NoL325/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 10.11.89
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3371/89
of9November 1989
suspendingthepreferentialcustomsdutiesandre-establishing theCommon
CustomsTariffdutyonimportsofuniflorous(standard)carnationsoriginating
inIsrael
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3327/89(4)
fixestheCommunityproducerpricesforcarnationsand
rosesfortheapplicationoftheimportarrangements ;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No700/88'(*),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3556/88(6),laysdown
thedetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthearrangements ;
Whereas,inordertoenablethearrangementstooperate
normally,thefollowingshouldbeusedforthecalculation
oftheimportprices:
forthecurrencieswhicharemaintainedagainstone
anotherwithinamaximumspreadatanygiven
momentforspotratetransactionsof2,25%,a
conversionratebasedontheircentralrateadjustedby
thecorrectingfactorprovidedforinthelast
subparagraph ofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1676/85f),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1636/87(8),
—fortheothercurrencies,aconversionratebasedon
thearithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesforthe
currency,asrecordedoveragivenperiod,againstthe
Communitycurrenciesreferredtointhepreceding
indent,andtheabovementioned factor;
Whereas,onthebasisofpricesrecordedpursuantto
Regulations(EEC)No4088/87and(EEC)No700/88,it
mustbeconcludedthattheconditionslaiddownin
Article2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No4088/87for
suspensionofthepreferentialcustomsdutyaremetfor
uniflorous(standard)carnationsoriginatinginIsrael;
whereastheCommonCustomsTariffdutyshouldbe
reintroduced ,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No4088/87
of21December1987fixingconditionsforthe
applicationofpreferentialcustomsdutiesonimportsof
certainflowersoriginatinginCyprus,Israel,Jordanand
Morocco('),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
3551/88(2),andinparticularArticle5(2)(b)thereof,
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No4088/87laysdownthe
conditionsforapplyingapreferentialdutyonlarge­
floweredroses,small-flowered roses,uniflorous(bloom)
carnationsandmultiflorous (spray)carnationswithinthe
limitoftariffquotasopenedannuallyforimportsintothe
Communityoffreshcutflowers;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2396/89(3)
openedandprovidesfortheadministration of
Communitytariffquotasforcutflowersandflowerbuds,
fresh,originatinginCyprus,Jordan,MoroccoandIsrael;
WhereasArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)No4088/87
provides,ontheonehand,thatforagivenproductofa
givenorigin,thepreferentialcustomsdutyistobe
applicableonlyifthepriceoftheimportedproductisat
leastequalto85%oftheCommunityproducerprice;
whereas,ontheotherhand,thepreferentialcustomsduty
is,exceptinexceptionalcases,suspendedandthe
CommonCustomsTariffdutyintroducedforagiven
productofagivenorigin:
(a)if,ontwosuccessivemarketdays,thepricesofthe
importedproductarelessthan85%ofthe
Communityproducerpriceinrespectofatleast30%
ofthequantitiesforwhichpricesareavailableon
representativeimportmarkets;
or
(b)if,overaperiodoffivetosevensuccessivemarket
days,thepricesoftheimportedproductarealterna­
tivelyaboveandbelow85%oftheCommunity
producerpriceinrespectofatleast30%ofthe
quantitiesforwhichpricesareavailableonthe
representativeimportmarketsandif,forthreedays
duringthatperiod,thepricesoftheimportproduct
havebeenbelowthatlevel;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Forimportsofuniflorous(standard)carnations(CNcode
ex06031013andex06031053)originatinginIsrael,the
preferentialcustomsdutyfixedbyCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No2396/89isherebysuspendedandtheCommon
CustomsTariffdutyisherebyreintroduced .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon11November
1989.
(4)OJNoL321,4.11.1989,p.41.
OOJNoL72,18.3.1988,p.16.
(«)OJNoL311,17.11.1988,p.8.
OOJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(8)OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.0OJNoL382,31.12.1987,p.22.0OJNoL311,17.11.1988,p.1.0OJNoL227,4.8.1989,p.9.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,9November1989.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission