EN Official Journal of the European Communities 11. 1. 2000 L 6/25
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 56/2000
of 10 January 2000
suspending the preferential customs duties and re-establishing the Common Customs Tariff duty
on imports of uniflorous (bloom) carnations 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 and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip;
(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), laysdown the detailed rules for the application of the
arrangements;
(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 foruniflorous (bloom) carnations originating in Israel;whereas the Common Customs Tariff duty should bere-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 uniflorous (bloom) carnations (CN code
ex 0603 10 20) originating in Israel, the preferential customsduty fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 is hereby suspendedand the Common 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.
(5) See page 23 of this Official Journal.
(6) OJ L 72, 18.3.1988, p. 16.
(7) OJ L 289, 22.10.1997, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 11. 1. 2000 L 6/26
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