EN Official Journal of the European Communities 11. 1. 2000 L 6/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 57/2000
of 10 January 2000
suspending the preferential customs duties and re-establishing the Common Customs Tariff duty
on imports of large-flowered roses originating in Israel
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21
December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of prefer-ential customs duties on imports of certain flowers originatingin Cyprus, Israel, Jordan and Morocco and the West Bank andthe Gaza Strip (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1300/97 (2), and in particular Article 5(2)(b) thereof,
(1) Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 lays down theconditions for applying a preferential duty on large-flowered roses, small-flowered roses, uniflorous (bloom)carnations and multiflorous (spray) carnations within thelimit of tariff quotas opened annually for imports intothe Community of fresh cut flowers;
(2) Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 (3), as last
amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2530/1999 (
4), opens and provides for the administration of
Community tariff quotas for cut flowers and flowerbuds, fresh, originating in Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Malta,Morocco, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip respectively;
(3) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 55/2000 (5)
fixes the Community producer and import prices forcarnations and roses for the application of the importarrangements;(4) Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 (6),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/97 (7), lays
down the detailed rules for the application of thearrangements;
(5) Whereas, on the basis of prices recorded pursuant toRegulations (EEC) No 4088/87 and (EEC) No 700/88, itmust be concluded that the conditions laid down inArticle 2(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 for suspen-sion of the preferential customs duty are met for large-flowered roses originating in Israel; whereas theCommon Customs Tariff duty should be re-established;
(6) Whereas the quota for the products in question coversthe period 1 January to 31 December 2000; whereas, asa result, the suspension of the preferential duty and thereintroduction of the Common Customs Tariff dutyapply up to the end of that period at the latest;
(7) Whereas, in between meetings of the ManagementCommittee, the Commission must adopt such measures,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For imports of large-flowered roses (CN code ex 0603 10 10)
originating in Israel, the preferential customs duty fixed byRegulation (EC) No 1981/94 is hereby suspended and theCommon Customs Tariff duty is hereby re-established.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 January 2000.
(1) OJ L 382, 31.12.1987, p. 22.
(2) OJ L 177, 5.7.1997, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 199, 2.8.1994, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 306, 1.12.1999, p. 17. (6) OJ L 72, 18.3.1988, p. 16.
(5) See page 23 of this Official Journal. (7) OJ L 289, 22.10.1997, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 11. 1. 2000 L 6/28
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 January 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission