5.1.96 NoL3/6 1EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No13/96
of4January1996
suspendingthepreferentialcustomsdutiesandre-establishing theCommon
CustomsTariffdutyonimportsofmultiflorous (spray)carnationsoriginatingin
Israel
duringthatperiod,thepricesoftheimportproduct
havebeenbelowthatlevel;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EC)No2524/95(*)
fixestheCommunityproducerpricesforcarnationsand
rosesfortheapplicationoftheimportarrangements ;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No700/88(%as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2917/93Q,lays
downthedetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
arrangements ;
WhereastherepresentativemarketratesdefinedinArticle
1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92(8),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No150/95(9),areusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies;
whereasdetailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermi­
nationoftheseconversionsweresetbyCommission
Regulation(EEC)No1068/93(10),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EC)No2853/95(H);
Whereas,onthebasisofpricesrecordedpursuantto
Regulations(EEC)No4088/87and(EEC)No700/88,it
mustbeconcludedthattheconditionslaiddownin
Article2(2)(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No4088/87for
suspensionofthepreferentialcustomsdutyaremetfor
multiflorous (spray)carnationsoriginatinginIsrael;
whereastheCommonCustomsTariffdutyshouldbe
re-established ,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
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(EC)No1981/94(3),as
amendedbyCommissionRegulation(EC)No2612/95(4),
opensandprovidesfortheadministration ofCommunity
tariffquotasforcutflowersandflowerbuds,fresh,
originatinginCyprus,Jordan,MoroccoandIsraelrespec­
tively;
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,forthreedaysHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Forimportsofmultiflorous (spray)carnations(CNcodes
ex06031013andex06031053)originatinginIsrael,the
preferentialcustomsdutyfixedbyRegulation(EC)No
1981/94isherebysuspendedandtheCommonCustoms
Tariffdutyisherebyre-established .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon5January1996.
(*)OJNoL258,28.10.1995,p.42.
(')OJNoL72,18.3.1988,p.16.0OJNoL264,23.10.1993,p.33.
(8)OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
(>)OJNoL22,31.1.1995,p.1.HOJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.
(")OJNoL299,12.12.1995,p.1.(')OJNoL382,31.12.1987,p.22.
(2)OJNoL311,17.11.1988,p.1.
(3)OJNoL199,2.8.1994,p.1.
4OJNoL268,10.11.1995,p.4.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4January1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission