretagne,— Spain: Barcelona, Murcia,— Italy: Pescia, San Remo,— Netherlands: Aalsmeer, Veiling Holland.
Article 3
The representative import markets referred to in Article 2 of Regulation
(EEC) No 4088/87 shall be:
— Germany: Köln, Neuss, Frankfurt-am-Main, Straelen,
— France: Rungis,— Netherlands: Aalsmeer, Veiling Holland,— United Kingdom: Covent Garden.
Import markets on which significant transactions involving one of the
products and one of the origins in question are registered shall also be
considered representative.
Article 4
On each representative import market in respect of each of the four
products referred to in Article 1, and for each of the following origins:Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and Gaza Strip,prices for the imported products shall be recorded per piece everymarket day at the wholesale import stage, the price to include customsduty.1988R0700 — EN — 08.07.1997 — 003.001 — 3
▼M3
▼B
Article 5
The Member States in which the representative producer markets are
situated shall communicate to the Commission the daily prices for the
pilot varieties in the week that follows each two-week period for which
a Community producer price is fixed.
Article 6
The Member States in which the representative import markets are situ-
ated shall communicate to the Commission on each market day, foreach of the four products in question, for each market and for each ofthe origins mentioned in Article 4:
— the prices recorded in accordance with Article 4,
— the quantities marketed per product, per piece.
Article 7
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States.1988R0700 — EN — 08.07.1997 — 003.001 — 4
▼M3
ANNEX
PILOT VARIETIES
Large-flowered roses
Germany: First Red, Papillon, Konfetti
France: Royal Red, First Red, Anna, Noblesse, Greta, Vivaldi, TexasSpain: Dallas
Italy: Dallas, Anna, Texas
Netherlands: First Red, Prophyta, Madelon, Red Velvet, Bianca
Small-flowered roses
Germany: Jazz, FriscoFrance: Mercedes, Lambada, Candia
Spain: Mercedes, Golden Times
Italy: Mercedes, MonellaNetherlands: Frisco, Escimo, Lambada, Kiss, Gabrielle, Sacha1988R0700 — EN — 08.07.1997 — 003.001 — 5